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Reverend William Thompson 1597–1666 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1597

Birth Location: Preston, City of Preston, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 10 Dec 1666

Death Location: Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Father: William Thompson

Mother: Elizabeth Cunningham

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The story of Reverend William Thompson began in 1597 in Preston, City of Preston, Lancashire, England. Reverend William Thompson passed away in 1666 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony.

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Biography

  • The story of Reverend William Thompson began in 1597 in Preston, City of Preston, Lancashire, England.
  • Reverend William Thompson passed away in 1666 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony.

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Reverend Thompson's Ancestors

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Reverend Thompson
1597–1666
Birth Place: Preston, City of Preston, Lancashire, England
Parents
William Thompson
1570–1630
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Cunningham
1570–1631
Scotland
Grandparents
Richard Thompson
1545–1587
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Margaret Henderson
1520–1600
Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland
William Cunningham
1524–1579
Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Janet Gordon
1528–1576
Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James Thompson
1525–1611
Marion Cochran
1520–1549
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Andrew Thompson
1490–1571
Isabella Normond
1503–1571
Robert Cochran
1473–1539
Marion Stewart
1476–1529

Reverend Thompson's Timeline

2 Records

1597
1597
Birth of Reverend William Thompson in Preston, City of Preston, Lancashire, England
Preston, City of Preston, Lancashire, England
1666
10 Dec 1666
Age 69
Death of Reverend William Thompson in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1597
    Event Place: Preston, City of Preston, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Dec 1666
    Event Place: Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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