Thompson, Alpheus B. (Alpheus Basil), 1797-1869.

Alpheus Basil Thompson was born in 1797 in Topsham, Maine. From a shipping family, he went to Canton in 1821 and then to California to take part in the trade of goods between Calif. and China. His partner was John Coffin Jones, based in the Sandwich Islands. Thompson married Francisca Carrillo, a daughter of Carlos Antonio Carrillo, in 1834 in Santa Barbara. They had 2 daughters and 4 sons. Thompson died in 1869 in Los Angeles.

From the description of Alpheus B. Thompson papers, 1825-1864. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 84653505