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Archives for March 2010

By Boyce Thompson

Joseph Ough Made a Big Impression on Great Grandfather Thompson

My great-grandfather, J.E. Thompson, really admired his uncle, architect and builder Joseph Ough. The respect didn’t stem from Ough’s financial success. It was due to the man’s artistic and spiritual achievements. “In your mother’s family, and mine, there were those that were stars in a financial way,” wrote J.E. Thompson in a letter to his son, “but the man […]

Filed Under: Ough, Thompson Tagged With: J.E. Thompson, Joseph Ough

By Boyce Thompson

Thompson Line Seems to End at William Thompson, Sr.

Like most amateur genealogists, I have reached a maddening dead-end in the quest to trace my family roots. The end of the line is William Thompson, Sr., who appears to have lived most his life in Ontario, Canada, but was probably born in Scotland. Thompson’s very common name, which shows up often in Census counts, church […]

Filed Under: Maguire, Ough, Thompson Tagged With: Hanna Ough, Joseph Ough, Margret Maguire, Sr., William Thompson

By Boyce Thompson

J.R. Boyce Pays Tribute to Dead for Benefit of Living

James R. Boyce was a real sweetheart, a deep believer in the nobility of womankind. The one-time major in the Confederate Army, who became a merchant in Virginia City, Montana, wanted to make sure that his ancestors knew the great stock from which they came. So he left behind an incredible letter addressed to his children and […]

Filed Under: Boyce, Thompson, Wright Tagged With: Annie Maria Boyce, Col. James R. Boyce, J.R. Boyce, Jane H. Wright, Maria Louisa Wright, Rachael Sawyer Wright, Rachel Wright, Richard Boyce, William Boyce Thompson, William Wright

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