Re: Thomsons of Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
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Re: Thomsons of Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
2/02/01
Hello Harold,
I know very little about my Thomson family besides the fact they were early in Scarborough. My ancestors are James MOYLES and Elizabeth THOMSON who married in about 1825 in Canada. Elizabeth was born in Upper Canada. James was a town clerk, treasurer and councillor in Scarborough. Does this sound familiar?
Below I have included an exerpt about the history of the earliest THOMSON family of Scarborough which I believe my Elizabeth THOMSON belonged to. If this looks familiar please contact me.
Regards,
Michael
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From the website "History of Thomson" (David and Mary Thomson Collegiate Institute in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada) at http://www.interlog.com/~scarboro/thomson/hist.htmlhttp://www.interlog.com/~scarboro/thomson/hist.html :
"The Thomsons were both natives of Damfrieshire (sic) in Scotland, David born in 1760 and Mary in 1767. They came to Canada in 1796, and went immediately to York the capital of Upper Canada.
York in the year 1795, contained about twelve houses along the Bay near the Don River. The area was swampy and infested with malarial mosquitoes. After a brief stay in the town, during which Mary fell ill with malaria, the Thomsons left to find a healthier place to live.
David made his way east, following an old Indian Trial until he came to the valley of Highland Creek. The area was covered with a forest of hardwood, pine, and was completely uninhabited. The soil was good and the air better than in the town; so the site for a cabin was chosen.
In March of 1796, David, Mary and their four children moved to their new homesite where a rough log cabin had recently been constructed by David with the help of friends and family.
Their settlement was so remote that it wasn't for seven months that Mary saw another woman. In the meanwhile, a son had been born, the family eventually grew to eleven children.
The years passed and earlier seclusion was overcome. David served as a Captain in the Military during the war of 1812-1819 and after returning home, built a new house near the location of the first cabin. The first school in the township was built and before long, St. Andrews Presbyterian Church was erected on land that David Thomson donated.
David died in 1839 aged 74, and was outlived by Mary for another thirteen years."
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