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Matthew Thompson 1804 – 1882 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Aug 1804

Birth Location: Newville, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 27 May 1882

Death Location: Newville, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Mathew Thompson

Mother: Ruth Thompson

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Thompson

Children(s): Ellen Thompson, Lydia Thompson, Ruth Thompson, Mary Thompson, Jane Thompson, Martha Thompson, Matthew Thompson, Joseph Thompson, Sadie Thompson, Lydia Thompson

According to available records, Matthew Thompson was born in 1804 in Newville, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Mathew Thompson and Ruth Thompson. Following those early years, Matthew Thompson married Elizabeth Ralston Thompson, and their family grew to include Ellen S Thompson, Lydia Eleanor Thompson, Ruth Robinson Thompson, Mary Elizabeth Thompson, Jane Eleanor Thompson, Martha A Thompson, Matthew Archibald Thompson, Joseph J Thompson, Sadie Thompson and Lydia Belle Thompson. In the later years of life, Matthew Thompson died in 1882 in Newville, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Parents

Mathew Thompson
1754 – 1821
Birth Location: –
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Ruth Thompson
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Thompson
1818 – 1869
Birth Location: Newton Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Children(s)

Ellen Thompson
1837 –
Birth Location: Newville, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
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Lydia Thompson
1838 – 1841
Birth Location: Middlesex, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
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Ruth Thompson
1841 – 1841
Birth Location: Middlesex, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
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Mary Thompson
1842 – 1923
Birth Location: Middlesex, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
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Jane Thompson
1844 –
Birth Location: Middlesex, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
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Martha Thompson
1847 – 1876
Birth Location: Middlesex, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
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Matthew Thompson
1850 – 1900
Birth Location: Middlesex, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
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Joseph Thompson
1854 – 1867
Birth Location: Middlesex, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
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Sadie Thompson
1855 –
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
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Lydia Thompson
1857 –
Birth Location: Mifflin Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1 Aug 1804
    Event Place: Newville, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, 1860 United States Federal Census, 1870 United States Federal Census, 1880 United States Federal Census, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates, 1906–1967; Certificate Number Range: 106501-109500, Year: 1880; Census Place: Mifflin, Cumberland, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1122; Page: 423C; Enumeration District: 086, Year: 1870; Census Place: Mifflin, Cumberland, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1332; Page: 160A; Family History Library Film: 552831, Year: 1860; Census Place: Mifflin, Cumberland, Pennsylvania; Page: 363; Family History Library Film: 805101, Year: 1850; Census Place: North Middleton, Cumberland, Pennsylvania; Roll: 772; Page: 53B

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1850
    Event Place: North Middleton, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: North Middleton, Cumberland, Pennsylvania; Roll: 772; Page: 53B

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1860
    Event Place: Mifflin, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Mifflin, Cumberland, Pennsylvania; Page: 363; Family History Library Film: 805101

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1870
    Event Place: Mifflin, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Mifflin, Cumberland, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1332; Page: 160A; Family History Library Film: 552831

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1880
    Event Place: Mifflin, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Mifflin, Cumberland, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1122; Page: 423C; Enumeration District: 086

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 27 May 1882
    Event Place: Newville, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Newville, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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