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Richard Thompson

Birth	:	1744 North Yorkshire, England
Death	:	10 Oct 1821 Oxford, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Burial	:	Oxford Pioneer Cemetery, Oxford, Cumberland County, Canada
Description	:	Richard Thompson was born in Yorkshire England in 1744 .He arrived in Halifax NS in 1774 on a ship bringing settlers destined for Franklin Manor in the Chignecto Isthmus of Cumberland County, Nova Scotia. He settled on land in the Pointe de Bute area , close to the present boundary of the Province of New Brunswick. On December 4 1774, he married Dorothy Patton, daughter of Mark and Sarah Patton, settlers from the New England States. They were of Irish decent. The story is that she was attending school in Boston, and had to return home to care for her... Read More	Richard Thompson was born in Yorkshire England in 1744 .He arrived in Halifax NS in 1774 on a ship bringing settlers destined for Franklin Manor in the Chignecto Isthmus of Cumberland County, Nova Scotia. He settled on land in the Pointe de Bute area , close to the present boundary of the Province of New Brunswick. On December 4 1774, he married Dorothy Patton, daughter of Mark and Sarah Patton, settlers from the New England States. They were of Irish decent. The story is that she was attending school in Boston, and had to return home to care for her mother who was ill. She and Richard met at some time in 1774, and were married in December of that year. Richard and Dorothy Thompson lived in Pointe de Bute until 1791. They left there when their son Ralph was 17 years old, Richard 15 and Mark 13. They came down the coast of Nova Scotia by ship and went up the River Philip to where it meets the Black River. At this site on February 1st 1792 he bought 1500 acres from William Allan for 70 Pounds Sterling. This was part of the Allan Family land grant of 1785. It is now the location of the Town of Oxford NS. There he built a log dwelling for his family. He later received a Government Grant of 60 pounds to assist in the building of a sawmill. This was the first sawmill in the area and was powered by a water wheel. Newcomers settled along River Philip, the place was first known as River Philip, then Head of the Tide, and also Slab Town, because of the piles of slabs from the mill. In 1867,the year of Confederation, it was officially named Oxford. Richard built the first frame house in Oxford.It was two stories high, and had 5 old fashioned fire places.[In the 1980's the site is occupied by the local curling rink].The sawmill operation was a success and Richard prospered. In 1820 he gave a lot of land for the town's first grave yard, and in 1854 his son Richard gave the adjoining lot for a Methodist Church, which was built in 1855. In 1916 a monument was erected in the old grave yard inscribed- In Memory of Richard Thompson The First Settler and Pioneer of Oxford who died in 1821, aged 77 years Erected 1916.

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Where is Richard Thompson's memorial?
Richard Thompson's memorial is located at: Oxford Pioneer Cemetery, Oxford, Cumberland County, Canada.
When did Richard Thompson death?
Richard Thompson death on 10 Oct 1821 in Oxford, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada

Family Members:

Spouse

Dorothy Patton Thompson

(1750 - 1830)

Children

Ralph Thompson

(1775 - 1865)

Mark Thompson

(1779 - 1823)

Eleanor Thompson Chappell

(1780 - 1869)

Dorothy Thompson Chappell

(1782 - 1871)

Richard Thompson

(1784 - 1861)

Mary Thompson Oxley

(1796 - 1826)

Abigail Thompson Fillmore

(1800 - 1882)

Flowers:

Nearby Cemetories:

1. Advocate Cemetery
Advocate Harbour, Cumberland County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.4568000, -64.7915300

2. Advocate Ward Cemetery
Advocate Harbour, Cumberland County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.7594800, -64.3416800

3. Wesleyan Methodist Burial Ground
Advocate Harbour, Cumberland County, Canada

4. Allenville Union Cemetery
Allenville, Cumberland County, Canada

5. Amherst Cemetery
Amherst, Cumberland County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.9492150, -63.9182950

6. Christ Church Cemetery
Amherst, Cumberland County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.5786200, -63.9399400

7. Methodist Cemetery
Amherst, Cumberland County, Canada

8. Saint Charles-Nativity Roman Catholic Cemetery
Amherst, Cumberland County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.6916915, 63.7826500

9. Sainte-Anne
Amherst, Cumberland County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.4153671, -64.3333435

10. Amherst Head Cemetery
Amherst Head, Cumberland County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.5839500, -64.1449600

11. Head of Amherst Cemetery
Amherst Head, Cumberland County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.3955500, -64.4543200

12. Amherst Shore Baptist Cemetery
Amherst Shore, Cumberland County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.4127500, -64.4585900

13. Apple River Cemetery
Apple River, Cumberland County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.4568000, -64.7915300

14. Barronsfield I Cemetery
Barronsfield, Cumberland County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.7594800, -64.3416800

15. Barronsfield II Cemetery
Barronsfield, Cumberland County, Canada

16. Black Rock-West Bay Cemetery
Black Rock, Cumberland County, Canada

17. Chapman Settlement Cemetery
Chapman Settlement, Cumberland County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.9492150, -63.9182950

18. Collingwood-Wyvern Cemetery
Collingwood Corner, Cumberland County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.5786200, -63.9399400

19. Conns Mills Cemetery
Conns Mills, Cumberland County, Canada

20. Thompson Cemetery
Conns Mills, Cumberland County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.6916915, 63.7826500

21. Methodist Presbyterian Cemetery
Cross Roads, Cumberland County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.4153671, -64.3333435

22. Mapleton Cemetery
Cumberland, Cumberland County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.5839500, -64.1449600

23. Diligent River Memorial
Diligent River, Cumberland County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.3955500, -64.4543200

24. Diligent River United Baptist Cemetery
Diligent River, Cumberland County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.4127500, -64.4585900