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Note: Durham Vital Records Page 177. #2 child, 1 living now, Mother Mabel L. Clark, b. Durham, Age 20, residence: South End
Born Julius Whitney Thompson Died Whitney Julius Thompson Also lived at 93 Hemingway, East Haven, CT 82 State Street, Guilford, CT
Occupation: Expressman
Died on his 73rd birthday
ss# 010-16-1201?
Obituary, Shoreline Times Newspaper, Sunday, May 9, 1971
Whitney Thompson Dies at 73; Rites in Guilford Monday Guilford-Whitney J. Thompson Sr., husband of Mildred Norton Thompson of 82 State Street, died in Middlesex Memorial Hospital Friday. He was 73. Mr. Thompson was born May 7, 1898, son of the late Reuben and Mabel Clark Thompson in Durham. A retired construction worker, Mr. Thompson had lived in Guilford for the past 45 years. Besides his wife, he leaves two daughters, Mrs. Leon (Jean) Tomlinson of Orange and Mrs. Thomas (Doreen) Capezzone of Guilford; three sons, Whitney J. Thompson Jr., Donald N. Thompson and Duane D. Thompson, all of Guilford; and seven grandchildren. His funeral will be held at the Guilford Funeral Home, 115 Church St, Monday at 11 a.m. The Rev. Hal Helms, pastor preciding. Buried at Alderbrook Cemetery. ***** Julius name came from uncle (father's brother) Whitney name came from civil war grandfather (mother's father). His grandfather Whitney P. Clark was in the Civil War and died when Julius Whitney was 17 years old. ***** Grandchildren, Donald (Nort) and Tracy called him "Popoo", a nickname given by Nort from infancy.
***** Nickname "PEP" ***** Occupation: 1927 Dairyman (source:daughter's birth cert.) ***** both he and his wife descend from John Mack (1653-1721) he was the 6th great grandchildren ***** Met wife while he was helping Rte. 77 construction in Guilford. *****
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