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Capt John Thompson

Male 1699 - 1785  (86 years)


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  • Name John Thompson 
    Prefix Capt 
    Birth 1699  Northern Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 11 Jan 1785  Palmer, Hampden, MA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I971  Family Tree | 12 Generation Ancestor Chart
    Last Modified 11 Jan 2009 

    Family Elizabeth Thomas,   b. 1690, Middleboro, Plymouth, MA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Oct 1763, Palmer, Hampden, MA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Children 
    +1. Janet “Jean” Thompson,   b. 7 Feb 1735, Palmer, MA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Mar 1825, Western, Worchester, MA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years)
     2. John Thompson,   b. Abt 1728
    Family ID F181  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Captain John Thomson was a signer of the memorial addressed to Governor Shute in 1717 and was a proprietor in Palmer in 1725.He was confirmed as a proprietor by the General Court in 1732. Captain John was the principal element in forwarding business and held a position in many important places of trust. The children of Captain John located on farms joining each other.

      In 1752 he was elected to the first board of selectmen for Palmer and was re-elected eight times between 1752 and 1762. He served as Captain in the militia in the French and Indian War of 1754-1763. His gravestone reads "In memory of Capt. John Thomson, who died Jan ye 19th, 1785, in ye 86th year of hisage."