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Joan Mary Thompson 1926–2013 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Jul 1926

Birth Location: Nelson, British Columbia, Canada

Death Date: 21 January 2013

Death Location: Oregon, USA

Father: Joseph Thompson

Mother: Vera Till

Spouse(s): Laurence Claydon, Robert Besecker

Children(s): Robert Jr

In 1926, Joan Mary Thompson entered the world in Nelson, British Columbia, Canada, born to Joseph Francis Thompson And Vera Elizabeth Bessie Till. Joan Mary Thompson married Laurence Claydon, Robert Dean Besecker, and had children including Andrew David Besecker, Pamela Thompson, Robert Dean Besecker Jr. Joan Mary Thompson passed away in 2013 in Oregon, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1926, Joan Mary Thompson entered the world in Nelson, British Columbia, Canada, born to Joseph Francis Thompson And Vera Elizabeth Bessie Till.
  • Joan Mary Thompson married Laurence Claydon, Robert Dean Besecker, and had children including Andrew David Besecker, Pamela Thompson, Robert Dean Besecker Jr.
  • Joan Mary Thompson passed away in 2013 in Oregon, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joan Thompson's Ancestors

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Joan Thompson
1926–2013
Birth Place: Nelson, British Columbia, Canada
Parents
Joseph Francis Thompson
1902–1945
Nelson, Kootenay, British Columbia, Canada
Vera (Elizabeth "Bessie") Till
1892–1931
Lancaster, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
Francis (Joseph) Thompson
1874–1944
Ingersol, Oxford, Ontario, Canada
Mary (Jane Pauline "Polly") Middleton
1869–1955
Rusthall, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England
Thomas (Till Mayor Lancashire) 1929
1858–1942
Newton, Yorkshire, England
Harriet (Ann) Thornton
1856–1934
Pudberry, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Jr
1845–1909
Fannie Winnifrith
1848–1934
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Sr
1813–1885
Jane Hewlett
1818–1889
Robert Winnifreth
1825–
Mary Matthews
1828–

Joan Thompson's Descendants

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Joan (Mary) Thompson (5 Jul 1926–21 January 2013) m. Laurence Claydon (Aug 25, 1922–Apr 21, 2008) m. Robert (Dean) Besecker (1925–2000)
  1. 1. Robert (Dean Besecker) Jr 1947–1999

Joan Thompson's Timeline

2 Records

1926
5 Jul 1926
Birth of Joan Mary Thompson in Nelson, British Columbia, Canada
Nelson, British Columbia, Canada
2013
21 January 2013
Age 87
Death of Joan Mary Thompson in Oregon, USA
Oregon, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Jul 1926
    Event Place: Nelson, British Columbia, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 January 2013
    Event Place: Oregon, USA

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