George Thompson^[1]

1831 - 1885  (54 years)

• Name	George Thompson
  Born	23 Jun 1831	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	1844	, Canada
  Eby ID Number	00007-0797.1
  Died	24 Jul 1885	Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States   [2]
  Buried	Fulton Street Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA   [2]
  Person ID	I15271	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2024

  
  

  Family	Sarah Bechtel,   b. 29 Mar 1835, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Nov 1901, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States  (Age 66 years)
  Married	8 Feb 1853	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. Agnes Thompson   2. Mary Thompson,   b. 25 May 1854, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Jan 1928, Waldo Twp, Lake, Minnesota  (Age 73 years)   3. Isabella C. "Bella" Thompson,   b. 3 Dec 1857, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Sep 1946, Two Harbors, Lake, Minnesota, United States  (Age 88 years)   4. Elizabeth "Lizzie" Thompson,   b. 1861, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan, United States ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F4118	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  The following has been forwarded to us in a copy of the Grand Rapids, (Mich.) Daily Eagle, of date July 24: - "George Thomson, whose death is announced today, was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, June 23, 1831. The family came to this country in 1843 and stayed in Western New York, whence, in the following year he removed to Canada. In 1853 he married Sarah Bechtel. From there he came to Grand Rapids in 1860 and engaged in the bakery business in the Squier block on Canal street. Giving that up in 1865, he followed the occupation of bookkeeper and general clerk for about two years, and then for about three years was engaged in the grocery trade. In 1870 he entered the real estate business, in which he continued until disabled by is final illness. He served in the Common Council in 1878-9 when he was active in advancing the improvement of Crescent Park. He was one of the founders of the Westminister Presbyterian Church, of which he continued a faithful member during life. He leaves a wife and four daughters. Galt Reporter Aug 21 1885 pg 1

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] Book - Vol I A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 221. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, F., America, N., County, K., Rapids, G., & Cemetery, F. (1831). George Thompson (1831-1885) - Find A Grave... Retrieved 15 August 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/113622502/george-thompson.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 23 Jun 1831 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Immigration - 1844 - , Canada Married - 8 Feb 1853 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 24 Jul 1885 - Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States Buried - - Fulton Street Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA  = Link to Google Earth