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Captain John Thompson 1743–1795 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1743

Birth Location: Chester, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 24 Nov 1795

Death Location: York, UnionSouth Carolina, USA

Father: Moses Thompson

Mother: Mary Shelton

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Children(s):

In 1743, Captain John Thompson entered the world in Chester, Pennsylvania, USA, born to Moses Thompson And Mary Shelton. Captain John Thompson passed away in 1795 in York, UnionSouth Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1743, Captain John Thompson entered the world in Chester, Pennsylvania, USA, born to Moses Thompson And Mary Shelton.
  • Captain John Thompson passed away in 1795 in York, UnionSouth Carolina, USA.

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Captain Thompson's Ancestors

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Captain Thompson
1743–1795
Birth Place: Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Moses Thompson
1706–1745
Scotland
Mary Shelton
1720–1773
Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
Samuel (Richard) Thompson
1676–1739
Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Hannah Lathrop
1687–1753
Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Thompson
1649–1711
Mary Steel
1646–1664
John Lathrop
1645–1688
Ruth Royce
1645–1732
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Thompson
1610–1655
Ann Welles
1619–1680
Mary IMM
1623–1684

Captain Thompson's Timeline

2 Records

1743
1743
Birth of Captain John Thompson in Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
1795
24 Nov 1795
Age 52
Death of Captain John Thompson in York, UnionSouth Carolina, USA
York, UnionSouth Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1743
    Event Place: Chester, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Nov 1795
    Event Place: York, UnionSouth Carolina, USA

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