Person Page - 1037

Halifax, Yorkshire, England³

Citations

[S96] NEHGR, 95 [1941]: "The English Ancestry of Jacob Farrer", p.3-13.
[S415] E-mail to Charles Vella from Jan Verhaal, 9/1998.
[S96] NEHGR, 95 [1941]: "The English Ancestry of Jacob Farrer", p. 7, 9.
[S96] NEHGR, 95 [1941]: "The English Ancestry of Jacob Farrer", p. 5, 9.
[S96] NEHGR, 95 [1941]: "The English Ancestry of Jacob Farrer", p. 9.

Mary Haughton¹

F, #31082, b. 1588

Father*: Henry Haughton² b. c 1562

Family: Jacob Farrer b. 1584, d. bt 31 Mar 1639 - 2 May 1639

Marriage*: Mary Haughton married Jacob Farrer on Apr 21, 1609 at Heptonstall, Halifax, Yorkshire, England.⁴

John Farrer+¹ b. 28 Jul 1611, d. 11 Jul 1690
Jacob Farrer Sr+¹ b. 21 Aug 1614, d. 14 Aug 1677

Biography

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Birth

1588

Marriage

Apr 21, 1609

Heptonstall, Halifax, Yorkshire, England⁴

Will

Mar 31, 1639

Sowerby, Halifax, Yorkshire, England⁵

Living

Mar 31, 1639

Death

Sowerby, Halifax, Yorkshire, England⁶

Heptonstall, Halifax, Yorkshire, England²

Citations

[S96] NEHGR, 95 [1941]: "The English Ancestry of Jacob Farrer", p. 9.
[S415] E-mail from Tonia Hannemann, Aug. 1, 2000.
[S415] E-mail to Charles Vella from Jan Verhaal, 9/1998.
[S96] NEHGR, 95 [1941]: "The English Ancestry of Jacob Farrer", p. 7, 9.
[S96] NEHGR, 95 [1941]: "The English Ancestry of Jacob Farrer", p. 5, 9.
[S36] Letter, from Charles D. Anderson, Apr 21, 2003.

John Farrer¹

M, #31083, b. 28 July 1611, d. 11 July 1690

Father*: Jacob Farrer¹ b. 1584, d. bt 31 Mar 1639 - 2 May 1639
Mother*: Mary Haughton¹ b. 1588

Family: Joanna (?)

Marriage*: John Farrer married Joanna (?) on Jun 29, 1657 at Woburn, MA, USA.^3,9

Dorothy Farrer⁹ b. c 1665

Biography

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Baptism

Jul 28, 1611

Immigration

circa 1652

Dedham, MA, USA, Keizer: from Woburn to Lancaster, 1653; Ann joined him in 1658; MLM: Jacob came from Lancashire, England, 1653, with children, Jacob, John, Henry, and Mary^3,4,5,6,7

Note

Mar 28, 1653

Dedham, MA, USA, In the Dedham Historical Register, an agreement is made with the Farrar brothers to keep (teach) school for the town on⁸

Immigration

1656

Woburn, MA, USA³

Marriage

Jun 29, 1657

Woburn, MA, USA^3,9

Will

Jun 29, 1687

Death

Jul 11, 1690

Woburn, MA, USA^1,5

Children+

7 children

Citations

[S96] NEHGR, 95 [1941]: "The English Ancestry of Jacob Farrer", p. 9.
[S96] NEHGR, 95 [1941]: "The English Ancestry of Jacob Farrer", 7, 9.
[S96] NEHGR, 95 [1941]: "The English Ancestry of Jacob Farrer", p. 10.
[S199] D. A. Keizer, Houghton Hx & Gen - Keizer, p. 7.
[S595] Rev. Abijah P. Marvin, Lancaster Hx - Marvin, p. 59.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 6.
[S12] Nourse, Early Records of Lancaster, p. 292.
[S36] Letter, from Charles D. Anderson, Apr 21, 2003.
[S415] E-mail to Charles Vella from Jan Verhaal, 9/1998.

Joanna (?)¹

F, #31084

Family: John Farrer b. 28 Jul 1611, d. 11 Jul 1690

Marriage*: Joanna (?) married John Farrer, son of Jacob Farrer and Mary Haughton, on Jun 29, 1657 at Woburn, MA, USA.^1,2

Dorothy Farrer² b. c 1665

Biography

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Marriage

Jun 29, 1657

Woburn, MA, USA^1,2

Citations

[S96] NEHGR, 95 [1941]: "The English Ancestry of Jacob Farrer", p. 10.
[S415] E-mail to Charles Vella from Jan Verhaal, 9/1998.

John Sears¹

M, #31085

Family: Ann (?) b. 1620

Marriage*: John Sears married Ann (?) on Nov 2, 1680 3/w, 2/h; MLM: Woburn VRs, 72:65.^1,2,3,4

Biography

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Residence

circa 1680

Woburn, MA, USA¹

Marriage

Nov 2, 1680

3/w, 2/h; MLM: Woburn VRs, 72:65^1,2,3,4

Woodstock, Windsor Co., VT, USA

Citations

[S96] NEHGR, 95 [1941]: "The English Ancestry of Jacob Farrer", p. 10.
[S199] D. A. Keizer, Houghton Hx & Gen - Keizer, p. 7.
[S600] Timothy Farrar Clary, Farrar Family, p. 4.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 6, 9.

Ernest Arthur McClay¹

M, #31086, b. 22 February 1863, d. 1933

Family: Mary Adeline Houghton b. 27 Aug 1859, d. 3 Nov 1936

Marriage*: Ernest Arthur McClay married Mary Adeline Houghton, daughter of Calvin M. Houghton and Mary Adeline Moore.

Mary E. McClay b. Aug 1886
Edgar Forrest McClay+ b. 23 Jan 1890, d. 27 Sep 1975

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Birth

Feb 22, 1863

Marriage

Residence

Death

1933

Woodstock, Windsor Co., VT, USA¹

Research

Ted had: 1- Theodure, Plymouth NH, worked for electric Co., had 3 girls; 2 - Mary, had Ronald and Rita; 3 - Earl-Bernadette; Earl is one who stayed on the farm

ParentsS

Gustavius and Rozina McClay

Biography

Thompson: He and Minnie lived on a farm outside of Woodstock, Vt. and had a sugar orchard of 600 trees. The property was in disrepair about 1990. Eileen and Stan stopped by but found nobody at home. A note requesting a phone call brought no response.

In the 1883-84 Business Directory of Woodstock (outside the incorporated town) he is on road 29, a farmer with 108 acres and 600 sugar trees.

From the 1900 census we note the two children and a farm laborer, Frank Good, in the household.

The 1910 census roll # 1618 page 302 has Ernest, Mary, plus the two children listed. They were married for 25 years and the ages are correct.

The 1920 federal census for Vt. listed residents as Ernest A., wife Mary A., daughter Mary E., son Edgar and a widowed sister (whose name was unclear on the next page of the film), Rosina M. Slocum, aged 71. Roll # 19, reference vol. 8, E D 159, sheet 4, line 47. DOB from LDS fiche # 8429.

By the time the 1930 census was taken it was just Ernest, his wife and sister.²

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Stan Thompson, June 21, 2002.
[S1358] Stanley L. Thompson, Word Document, Sent to me by Stanley Thompson; 41 pp., p. 26.

Edgar Forrest McClay

M, #31087, b. 23 January 1890, d. 27 September 1975

Father*: Ernest Arthur McClay b. 22 Feb 1863, d. 1933
Mother*: Mary Adeline Houghton b. 27 Aug 1859, d. 3 Nov 1936

Family: Marion Pearl Bugbee b. 1903

Marriage*: Edgar Forrest McClay married Marion Pearl Bugbee.²

Mary Ethel McClay² b. 1922
Theodore Robert McClay² b. 1924, d. 1998
Earl Henry McClay+² b. 1926

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Birth

Jan 23, 1890

Woodstock, VT, USA¹

Marriage

Death

Sep 27, 1975

Woodstock, VT, USA¹

Citations

[S1358] Stanley L. Thompson, Word Document, Sent to me by Stanley Thompson; 41 pp., p. 27.
[S415] E-mail from Bill McGeorge, Apr. 11, 2002.

Mary E. McClay

F, #31088, b. August 1886

Father*: Ernest Arthur McClay b. 22 Feb 1863, d. 1933
Mother*: Mary Adeline Houghton b. 27 Aug 1859, d. 3 Nov 1936

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Birth

Aug, 1886

Guilford, Windham Co., VT, USA²

Frederick Parker Thompson¹

M, #31089, b. 13 May 1863, d. 1 April 1939

Family: Katherine Louise Houghton b. 3 Mar 1869, d. 15 May 1916

Marriage*: Frederick Parker Thompson married Katherine Louise Houghton, daughter of Calvin M. Houghton and Mary Adeline Moore, on Oct 16, 1890 at West Chesterfield, NH, USA.²

Frederick Stanley Thompson+ b. 12 Sep 1893, d. 5 Sep 1979
George Frank Thompson+ b. 17 Dec 1897, d. 12 Jul 1966

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Birth

May 13, 1863

Occupation

Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA, a number of firms including the Estey Organ Co.

Residence

1890

Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA, a mechanic²

Marriage

Oct 16, 1890

West Chesterfield, NH, USA²

Death

Apr 1, 1939

Medford, MA, USA, at home of his son, Frederick, 45 Myrtle St.

Obituary

Obituary, with some errors, from unknown Vermont newspaper reads as follows:

"Thompson Rites Held
Body of Former Resident Brought Here from Medford, Mass.

Funeral services for Fred. P. Thompson, formerly a resident of Brattleboro many years, who died Monday in Medford, Mass., in the home of his son, F. P. Thompson, Jr., were held yesterday afternoon at the Mitchell Funeral Home on Putney Road.

Rev. Donald B. F. Hoyt, Pastor of All Souls Church, officiated. The bearers were Fred C. Sargent, Henry B. Allen, William H. Cudworth and Fred P. Thompson, Jr.
The body was entombed in Mitchell's receiving vault. Interment will be in the family lot in Prospect Hill Cemetery. Those who attended the funeral from out of town were his two sons, Mr. and Mrs. George Thompson of Belfast, Me., and Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Thompson, Jr., of Medford, Mass.

He was born in Guilford May 13, 1863, a son of Fred A. and Mary E. (Cummings)
Thompson. He graduated from the Brattleboro High School in 1882 and from
Eastman Business College in New York. His wife died in Brattleboro in 1916 and two years later he moved to Boston, where he was engaged in the milk business until 1925. He afterward worked as male nurse in private homes, retiring three years ago. A brother, George Thompson, died in Boston two years ago."

Fred and Kate are buried in Prospect Hill Cem., Brattleboro, lot #272.³

Burial

Prospect Hill Cemetery, Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA, lot 272¹

Biography

son of Frederick A. Thompson and Mary E. Cummings; he lived in the Boston area for 4 years then in Brattleboro VT for 21 years. Later, about 1917-18, he became an owner with brother George and son Frederick in a milk business in the Bowston area. They sold out to Hood Milk about 1930. Per 1919 Somerville MA city directory, he resided at 122 Highland Ave; was at 132 Boston AVe. in 1924 and 1925, listed as a milk dealer; 1927 as a driver; 1929 as a watchman rooming at 60 Bartlett; in 1933, an attendant rooming at 220 Schools St; later he roomed near Haines Square, Medford, a few blocks from son Fred.

He worked for a number of firms in Brattleboro, including the Estey Organ Co and at least one other business in the same field. Lived in the Boston area for 4 years, then returned to Brattleboro for 21 years. Later, about 1917/18, he became an owner with brother George and son Frederick in a milk business in the Boston area. They sold out to Hood Milk about the mid-1920s. Young Fred continued to work for Hood as a route delivery man and as a mixer at the ice cream plant until retirement.

Married in West Chesterfield, N.H. by Rev F.W. Sprague, assisted by Rev. H.B. Morgan of Brattleboro per notation in Oct 17 issue of "Vt. Phoenix".

The 1900 census lists his family at Green Street, Brattleboro, and included his wife, both sons and his widowed mother.

Per 1919 city directory Somerville, Ma. he resided 122 Highland Ave., was at 132 Boston Ave. in 1924 and 1925, listed as a milk dealer. 1927 listing was as a driver, 1929 was as a watchman rooming at 60 Bartlett, 1933 an attendant rooming at 220 Schools St. Later he roomed near Haines Square (later renamed Stevens Sq.), Medford - just a few blocks from son Fred and his family.

He died at son Fred's home, 45 Myrtle St., Medford, just minutes after Fred had left for work. His daughter-in-law, Louise, was with him and his last words were "Louise, don't be afraid".³

Citations

[S1269] Marjorie Valliere Howe, GS Listings of Prospect Hill Cem., Brattleboro VT, p. 73.
[S597] Oran E. Randall, Chesterfield NH Hx, p.
[S1358] Stanley L. Thompson, Word Document, Sent to me by Stanley Thompson; 41 pp., p. 28.

Ellen May Cheney¹

F, #31090, b. 18 September 1879, d. 23 March 1937

Family: Frank Leslie Houghton b. 31 Aug 1872, d. 22 Nov 1930

Marriage*: Ellen May Cheney married Frank Leslie Houghton, son of Calvin M. Houghton and Mary Adeline Moore, on Jul 1, 1902 at Whitingham, VT, USA, age 29.³

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Birth

Sep 18, 1879

Orange, VT, USA, age 31 in 1910 census; age 39 in 1920 census; age, MA, 50 in 1930 census²

Marriage

Jul 1, 1902

Whitingham, VT, USA, age 29³

1910 Census

1910

Guilford, Windham Co., VT, USA, age 36, farmer; and sister in law Cecil M. Heald, 27; and nephew and nieces Jean, Faith, William Heals⁴

1920 Census

1920

Guilford, Windham Co., VT, USA, age 47, farmer; and Flora B. Cheney, 63, VT and William C. Heald, nephew, 13, VT^5,6

1930 Census

1930

Guilford, Windham Co., VT, USA, age 57, a dairy farmer⁷

Residence

1937

Guilford, VT, USA²

Death

Mar 23, 1937

Guilford, VT, USA, age 57-6-5, of cerebral hemorrhage [informant, Fred B. Cheney of Brattleboro]²

Burial

Chesterfield West Cemetery, W. Chesterfield, VT, USA, same lot as Calvin M. Houghton⁸

ParentsD

Wales A. Cheney, b. MA and Flora Brown, b. VT²

Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA

Citations

[S1074] Town Records: Brattleboro, VT; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30766, VT Vital Records 1909-1941.
[S1074] Town Records: Guilford, VT; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30766, VT Vital Records 1909-1941.
[S1074] Town Records: Whitingham, VT, p. 1672: VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30546, VT VRs 1871-1904.
[S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Guilford, Windham, Vermont; Roll: T624_1618; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 250;
line 8, dwl 173.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Windham Co., VT, Film 878, Box 13, Vol. 13, E.D. 115, Sh. 7, Ln. 64.
[S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Guilford, Windham, Vermont; Roll: T625_1876; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 115; line 64, dwl 165-169.
[S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Guilford, Windham, Vermont; Roll: 2432; Page: 134 ; Enumeration District: 11; sheet 6A; line 11, dwl 132-134.
[S415] E-mail 1998, Stanley Thompson.

Frederick Stanley Thompson

M, #31091, b. 12 September 1893, d. 5 September 1979

Father*: Frederick Parker Thompson b. 13 May 1863, d. 1 Apr 1939
Mother*: Katherine Louise Houghton b. 3 Mar 1869, d. 15 May 1916

Family 1: Agnes Louise Siegel b. Mar 1887, d. 15 Apr 1925

Marriage*: Frederick Stanley Thompson married Agnes Louise Siegel on Apr 10, 1918 at Somerville, MA, USA.

Family 2: Hughena Louise MacIntosh b. 3 Jun 1906, d. 10 Dec 1984

Marriage*: Frederick Stanley Thompson married Hughena Louise MacIntosh on Oct 9, 1927 at Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA.

Stanley Louis Thompson+ b. 20 Jul 1928
Jeanne Thompson+ b. 26 Jan 1930
Paul Thompson+ b. 31 Aug 1934

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Birth

Sep 12, 1893

Marriage

Apr 10, 1918

Somerville, MA, USA

Marriage

Oct 9, 1927

Puritan Lawn Memorial Park, W. Peabody, Essex Co., MA, USA¹

Occupation

He continued to work for Hood Milk after he and father sold out to them as a route delivery man and as a mixer in the ice cream plant until retirement.

Death

Sep 5, 1979

Stoneham, MA, USA

Burial

Biography

Thompson: Graduated Brattleboro High School and studied law with a local attorney but did not complete the process. An improperly healed foot injury disqualified him for military service in WW I, and he was discharged after only a few days in uniform.

Per city directories of Somerville, Ma. he was in the milk business and boarded at 401 Highland Ave in 1920, and later the same year he was listed with first wife, Agnes, at 122 Highland Ave. In 1924 they were at 132 Boston Ave. but he was alone in 1925 and 1926, and in 1927 he was listed as a student. This must have been when he was still delivering milk to earn a living and studying at Mass. College of Osteopathy. He completed the program successfully but did not have the resources to set up a practice. His gentle disposition and calm, laid-back personality, would have made for a good bedside manner.

In his younger days he enjoyed good clothes and supposedly wore the first spats in Brattleboro. He also was among the earliest to have a car. Brother-in-law Fred Haartz, in the insurance field, is said to have obtained a low-number Mass. license plate #99325 for him about 1929, and in 2003 daughter Jeanne still has the same number.

He rarely showed much emotion but did have a wry sense of humor. As an example, he seldom gave compliments but was quite slick with gentle digs such as telling wife Louise that she had "good luck with that" when an extra-tasty meal was presented.

Fred met Louise on a blind date New Year's Eve 1926 and we are fortunate to have the note which he sent her January 3, 1927 to her Boston address of Suite 2, 1167 Boylston Street:
My dear Miss MacIntosh,
No doubt you are hoping that I will not annoy you very soon but since you very kindly promised I could call around some evening I am going to take advantage of that favor.
I sincerely hope you are rested up from your New Year's party and also that Mary Ann's feet are not causing any trouble.
Will it be convenient to you if I call around at Suite 2 on Wednesday of this week? This is just an arbitrary appointment and the hour - well say about 7:30 to 7:40 P.M. That accounts for the place, the time, and the girl of course.
If this is not convenient for you please call me at Som 1273R or Back Bay 8377, otherwise I will be there on time.
Very sincerely

Fred'k S. Thompson

As newlyweds they lived in an apartment on Peterborough Street in Boston, only a couple of city blocks away from Fenway Park, home of the Red Sox. Later, they rented houses at four different locations in Medford before buying a home at 114 Granite Street in Malden, at the end of 1946. They lived there about 20 years, until it made sense to make the move into a senior citizen building only 1/4 mile away, at the edge of Maplewood Square.

At some point in the 1920's he and his father had sold to Hood Milk Co. the business they had owned together with his dad's brother, uncle George E. Thompson. Fred continued as a route deliveryman for many years and then transferred into the ice cream plant where he was a mixer until retirement. Even then he worked at a variety of part time jobs until slowly deteriorating health convinced him to relax 100%. SS # 013 03 1949.

He had been brought up with typical strictness and moral values of the times, including respect for one's obligations to society and to family. Nobody outside his immediate family group was aware that he accepted the responsibility of paying the funeral costs of his brother, George. On a milkman's income, while raising three children, he found a way to pay off that debt a few dollars per year. Family honor was important to Fred.

Fred and Louise made annual visits to Brattleboro, often attending high school reunions. The year of his 60th reunion he was one of a dozen out of sixteen surviving class members who returned.

The following quotation from Chateaubriand's Memoirs was read at his services:
The trees which I have planted here are thriving.
They were once so small that I provided them with shade when I stood between them and the sun.
Now, giving their shade back to me, they protect my old age as I have protected
their youth.

Both he and Louise are buried at Puritan Lawn Memorial Park, W. Peabody, Ma., lot P-188-2.¹

Citations

[S1358] Stanley L. Thompson, Word Document, Sent to me by Stanley Thompson; 41 pp., p. 32.

Agnes Louise Siegel

F, #31092, b. March 1887, d. 15 April 1925

Family: Frederick Stanley Thompson b. 12 Sep 1893, d. 5 Sep 1979

Marriage*: Agnes Louise Siegel married Frederick Stanley Thompson, son of Frederick Parker Thompson and Katherine Louise Houghton, on Apr 10, 1918 at Somerville, MA, USA.

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Birth

Mar, 1887

Westphalia, Germany

Marriage

Apr 10, 1918

Somerville, MA, USA

Death

Apr 15, 1925

N. Adams Cemetery, N. Adams, MA, USA

Burial

Piedmont, Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada

Hughena Louise MacIntosh

F, #31093, b. 3 June 1906, d. 10 December 1984

Family: Frederick Stanley Thompson b. 12 Sep 1893, d. 5 Sep 1979

Marriage*: Hughena Louise MacIntosh married Frederick Stanley Thompson, son of Frederick Parker Thompson and Katherine Louise Houghton, on Oct 9, 1927 at Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA.

Stanley Louis Thompson+ b. 20 Jul 1928
Jeanne Thompson+ b. 26 Jan 1930
Paul Thompson+ b. 31 Aug 1934

Biography

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Birth

Jun 3, 1906

Marriage

Oct 9, 1927

Puritan Lawn Memorial Park, W. Peabody, Essex Co., MA, USA

Death

Dec 10, 1984

Stoneham, MA, USA

Biography

Thompson:
Her marriage is listed in the family Bible although husband's name not given.

She disliked her first name and was always known as "Louise" or "Lou". Raised on a farm in Nova Scotia without indoor running water or bathroom facilities and with most of her formal education gained in a one-room schoolhouse, she and her siblings grew up with a solid background of what was right and what was not. They all became fine people who respected others for their merits and each is a good example of genuinely nice, down-to-earth folks whom anybody would be proud to know. Of course, they aren't quite perfect -- they have never learned to cook beef on the rare side!

As a teen-ager she worked at the MacDonald Brothers store in Merigomish, which had been in existence from the early 1800s. Nobody seems to know its origins but Fred Smith operated it from 1888 to 1919, when he sold out to John William MacDonald and his brother Frank. Harry and his brother Norval bought the store from their father in 1947 and Harry ran it from 1974 to 1997 before retiring.

Short and sturdy, Louise had a more outgoing personality than husband Fred. Her formal schooling in Nova Scotia had been limited to grammar schools but her family's concern for learning and music plus natural intelligence put her on a par with contemporaries with a much more comprehensive education. She also inherited a family tendency toward premature grey hair and was white from her late-thirties.

She came to the States by train in the late Spring of 1925, traveling with the Walter Smith family. Sister Chris Haartz and two of her mother's sisters, Aunt Bella Graham and Auntie Lou Hunter, were among family already in the Boston area. Brother Charlie also settled in Massachusetts and years later sister Gertude Sutherland would come to the States and end up in California. She met future husband Fred Thompson at a New Year's Eve party 1926 and they must have clicked right away since he wrote 2 days later to request another meeting. At the time she was a waitress, living in Boston, and he was studying Osteopathy while working a milk route in the family business. At age 35 she became a naturalized citizen, 25 May 1942, cert. #5551848.

Louise loved music of almost every description, having learned the piano keyboard on the family's foot-pump organ and from growing up in the home of a father who led a church choir for decades. She enjoyed listening to opera, the radio concerts featuring melodic tunes from operettas, the beloved Boston Pops, traditional hymns and even most of the contemporary music of her day. Her affinity for music was passed along to both Jeanne and Paul, and each has skills as a vocalist as well as in playing an instrument.

Another pastime was card playing and for many years she was one of 8 auction bridge and whist club members of an informal neighborhood group. Later, when the children got to college age and began to learn contract bridge, she and sister Chris Haartz would play auction against their sons Stanley and Ted Haartz, who were bidding contract in the same game.

Many of the outside social contacts came from church activities. While living in Medford, she began to go to the Universalist Church, and continued to attend there even after moving to neighboring Malden in late 1946. As a part time clerk at the Gilchrist department store in Medford Square, she enjoyed both the time it gave her outside the confines of the home as well as the contact with many different faces each day. A group of co-workers went to a luncheon once a month and that was an event she really enjoyed, partly because eating out was a rare luxury while the children were being raised, and she grew to like all of the lunch group as friends away from the workplace. It was at one of their lunches that she had her first-ever glass of wine and she came to enjoy an occasional cocktail at special events.

Perhaps her greatest enjoyment was the summer vacations at a rental cottage on Cape Cod. Usually the house was shared with assorted children and grandchildren, dogs included. The beach was within walking distance and the water was warm. Husband Fred would simply slide into the gentle waves and float with only a small cloud of smoke from his cigar to mark his location. Another happy time was her only trip to California, in the fall of 1983. She visited the San Francisco Bay area and then spent time with Gertrude & Stan. Since Gertrude was working, daughter Joy, then pregnant with Jennifer, acted as driver and tour director. Both treasured that time together.

She did not have an easy childhood. Imagine in today's world a growing child with only one pair of shoes per year. She and others in her family always left home properly dressed but learned to conserve the shoes by hiding them in a dry spot enroute to school and retrieving them on the way home! It was also common in those days for young teen-age daughters to spend time with a neighbor or relative who needed household help, and, at the same time, learning to cook and sew and care for others. Her parents instilled the values of honesty, decency, hard work and accepting ones fellow man at face value. Louise left her own imprint on the family beyond words, as evidenced by the number of grandchildren carrying her name.

She requested that the following poem be read at her services. Radio host Dave Maynard had read it on the air and she received a copy from the station.

MARY FRYE'S POEM FOR PENNY

DO NOT STAND AT MY GRAVE AND WEEP,
I AM NOT THERE, I DO NOT SLEEP.
I AM IN A THOUSAND WINDS THAT BLOW,
I AM IN THE SOFTLY FALLING SNOW.
I AM THE GENTLE SHOWERS OF RAIN,
I AM THE FIELDS OF RIPENING GRAIN.

I AM IN THE MORNING HUSH,
I AM IN THE GRACEFUL RUSH
OF BEAUTIFUL BIRDS IN CIRCLING FLIGHT,
I AM THE STARSHINE OF THE NIGHT.

I AM IN THE FLOWERS THAT BLOOM,
I AM IN THE QUIET ROOM,
I AM THE BIRDS THAT SING,
I AM IN EACH LOVELY THING.

DO NOT STAND AT MY GRAVE AND CRY,
I AM NOT THERE. I DO NOT DIE.¹

Burial

1984

ParentsD

Thomas Robert MacIntosh and Margaret "Maggie" Johanna Cumming¹

Citations

[S1358] Stanley L. Thompson, Word Document, Sent to me by Stanley Thompson; 41 pp., p. 32.

Stanley Louis Thompson

M, #31094, b. 20 July 1928

Father*: Frederick Stanley Thompson b. 12 Sep 1893, d. 5 Sep 1979
Mother*: Hughena Louise MacIntosh b. 3 Jun 1906, d. 10 Dec 1984

Family: Marieileen Lisette Jourdan b. 12 Sep 1928

Marriage*: Stanley Louis Thompson married Marieileen Lisette Jourdan on Aug 29, 1952 at Oakland, NJ, USA.

Charles Brian James Thompson+ b. 16 Oct 1954
Patricia Anne Lisette Thompson+ b. 6 Jun 1957
Margaret Louise Christine Thompson+ b. 22 May 1959
Barbara Jeanne Thompson b. 1 Oct 1961, d. 1 Oct 1961
Peter Stanley Thompson+ b. 25 Apr 1963
Donald Edward Thompson+ b. 15 Sep 1964

Biography

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Birth

Jul 20, 1928

Marriage

Aug 29, 1952

Oakland, NJ, USA

Address

between 1998 and 2005

18 Irwin Place, Hazlet, NJ, USA, Stanley: [email protected]

Address

Oct, 2007

"Eileen Thompson"

Biography

Upon graduation from Medford High School received one of five regional scholarships from Charles H. Hood Dairy foundation. Graduated from Tufts College 1950.

Two years U. S. Army 31 Jan 1951-31 Jan 1953, corporal and company personnel clerk of Hqs. Co, 79th Engr. Construction Group, Ft. Belvoir, Va. Was national sales manager for several divisions of William Dixon , Inc. of Newark, N. J. and its subsequent parent, Grobet File Co. of America, Inc. of Carlstadt, N. J. Retired 30 Sep 1994.

For their 50th anniversary, Eileen and Stan organized a family reunion on Cape Cod, the area where they had honeymooned. All five living children & spouses and their ten grandchildren, plus many other relatives and long-time friends were present for this memorable event.¹

Contributn

Stanley and Eileen Thompson contributed much of the genealogy of of Calvin M. Houghton

Citations

[S1358] Stanley L. Thompson, Word Document, Sent to me by Stanley Thompson; 41 pp., p. 32.

Marieileen Lisette Jourdan

F, #31095, b. 12 September 1928

Family: Stanley Louis Thompson b. 20 Jul 1928

Marriage*: Marieileen Lisette Jourdan married Stanley Louis Thompson, son of Frederick Stanley Thompson and Hughena Louise MacIntosh, on Aug 29, 1952 at Oakland, NJ, USA.

Charles Brian James Thompson+ b. 16 Oct 1954
Patricia Anne Lisette Thompson+ b. 6 Jun 1957
Margaret Louise Christine Thompson+ b. 22 May 1959
Barbara Jeanne Thompson b. 1 Oct 1961, d. 1 Oct 1961
Peter Stanley Thompson+ b. 25 Apr 1963
Donald Edward Thompson+ b. 15 Sep 1964

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Sep 12, 1928

Jersey City, NJ, USA

Marriage

Aug 29, 1952

Oakland, NJ, USA

Address

between 1998 and 2005

18 Irwin Place, Hazlet, NJ, USA, Stanley: [email protected]

Address

May, 1998

[email protected]

Biography

Born Fairmount Private Hospital, Jersey City, NJ

Five years after her birth, Eileen's parents purchased a home in Bogota, N.J. and, after high school graduation, she became a train and bus commuter into New York City, working first for a bank, later as a legal secretary.

After marrying and starting a family, she and Stan bought a house in Hazlet, Monmouth County, N.J. Eileen was a Brownie leader for a number of years, and eventually was a county official with the Girl Scouts. She was a volunteer at Riverview Medical Center in Red Bank and at Monmouth County Historical Association, where she became assistant librarian. Later she was acting librarian but decided to retire rather than commit to longer hours and a full-time schedule. More recently, she has taken on special research projects for the Association as a volunteer once again, and she accepts a limited number of genealogy or special investigative searches for private clients.

Beyond this, she devotes many hours to researching her own ancestors and Stan's, as well. Travel to areas where family once lived has been an enjoyable pastime, while the discovering and meeting of a number of her previously unknown living relatives has been a major source of satisfaction.

Eileen has always had an interest in plants and has a wealth of knowledge about both indoor house plants and outside garden varieties. In addition, her artist's eye is an asset in matching colors, patterns and accessories for home decoration. Many friends have relied upon her for advice about changes in their homes.¹

Citations

[S1358] Stanley L. Thompson, Word Document, Sent to me by Stanley Thompson; 41 pp., p. 32.

Charles Brian James Thompson

M, #31096, b. 16 October 1954

Father*: Stanley Louis Thompson b. 20 Jul 1928
Mother*: Marieileen Lisette Jourdan b. 12 Sep 1928

Family: Aniko Eva Szabo b. 25 Jan 1959

Divorce*: Charles Brian James Thompson and Aniko Eva Szabo were divorced.
Marriage*: Charles Brian James Thompson married Aniko Eva Szabo on Dec 17, 1981 at Aberdeen, NJ, USA.

Brian Michael Walter Thompson b. 16 May 1982

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Oct 16, 1954

Divorce

Marriage

Dec 17, 1981

Aberdeen, NJ, USA

Aniko Eva Szabo

F, #31097, b. 25 January 1959

Family: Charles Brian James Thompson b. 16 Oct 1954

Divorce*: Aniko Eva Szabo and Charles Brian James Thompson were divorced.
Marriage*: Aniko Eva Szabo married Charles Brian James Thompson, son of Stanley Louis Thompson and Marieileen Lisette Jourdan, on Dec 17, 1981 at Aberdeen, NJ, USA.

Brian Michael Walter Thompson b. 16 May 1982

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Divorce

Birth

Jan 25, 1959

Budapest, Hungary

Marriage

Dec 17, 1981

Aberdeen, NJ, USA

Biography

dau. of Joseph Szabo and Magdolida (Eva) Szakor

Brian Michael Walter Thompson

M, #31098, b. 16 May 1982

Father*: Charles Brian James Thompson b. 16 Oct 1954
Mother*: Aniko Eva Szabo b. 25 Jan 1959

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

May 16, 1982

Long Branch, NJ, USA

Patricia Anne Lisette Thompson

F, #31099, b. 6 June 1957

Father*: Stanley Louis Thompson b. 20 Jul 1928
Mother*: Marieileen Lisette Jourdan b. 12 Sep 1928

Family: Robert Michael Tansey b. 1954

Marriage*: Patricia Anne Lisette Thompson married Robert Michael Tansey on Oct 23, 1982 at Middletown, NJ, USA.
Divorce*: Patricia Anne Lisette Thompson and Robert Michael Tansey were divorced.

Amy Lynn Tansey b. 6 Oct 1984

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Jun 6, 1957

Marriage

Oct 23, 1982

Divorce

Robert Michael Tansey

M, #31100, b. 1954

Family: Patricia Anne Lisette Thompson b. 6 Jun 1957

Marriage*: Robert Michael Tansey married Patricia Anne Lisette Thompson, daughter of Stanley Louis Thompson and Marieileen Lisette Jourdan, on Oct 23, 1982 at Middletown, NJ, USA.
Divorce*: Robert Michael Tansey and Patricia Anne Lisette Thompson were divorced.

Amy Lynn Tansey b. 6 Oct 1984

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

1954

Marriage

Oct 23, 1982

Divorce

Biography

son of John Tansey and Mary Scanlon

Amy Lynn Tansey

F, #31101, b. 6 October 1984

Father*: Robert Michael Tansey b. 1954
Mother*: Patricia Anne Lisette Thompson b. 6 Jun 1957

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Oct 6, 1984

Bernard Joseph Dowd Jr.

M, #31102, b. 5 May 1949

Family: Patricia Anne Lisette Thompson b. 6 Jun 1957

Marriage*: Bernard Joseph Dowd Jr. married Patricia Anne Lisette Thompson, daughter of Stanley Louis Thompson and Marieileen Lisette Jourdan, on Jan 19, 1991 at Shrewsbury, NJ, USA.

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

May 5, 1949

Marriage

Jan 19, 1991

Shrewsbury, NJ, USA

Margaret Louise Christine Thompson

F, #31103, b. 22 May 1959

Father*: Stanley Louis Thompson b. 20 Jul 1928
Mother*: Marieileen Lisette Jourdan b. 12 Sep 1928

Family 1: David Joseph Dougherty II

Marriage*: Margaret Louise Christine Thompson married David Joseph Dougherty II on Oct 31, 1979 at Middletown, NJ, USA.
Divorce*: Margaret Louise Christine Thompson and David Joseph Dougherty II were divorced.

David Joseph Dougherty III b. 21 Nov 1980

Family 2: John Coker

Marriage: Margaret Louise Christine Thompson married John Coker on Feb 14, 1986 at Keyport, NJ, USA.
Divorce: Margaret Louise Christine Thompson and John Coker were divorced.

Christine Louise Coker b. 8 Feb 1987

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

May 22, 1959

Marriage

Oct 31, 1979

Divorce

David Joseph Dougherty II

M, #31104

Family: Margaret Louise Christine Thompson b. 22 May 1959

Marriage*: David Joseph Dougherty II married Margaret Louise Christine Thompson, daughter of Stanley Louis Thompson and Marieileen Lisette Jourdan, on Oct 31, 1979 at Middletown, NJ, USA.
Divorce*: David Joseph Dougherty II and Margaret Louise Christine Thompson were divorced.

David Joseph Dougherty III b. 21 Nov 1980

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Marriage

Oct 31, 1979

Divorce

David Joseph Dougherty III

M, #31105, b. 21 November 1980

Father*: David Joseph Dougherty II
Mother*: Margaret Louise Christine Thompson b. 22 May 1959

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Nov 21, 1980

Long Branch, NJ, USA

John Coker

M, #31106

Family: Margaret Louise Christine Thompson b. 22 May 1959

Marriage*: John Coker married Margaret Louise Christine Thompson, daughter of Stanley Louis Thompson and Marieileen Lisette Jourdan, on Feb 14, 1986 at Keyport, NJ, USA.
Divorce*: John Coker and Margaret Louise Christine Thompson were divorced.

Christine Louise Coker b. 8 Feb 1987

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Marriage

Feb 14, 1986

Keyport, NJ, USA

Divorce

Biography

son of Finis Coker and Jessica Gilmore

Christine Louise Coker

F, #31107, b. 8 February 1987

Father*: John Coker
Mother*: Margaret Louise Christine Thompson b. 22 May 1959

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Feb 8, 1987

Barbara Jeanne Thompson

F, #31108, b. 1 October 1961, d. 1 October 1961

Father*: Stanley Louis Thompson b. 20 Jul 1928
Mother*: Marieileen Lisette Jourdan b. 12 Sep 1928

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Oct 1, 1961

Death

Oct 1, 1961

Peter Stanley Thompson

M, #31109, b. 25 April 1963

Father*: Stanley Louis Thompson b. 20 Jul 1928
Mother*: Marieileen Lisette Jourdan b. 12 Sep 1928

Family: Elizabeth Katkics b. 28 May 1964

Marriage*: Peter Stanley Thompson married Elizabeth Katkics on Aug 25, 1990 at Middletown, NJ, USA.

Holly Beth Thompson b. 12 Nov 1993
Heather Marie Thompson b. 28 Dec 1995

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Apr 25, 1963

Marriage

Aug 25, 1990

Elizabeth Katkics

F, #31110, b. 28 May 1964

Family: Peter Stanley Thompson b. 25 Apr 1963

Marriage*: Elizabeth Katkics married Peter Stanley Thompson, son of Stanley Louis Thompson and Marieileen Lisette Jourdan, on Aug 25, 1990 at Middletown, NJ, USA.

Holly Beth Thompson b. 12 Nov 1993
Heather Marie Thompson b. 28 Dec 1995

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

May 28, 1964

Perth Amboy, NJ, USA

Marriage

Aug 25, 1990

Biography

dau. of Steve Katkics and Eva Kiss