William Michael THOMPSON

Born

9 April 1864 , Leominster, Massachusetts, USA

Died

12 February 1930 , Leominster, Massachusetts, USA

William Michael married Mary Agnes CAVANAUGH 31 January 1894 in Hudson, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Mary Agnes CAVANAUGH was born 13 June 1867 in Ireland. Mary Agnes died 4 July 1952 in Leominster, Massachusetts, USA.

Parents & Family of William Michael THOMPSON

Parents of William Michael THOMPSON

Father

Michael THOMPSON

Mother

Mary WALSH

Grandparents of William Michael THOMPSON

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Patrick WALSH Julia HALEY (HEALY)

Spouses, Marriages & Children of William Michael THOMPSON

William Michael THOMPSON married

Mary Agnes CAVANAUGH
Marriage date: 31 January 1894
Marriage place: Hudson, Massachusetts, USA

Children of William Michael THOMPSON and Mary Agnes CAVANAUGH

George Robert THOMPSON

Born: 25 November 1894, Leominster, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 29 September 1959, East Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Married: Rheta MURPHY

William Cavanaugh THOMPSON

Born: 8 April 1898, Leominster, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 15 April 1957, Leominster, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Marion Gertrude BRUCE 22 May 1920 Place: Springfield, Massachusetts, USA

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Name: William Thompson
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Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 09 Apr 1864
Event Place: Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts
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Father's Name: Michael Thompson
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Mother's Name: Mary
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Reference ID: 22
GS Film Number: 1428036
Digital Folder Number: 4341184
Image Number: 635

Citing this Record:
'Massachusetts Births, 1841-1915,' database with images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FXZW-YLX : accessed 28 January 2016), William Thompson, 09 Apr 1864; citing Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts, reference 22, Massachusetts

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April 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.

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States

1870 - Leominster, Massachusetts

Name: Willie Thompson
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1870
Event Place: Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 6
Race: White
Race (Original): W
Birth Year (Estimated): 1863-1864
BirthPlace: Massachusetts
Page Number: 33
Household ID: 303
Line Number: 24
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: M593
GS Film Number: 000552153
Digital Folder Number: 004271395
Image Number: 00038

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Micheal Thompson M 36 Ireland
Mary Thompson F 38 Ireland
Willie Thompson M 6 Massachusetts
George Thompson M 3 Massachusetts
Julia Welch F 75 Ireland

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1870 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1880 - Leominster, Massachusetts

Name: Willie Thompson
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1880
Event Place: Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
District: ED 850
Gender: Male
Age: 16
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Race (Original): W
Occupation: At School
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Son
Birth Year (Estimated): 1864
BirthPlace: Massachusetts, United States
Father's BirthPlace: Ireland
Mother's BirthPlace: Ireland
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Sheet Letter: D
Sheet Number: 513
Sheet Number and Letter: 513D
Household ID: 4869300
Person Number: 2
Volume: 1
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T9
Affiliate Film Number: 0565
GS Film Number: 1254565
Digital Folder Number: 005160996
Image Number: 00365

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Micheal Thompsonb Self M 45 Ireland
Mary Thompson Wife F 48 Ireland
Willie Thompson Son M 16 Massachusetts, United States
George

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1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.

1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States

1881 - July 2 - James A. Garfield was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 2, 1881. He died in Elberon, New Jersey, two months later on September 19, 1881. The shooting occurred less than four months into his term as president. Charles J. Guiteau was convicted of Garfield's murder and executed by hanging one year after the shooting. Chester Arthur becomes President of the United States.

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1894 Marriage / Partner
William Michael THOMPSON and Mary Agnes CAVANAUGH 31 January 1894, Hudson, Massachusetts, USA (Feltonville)

He was 29 years old.

1894 Birth of Child
George Robert THOMPSON was born 25 November 1894, Leominster, Massachusetts, USA

William Michael was 30 years old.

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1898 Birth of Child
William Cavanaugh THOMPSON was born 8 April 1898, Leominster, Massachusetts, USA

William Michael was 34 years old.

1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain

1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.

1900 - Leominster, Massachusetts

Name: William Thompson
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Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1900
Event Place: Leominster town (southwest quarter), Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
District: 1647
Gender: Male
Age: 36
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): W
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Number of Living Children:
Years Married: 6
Birth Date: Apr 1864
BirthPlace: Massachusetts
Marriage Year (Estimated): 1894
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Father's BirthPlace: Ireland
Mother's BirthPlace: Ireland
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Sheet Number and Letter: 13A
Household ID: 279
Line Number: 30
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T623
GS Film Number: 1240693
Digital Folder Number: 004114467
Image Number: 00106

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
William Thompson Head M 36 Massachusetts
Mary A Thompson Wife F 32 Ireland
George

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1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 - William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term. He was shaking hands with the public when an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, shot him twice in the abdomen. Theodore Roosevelt becomes President of the United States.

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1910 - Sterling, Massachusetts

Name: William Thompson
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Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1910
Event Place: Sterling, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
District: ED 1821
Gender: Male
Age: 46
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Birth Year (Estimated): 1864
BirthPlace: Massachusetts
Immigration Year:
Father's BirthPlace: Ireland
Mother's BirthPlace: Ireland
Sheet Letter: A
Sheet Number: 6
Sheet Number and Letter: 6A
Household ID: 140
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T624
Affiliate Film Number: 630
GS Film Number: 1374643
Digital Folder Number: 004972461
Image Number: 00462

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
William Thompson Head M 46 Massachusetts
Mary A Thompson Wife F 43 Ireland
George R Thompson Son M 15 Massachusetts
William C Thompson Son M 12 Massachusetts
Michael

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1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)

1913 - Woodrow Wilson becomes President of the United States

1913 - October 31 – The Lincoln Highway, the first automobile road across the United States, is dedicated

1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call

1917 - March 2 – The enactment of the Jones Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.

1917 - April 6 – WWI: The United States declares war on Germany

1918 - March 19 – The United States Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time

1919 - June 4 – Women's rights: The United States Congress approves the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which would guarantee suffrage to women, and sends it to the U.S. states for ratification

1920 - January 17 - Prohibition goes into effect on January 17, 1920, under the provisions of the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution