David Thompson

Deceased Person

85

Who is David Thompson?

Thompson was a Scot who superintended the settlement of Sir Ferdinando Gorges in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. In 1628, four years before the Puritans arrived, David Thompson established a trading post to trade with the Neponset Indians on the island that now bears his name in Boston Harbor, Thompson Island.

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Nationality
  • Scotland
Employment
  • Ferdinando Gorges

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on July 23, 2013

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