Thompson Genealogy

a project of
V. F. Thomas Co. - P. O. Box 84 - Hulls Cove, Maine  04644
info@vfthomas.com


(updated 4 July 2024)

Welcome to the Thompson family genealogy. Family units are arranged alphabetically by the first name of the father (or single-parent mother). Links are provided to enable you to move up and down each lineage. To follow a line back in time (ancestors), click on the underlined portion of “(son of …)” or “(dau. of …)” beneath the name of the person you want to trace back. To follow a line forward in time (descendants), click on the name of the person whose offspring you want to see. A plus sign (+) following a name means that that person had one or more children, but that family group has not been added to this web page. To view documentation, including census data, click on the link “documentation and notes” below a family.

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Thompson households in 1790 census of the town of Mount Desert free white males 16 and upwards free white males under 16 free white females
Cornelius Thompson 3 2 5
Peleg Thompson 1 1
   

Charles U. Thompson
   (son of [...] Thompson and Mercy [...])
   b. age 36 y. as of 1860 census   Maine
   m. Comfort S. [...]
            b. age 28 y. as of 1860 census   Maine

child:
   Edward S. Thompson   b. age 3 y. as of 1860 census   Maine

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Charles W. Thompson
   (son of […])
   b. age 25 y. as of 1850 census   Maine
   m. Aroline M. […]
            b. age 25 y. as of 1850 census   Maine

children:
   Charles D. Thompson   b. age 2 y. as of 1850 census   Maine
   Persis Thompson   b. age 5 m. as of 1850 census   Maine

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Cornelius Thompson
   (son of [...])
   b. 1760   New Meadows, Massachusetts
   m. (1) Judith [...]
                  (dau. of [...])
                  d. 1792
                        bur. Brookside Cemetery   Mount Desert, Maine
         (2) Margaret “Peggy” Thomas
                     (dau. of John Thomas and Elizabeth Peck)
                     b. 1759
                     d. 29 June 1817
                           bur. Brookside Cemetery   Mount Desert, Maine
         (3) [bans?] published 22 October 1817
                  Mrs. Lydia Gilpatrick
   d. 28 March 1835
         bur. Brookside Cemetery   Mount Desert, Maine

children by Judith [...]:
   Judith Thompson   b. 2 September 1779   Salem, MA   -   m. 1 June 1801   John Thomas Jr.   -   d. 14 July 1871   -   bur. Mountain View Cemetery   Bar Harbor, Maine
   Hannah Thompson   b. 10 May 1784   Salem, MA   -   m. Rufus Robbins
   Mary “Polly” Thompson   b. 17 January 1786   -   m. Benjamin Thomas   -   d. 29 August 1873   -   bur. Hadley Point Cemetery   Bar Harbor, Maine
   Cornelius Thompson   b. 20 February 1788   -   m. Sarah Thomas   -   d. 1 November 1862   -   bur. Emery Cemetery   Bar Harbor, Maine
   Samuel Thompson   b. 30 April 1790
   William Thompson   b. 12 April 1792   -   m. (1) Thankful Salisbury (b. age 20 y., 11 m. at death   -   d. 3 February 1821   -   bur. Salisbury Cove Cemetery   Bar Harbor, Maine);   (2) Almenia Kittredge   -   d. 29 February 1868   -   bur. Brookside Cemetery   Mount Desert, Maine
children by Margaret [...]:
   Huldah Thompson   b. 25 January 1794   -   m. Eben Oaks
   Amos Thompson   b. 25 January 1796   -   m. Tabitha G. Twisden
   Joseph Thompson   b. 9 October 1798
   John Thompson   b. 8 February 1801   -   m. Adeline Emery

documentation and notes

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Cornelius Thompson1
   (son of Cornelius Thompson and Judith [...])
   b. 20 February 1788
   m. Sarah Thomas
            (dau. of John Thomas and Elizabeth Cousins)
            b. age 49 y., 8 d. at death
            d. 22 April 1846
                  bur. Emery Cemetery   Bar Harbor, Maine
   d. 1 November 1862
         bur. Emery Cemetery   Bar Harbor, Maine

children:
   Joel E. Thompson   b. age 18 y., 6 m., 13 d. at death   -   d. 21 August 1838   -   bur. Emery Cemetery   Bar Harbor, Maine
   Eben T. Thompson   b. age 20 y., 29 d. at death   -   d. 13 April 1845   -   bur. Emery Cemetery   Bar Harbor, Maine
   Cornelius Thompson Jr.   b. age 19 y., 9 m. at death   -   d. 21 February 1850   “at sea”   -   cenotaph2 in Emery Cemetery   Bar Harbor, Maine
   Meltiah T. Thompson   b. age 7 y., 8 m., 8 d. at death   -   d. 24 August 1839   -   bur. Emery Cemetery   Bar Harbor, Maine

Notes:
   1Cornelius Thompson (husb. of Sally [...]) was apparently not called Cornelius Jr. even though his father's name was Cornelius. Instead, his son, who would normally be called Cornelius III, was called Cornelius Jr. according to his memorial stone.
   2The term “cenotaph”l is used here because it is unlikely that this stone marks his actual grave. He died at sea.

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Frank Willis Thompson
   (son of Solomon S. Thompson and Hannah D. [...])
   b. November 1858   Maine
   m. 16 y. as of 1900 census
         Carrie B. [...]
               b. November 1861   Maine
               d. 1950
                     bur. Hillside Cemetery   Bar Harbor, Maine
   d. 1930
         bur. Hillside Cemetery   Bar Harbor, Maine

children:
   child Thompson   d. before 1900 census
   child Thompson   d. before 1900 census
   Orient Y. Thompson   b. April 1885   Maine   -   m. 16 June 1924   Florence M. Cole   -   d. 1951   -   bur. Ledgelawn Cemetery   Bar Harbor, Maine
   Shirley S. Thompson   b. May 1888   Maine   -   m. 9 September 1914   Gertrude B. Dunton
   Verrill J. Thompson   b. August 1889   Maine   -   m. 19 June 1921   Mary M. Harris   -   d. 1957   -   bur. Ledgelawn Cemetery   Bar Harbor, Maine
   Alli[...?] B. Thompson   b. November 1891   Maine
   Thelma J. Thompson   b. March 1897   Maine
   Charles H. Thompson   b. age 3 y. as of 1910 census   Maine

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J. Sanford Thompson
   (son of [?])
   b. age 27 y. as of 1860 census   Maine
   m. Rosina […]
            b. age 22 y. as of 1860 census   Maine

children:
   Walter H. Thompson   b. age 3 y. as of 1860 census   Maine
   Jennie Estella Thompson   b. age 1 y. as of 1860 census   Maine

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John W. Thompson
   (son of [?])
   b. age 36 y. as of 1880 census   Maine
   m. Harriet G. […]
            b. age 15 y. as of 1880 census   Maine

children:
   Nellie F. Thompson   b. age 15 y. as of 1880 census   Maine
   Dora M. Thompson   b. age 10 y. as of 1880 census   Maine

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Oakes Thompson
   (son of William Thompson)

child:
   Lucy W. Thompson   m. Noah Bosworth Jr.

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Solomon S. Thompson
   (son of [...])
   b. 1816   Maine
   m. Hannah D. [...]
            b. 1815   Maine
            d. 1904
                  bur. Seal Harbor Cemetery   Mount Desert, Maine
   d. 1894
         bur. Seal Harbor Cemetery   Mount Desert, Maine

children:
   America A. Thompson   b. age 5 y. as of 1850 census   Maine
   Sarah C. Thompson   b. age 3 y. as of 1850 census   Maine
   Frank Willis Thompson   b. November 1858   Maine   -   m. 16 y. as of 1900 census   Carrie B. [...]   -   d. 1930   -   bur. Hillside Cemetery   Bar Harbor, Maine

documentation and notes

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Verrill J. Thompson
   (son of Frank Willis Thompson and Carrie B. [...])
   b. August 1889   Maine
   m. 19 June 1921
         Mary M. Harris
               b. 1900   Maine
               d. 3 September 1985   Bar Harbor, Maine
                     bur. Ledgelawn Cemetery   Bar Harbor, Maine
   d. 1957
         bur. Ledgelawn Cemetery   Bar Harbor, Maine

children:
   Georgia Thelma Thompson   b. 11 January 1923   Bar Harbor, Maine   -   m. [...] Johnston   -   d. 11 May 2014   Bar Harbor, Maine   -   bur. Ledgelawn Cemetery   Bar Harbor, Maine
   Margaret Thompson   b. age 13 y. as of 1940 census   Maine
   James Thompson   b. age 10 y. as of 1940 census   Maine

documentation and notes

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William Thompson
   (son of [?])

child:
   Oakes Thompson

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