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flag male ancestor  Adna William  THOMPSON

Born
5 May 1807 ,  Madison Borrough, Morris, New Jersey, USA
Died
21 September 1872 ,  Random, Hillsdale, Michigan, USA
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Born: 5 May 1807 in Madison Borrough, Morris, New Jersey, USA

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Adna William  married  Nancy Day WOOD abt. 1829 .  The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Nancy Day WOOD  was born 18 August 1808 in Monmouth, New Jersey, USA.  Nancy Day died abt. 1892

Adna William THOMPSON died 21 September 1872 in Random, Hillsdale, Michigan, USA.



son of William Thompson and Charity Jagger

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Spouse & Children of Adna William THOMPSON

Adna William THOMPSON married flag female ancestor Nancy Day WOOD
Marriage date: abt. 1829
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Children of Adna William THOMPSON and Nancy Day WOOD

flag female ancestor Eliza THOMPSON
Born: abt. 1830, , Ohio, USA
Died: abt. 1866, , Michigan, USA


flag female ancestor Mary THOMPSON
Born: abt. 1833, , Ohio, USA
Died: ,


flag female ancestor Martha Jane THOMPSON
Born: 23 September 1834, Jersey, Licking, Ohio, USA
Died: 28 October 1896, Aurora, Illinois, USA


flag female ancestor Virena Elesta THOMPSON
Born: abt. 1837, , Ohio, USA
Died: ,


flag female ancestor Alice Julia THOMPSON
Born: August 1840, , Ohio, USA
Died: 25 March 1918, Los Angeles, California, USA


flag female ancestor Marietta THOMPSON
Born: abt. 1843, , Ohio, USA
Died: ,


flag male ancestor Ovid M THOMPSON
Born: abt. 1846, , Ohio, USA
Died: 11 August 1914,


flag photo of Lamarcus Adna THOMPSON  Lamarcus Adna THOMPSON
Born: 8 March 1848, Jersey, Licking, Ohio, USA
Died: 8 March 1919, Glen Cove, New York, USA

Married: Alice E EATON 29 December 1868
Married: Ada NIXON 25 August 1900   Place: Manhattan, New York, USA (New York City) (New Amsterdam) (Washington Heights)

flag female ancestor Charlotte B THOMPSON
Born: abt. 1853, , Ohio, USA
Died: 4 February 1922, Los Angeles, California, USA




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BirthBirth — 1807
5 May 1807
Madison Borrough, Morris, New Jersey, USA
U.S. President1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States
NewsThe War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.
Invention 1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)
U.S. President1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States
Invention 1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)
Invention 1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)
U.S. President1825 - John Quincy Adams becomes President of the United States
Invention 1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)
News1826 - Former U.S. Presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both die on the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence.
Invention 1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)
News1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.
Invention 1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)
U.S. President1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States
News1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears
1834 Birth of Child
Martha Jane THOMPSON was born 23 September 1834, Jersey, Licking, Ohio, USA

Adna William was 27 years old.
U.S. President1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States
Invention 1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
News1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States
NewsFrom the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.
1840 Birth of Child
Alice Julia THOMPSON was born August 1840, , Ohio, USA

Adna William was 33 years old.
U.S. President1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
Invention 1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
U.S. President1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States
1848 Birth of Child
Lamarcus Adna THOMPSON was born 8 March 1848, Jersey, Licking, Ohio, USA

Adna William was 40 years old.
Invention 1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)
U.S. President1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States
Invention 1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)
U.S. President1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States
News1857 - March 6 – Dred Scott v. Sandford: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Blacks are not citizens and slaves can not sue for freedom, driving the country further towards the American Civil War.
Invention 1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser
News1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.
U.S. President1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States
News1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.
News1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States
News1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
Invention 1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)
U.S. PresidentApril 14, 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln was mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth at in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. He died the next day. Andrew Johnson becomes President of the United States.
Invention 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
U.S. President1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States
News1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.
DeathDeath — 1872
21 September 1872
Random, Hillsdale, Michigan, USA
He died at the age of 65.
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