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Emma Jane Thompson 1874–1942 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 March 1874

Birth Location: Port Deposit, Cecil County, Maryland, USA

Death Date: 17 November 1942

Death Location: Lansdowne, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: William Thompson

Mother: Caroline Knight

Spouse(s): Joseph Gillard

Children(s): Lillian Gillard, Howard Gillard

The story of Emma Jane Thompson began in 1874 in Port Deposit, Cecil County, Maryland, USA. In 1880, Emma Jane Thompson resided in Port Deposit, Cecil, Maryland, USA. Emma Jane Thompson married Joseph J Gillard, and had children including Howard Gillard, Lillian Gillard. Emma Jane Thompson passed away in 1942 in Lansdowne, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Emma Jane Thompson began in 1874 in Port Deposit, Cecil County, Maryland, USA.
  • In 1880, Emma Jane Thompson resided in Port Deposit, Cecil, Maryland, USA.
  • Emma Jane Thompson married Joseph J Gillard, and had children including Howard Gillard, Lillian Gillard.
  • Emma Jane Thompson passed away in 1942 in Lansdowne, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Thompson
1830–1915
Birth Location: Delaware
WT
Caroline Knight
1839–1918
Birth Location: Port Deposit, MD.
CK

Spouses(s)

Joseph Gillard
1872–
Birth Location: New York, USA
JG

Children(s)

Lillian Gillard
1900–
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
LG
Howard Gillard
1904–
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
HG

Emma Thompson's Ancestors

Self
Emma Thompson
1874–1942
Birth Place: Port Deposit, Cecil County, Maryland, USA
Parents
William Thompson
1830–1915
Delaware
Caroline (Virginia) Knight
1839–1918
Port Deposit, MD.
Grandparents
William (Biddle (Jones)) Thompson
1776–1857
Saint Maryannes Parish, Cecil, Maryland
Amelia ((Thompson)) Jones
1777–1854
Maryland
John (Knight) Sr.
1797–1870
Baltimore Co., MD.
Sarah McLaughlin
1799–1861
Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Jones
1745–
Elizabeth Justice
1745–1830
George Knight
1775–1850
Leah Knight
1780–1832
William McLaughlin
1778–1818
Mary Cannon
1778–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Peter Justice
1702–1769
Catherine Crew
1695–1790
John Knight
1745–1805
Prudence REYNOLDS
1752–1775
John Cannon
1736–
Elizabeth Wilson
1738–1816

Emma Thompson's Descendants

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Emma (Jane) Thompson (9 March 1874–17 November 1942) m. Joseph (J.) Gillard (Jan 1872–)
  1. 1. Lillian Gillard 1900–
  2. 2. Howard Gillard 1904–

Emma Thompson's Timeline

3 Records

1874
9 March 1874
Birth of Emma Jane Thompson in Port Deposit, Cecil County, Maryland, USA
Port Deposit, Cecil County, Maryland, USA
1880
1880
Age 6
Emma Jane Thompson resided here in Port Deposit, Cecil, Maryland, USA
Port Deposit, Cecil, Maryland, USA
1942
17 November 1942
Age 68
Death of Emma Jane Thompson in Lansdowne, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA
Lansdowne, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 March 1874
    Event Place: Port Deposit, Cecil County, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Port Deposit, Cecil, Maryland; Roll: 507; Page: 275c; Enumeration District: 017

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Port Deposit, Cecil, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Port Deposit, Cecil, Maryland; Roll: 507; Page: 275c; Enumeration District: 017

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 November 1942
    Event Place: Lansdowne, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA
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