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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, USA

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, USA.

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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, USA.

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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
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
Thomas Thompson
1545–1587
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James Thompson
1520–1611
Marion Cochran
1520–1549
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Andrew Thompson.
1493–1572
Isabella Normond
1503–1571

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, USA
Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA

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    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, USA

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