Personal
Marriages:
(1) Mary Louise Peck, born: 1 Jun 1856 in New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut. Married: 1 May 1884.
- Children:
- Stuart Thomson b: 13 August 1886
- Roland Davis Thomson b: 17 June 1888
- Malcolm Thomson b.: 30 August 1891
- Donald Thurston Thomson b.: 10 April 1893
(2) Clarissa Hovey Thomson.
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