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The change in the spelling of the name occurred during his life.
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EARLY GOSHEN FAMILIES.
IV. ENOS THOMSON (s. of Samuel, John, Anthony), b. Aug. 18, 1717, at New Haven; m. April , 1741, Sarah Hitchcock.
Child.
Rebecca, b. June 30, 1744.
V. JOHN THOMSON (s. of John, John, Ebenezer, Anthony), b. Feb. 27, 1757, G .; m. Pamelia, dau. Ezekiel Cowles of Farming- ton. She was b. Feb. 4, 1764. Her mother was Martha, dau. of Giles Hooker of Farmington, who lived to the age of 98 or 100. She d. Aug. 14, 1850.
Children, born Goshen.
Laura H., b. Nov. 10, -; m. John Newton, s. Isaac.
James Eaton, b. -; m. Esther Bentley.
Alfred Cowles, b. April ----; m. Sarah M. Hutchinson; d. 1829.
Charles Mir, b. Nov. 11, 1798.
Clarissa Amelia, b. Aug. - ; m. May 10, 1825, Jeffrey Ballard.
John Thomson inherited the lands of his father, of which there were quite considerable.
V. SAMUEL THOMSON (s. of Samuel, Samuel, John, An- thony), b. Dec. 15, 1722, at New Haven; m. Oct. 29, 1744, Sarah Hol- comb. She was not a Goshen girl. He came to G. with his father when about nineteen years old.
Children, born Goshen.
Rebecca, b. Jan. 29, 1746.
Hannah, b. Aug. 25, 1747. 1
This man and wife probably lived with his father in G., and moved away with him. They built the two-story house, unpainted, which stood, in 1804, where is now the garden of Willard Gaylord. In the town records (B. 4, p. 151) he is spoken of as residing in " Great Nine Partners, N. Y." In same book, p. 355, Dec. 2, 1766, he is spoken of as residing in the town of Charlotte, Dutchess Co., N. Y.
v. ELISHA THOMSON (oldest s. Gideon, Samuel, John, An- thony), b. Oct. 23, 1729, New Haven; m. Dorcas, dau. John Wright of G. He d. April 24, 1812; she d. April 17, 1812.
They lived on the north side of the road, about three-quarters of a mile west of Goshen meeting-house, about fifteen rods northwest from the bridge over the stream that flows into Dog Pond. Here he kept a tavern many years, as this was on a road of considerable travel. He was not a member of the church, but was a man of strict moral habits. His wife was a member of the church under the ministry of Mr. Sherman and Mr. Hooker.
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Children, born Goshen.
Jonathan, b. Dec. 31, 1756; m. July 18, 1785, Anne Lucas.
Sarah, b. Juue 23, 1759; m. Oct. 8, 1780, Allen Lucas.
Gidcon, b. Feb. 23, 1761. Doctor.
Solomon, b. Aug. 27, 1764.
Edward, b. Sept. 30, 1766.
Quaker.
Elisha, b. - -; m. Honour, dau. Isaac Pratt.
Israel, b. -; m. Sarah Foot.
Lydia, b. -; m. Moses, son Daniel Cook.
Samuel, Quaker; m. Caroline Shepard.
V. DAVID THOMSON (second s. Gideon, Samuel, John, An- thony), b. Dec. 1, 1731, New Haven; m. Hannah, dau. Zaccheus, Sr., and Mary Griswold, of G., Nov. 20, 1760; d. Dec. 1, 1807, Poultney, Vt .; she d. at the house of Elisha Ashley, Poultney, Feb. 15, 1826.
He removed to Poultney in 1790. He was not a member of the church here, but was a steady, moral, substantial man, and at one time offered a prayer in the church when the minister was absent. He was frequently elected to the town offices.
Children.
Rhoda, b. Sept. 1, 1761. Died.
Lucy, b. - 1762; m. Timothy Crittenden, Poultney.
Lovisa, b. , 1764; m. March 3, 1783, David Hurlbut.
David, b. 1766; m. Nov. 11, 1791, Sybil Norton.
Jesse, b. June 22, 1769; m. Jan. 2, 1802, Huldah Richards, Poultney; d. P. Jan. 1, 1845; his wife d. Sept., 1841. Had seven chil- dren.
Amos, b. Nov. , 1771; m. (1) Dotha Brace, 1798; (2) Nancy Christy, Aug., 1819. Had eight children.
Olive, b. -, 1773; d. single, Aug. , 1809.
Hannah, b. June 12, 1775; m. Elisha Ashley, P., Feb. 26, 1804.
Esther, b. Oct. 6, 1777; m. Rev. Clark Kendrick, P.
Sally, b. Sept. , 1779; m. Ezekiel Buell, P., Sept., 1797; d. June, 1817; her husband d. March, 1844.
Lucy, lived in Mich. in 1844; her husband d. there.
Lovisa, Rutland, Nov., 1811, her husband afterwards.
V. Deacon STEPHEN THOMSON (third son of Gideon, Sam- uel, John, Anthony), b. April 20, 1734, at New Haven; m. Jan. 3, 1760, Mary, dau. William and Patience Clark Walter; b. May 27, 1742, G .; d. -. He d. Hudson, O., aged 96.
He was chosen deacon in the church here at the time of the trouble with Mr. Sherman, and, by the party who, at that time, ad- hered to Mr. S. It has been said he was chosen to the office by five votes. He resigned the office some time after the reorganization of the church under the Rev. Mr. Hooker.
He removed to Hudson, Ohio, about 1800. " August 30, 1801, a certificate of regular standing in this church was voted to Stephen
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Thomson, Sen., and his wife, David Hudson, Abraham Thomson and wife, Stephen Thomson, Jr., and wife, George Kilbourn and wife, and Heman Oviatt and wife, all removed from us to the town of Hudson, Ohio, in New Connecticut." The certificate was prepara- tory to the formation of a church in Hudson.
Children, born Goshen.
Ruth, b. Oct. 1, 1760.
Abraham, b. Oct. 26, 1762.
Stephen, b. May 6, 1764. Mary, b. Feb. 15, 1766; d. July 17, 1766.
Mary, b. Nov. 10, 1767.
Martha, b. March 11, 1771.
V. JAMES THOMPSON (fourth s. of Gideon, Samuel, John, Anthony), b. March 17, 1741, at G .; m. June 1, 1767, Ruth Benton of Guilford; she d. April 10, 1813; he d. Nov. 8, 1817. Both buried in Center Cemetery.
Children, born Goshen.
Clarinda, h. Oct. 18, 1768; d. April, 1790; unm. Augustus, b. March , 1770; m. Keziah Hopkins, 1795.
Lorrain, b. - , 1772; admitted to church Sept. 6, 1795; d. June 1797; unm.
Ruth, h. - , 1774; m. David Ambler, 1796.
Rhoda, b. Sept. 11, 1776; m. Elisha Carrington, 1798; d. Oct. , 1847. Zeruiah, b. about 1781; d. 1784; aged 3.
Oliver, h. about 1783; d. 1784; aged 1.
After the death of his wife, Ruth, he m. Esther Rice, Nov., 1814 (sister of Daniel Rice), of G. He built and lived for many years at the house on the west side of West Street, directly in front of where the road comes west from Moses Lyman's. Later, he lived at the house south of this where the road turns to go to Town Hill. He owned considerable land, was a valuable man in society, and was distinguished for his liberality to the great objects of Christian be- nevolence. Old Chloe was his slave. She d. Oct. 14, 1831, aged 110. His second wife outlived him for several years, and d. at E. Bloom- field, N. Y.
V. LYDIA THOMSON GAYLORD (dau. of Gideon, Samuel, John, Anthouy), m. about 1756, Timothy Gaylord and removed to Norfolk.
Children.
Lydia, m. Jedadiah Phelps. Lois, m. Jehiel Hull. Rhoda, m. Elizur Munger. Prudence, m. Jonas Hubbard. Reuben, m. Mary Curtiss.
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VI. JONATHAN THOMPSON (first son of Elisha, Gideon, Samuel, John, Anthony), b. Dec. 31, 1756; m. July 13, 1785, Anne, youngest child of Thomas Lucas of Beach Hill. Both d. Goshen.
They were both members of the M. E. Church in West Goshen. He owned a large amount of land and the sawmill at West Goshen. He lived for several years some forty rods south of the West Goshen cemetery. Afterwards, he built the house now (1895) owned and oc- cupied by his grandson, Darius D. Thompson.
Children, born Goshen.
Ira B., b. March 24, 1787; m. Pamelia Baldwin.
Nancy, b. -; m. April 12, 1832, the Rev. Aaron Hunt.
Sally, b. -; m. Nathan Cobb, later Amos Cobb.
Miles, b. Oct. 9, 1797; m. Minerva Upson.
Isaac, b. Oct. 9, 1797; m. Mary Holbrook.
VI. EDWARD THOMSON (fourth son of Elisha, Gideon, Sam- uel, John, Anthony), b. Sept. 30, 1766; m. Rhoda Smith of Warren. They lived on the east side of the road on School Hill. Removed to Livonia, N. Y.
Children, born Goshen.
Harvey, b. - --; m. to sister Ambrose's wife.
Ambrose, b. - -; m. -; drowned at Silver Lake, N. Y., 1827. Ezra.
Julius. Laura.
VI. ELISHA THOMSON (fifth son of Elisha, Gideon, Samuel, John, Anthony), m. Honour Pratt, dau. Captain Isaac Pratt of G.
Children.
Isaac Pratt. John. Elisha.
VI. ISRAEL THOMSON (sixth son of Elisha, Gideon, Samuel, John, Anthony), m. Sarah Foot of Hebron. They removed to Lex- ington, N. Y.
Diantha.
Children. Eli.
VI. SAMUEL THOMSON (youngest son of Elisha, Gideon, Sam- uel, John, Anthony), m. Caroline Shepard; d. G. Dec. 30, 1807; she d. G. Aug. 19, 1824. They lived on the west side of the road on School Hill. Himself, wife, and daughter were inclined to the faith and practices of the Friends.
Children.
Seth, b. ; m. to Wood; resides in Ohio. Dorcas, b. -; d. July 30, 1824.
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VI. Deacon AUGUSTUS THOMPSON (son of James, Gideon, Samuel, John, Anthony), b. March 31, 1770, at G .; m. Nov. 27, 1795, Keziah Hopkins, Great Barrington, Mass .; d. April 7, 1851, at South Windsor; she d. June 29, 1852, at East Windsor Hill. She was b. in Great Barrington Dec. 31, 1772. He united with the church, by pro- fession, Nov. 3, 1799; was chosen a deacon Nov. 13, 1817, on account of the infirmity of Deacon Samuel Norton, and continued in the office to the time of his removal to Norwich, Conn., in 1831. During all this time he was associated with Deacon Henry Hart. He removed from Norwich to South Windsor in 1834, and built a house there. He was engaged in farming while residing here, and, as a man, was much esteemed and beloved. He was not fluent in speech, but what he said was always worth hearing. He loved the cause of Christ more than all other things, and this did not make him less lovely in his family.
Children, born Goshen.
Oliver Hopkins, b. Jan. 10, 1797; m. March 19, 1840, Emma Ann Heartt. Charles J., b. Oct. 11, 1800; d. Oct. 23, 1823; member of church here. Ruth, b. Feb. 18, 1803; m. Eleazer Lord Dec. 31, 1835. William, b. Feb. 18, 1806; m. Sept. 25, 1834, Eliza Butler. Chloe, b. Feb. 18, 1809; m. July 28, 1841, John Jenkins.
Augustus Charles, b. April 30, 1812; m. June 3, 1841, Sarah Elizabeth Strong.
VI. General DAVID THOMSON (s. of David, Gideon, Samuel, John, Anthony), b. - , 1766, G .; m. Nov. 11, 1790, Sybil, dau. Eben- ezer Norton, G .; d. May 11, 1827; she d. Dec. 18, 1831, at New Haven. He was associated with David Wadhams in the mercantile business, under the firm name of Wadhams & Thomson, occupying a store northwest of the meeting-house. Their two dwelling-houses were built in the summer of 1803. (I myself worked at them. L. M. N.) That on the west side, now, 1895, occupied by Moses Gray, for Wad- hams; that on the east side, now occupied by Albert Sperry, for Thomson.
Children, born Goshen.
Clarinda, b. March 22, 1792; m. about 1814, Theodore North.
Eben Norton, b. Dec. 10, 1795; m. Aug. 27, 1817, Sarah P. Merriman. William Henry, b. Dec. 4, 1804; d. Feb. 20, 1806.
Henry William, b. Dec. 4, 1804; m. Jan. 1, 1826, Lydia Button. Eliza, b. May 8, 1808; m. April 18, 1827, James Dunn. Infant, b. March, 1811; died.
VI. LAURA H. THOMSON NEWTON (dau. of John, John, John, Ebenezer, Anthony), b. Nov. 10, -, G .; m. Nov. 11, 1810, John, s. Isaac Newton, Jr.
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HISTORY OF GOSHEN.
Children.
Marcus.
Lucius. Eunice, died. Laura, died. John, died.
John Thomson, m. Virginia Baldwin.
Eunice, died. Laura, died. A son, died.
Rebecca. Amelia. The presumption is that the deaths occurred in infancy. The family removed to Richfield, Ohio.
VI. JAMES EATON THOMPSON (s. of John, John, John, Ebenezer, Anthony), b. April 7, 1793, G .; m. Esther Beutly of Goshen.
Children, born Goshen.
Louisa, b. Jan. 24, 1830; unm.
Mary Esther, b. Oct. 10, 1830; d. April 12, 1832.
Mary Esther, b. Sept. 10, 1832; m. Jan. 10, 1853, Frederick E. Hurlbut. Children: Adella F., b. April 13, 1854; m. Oct. 13, 1874, Hu- bert S. Scoville; child, Alice H., b. July 24, 1875; Lizzie M., b. Feb. 3, 1856; m. Dec. 2, 1873, Samuel C. Riley; child, Fred- erick C., b. July 24, 1880; Clara Etta, b. May 9, 1866; May G., b. Sept. 15, 1876.
VI. CLARISSA A. THOMSON BALLARD (dau. of John, John, John, Ebenezer, Anthony), b. - , G .; m. May 10, 1825, Jeffrey Bal- lard. He d. Tinmouth, Vt.
Children, born Tinmouth.
Rollin.
John Thomson.
Alfred. Henry. Infant, daughter, d.
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VII. IRA THOMPSON (son of Jonathan, Elisha, Gideon, Sam- uel, John, Anthony), b. March 24, 1787; m. Jan. , 1817, Pamelia Baldwin of Litchfield. She was b. April 17, 1793.
Children, born Goshen.
Jonathan B., b. Jan. 22, 1820; m. Sarah, dau. Hosea Crandall. Darius D., b. Nov. 11, 1826; m. Louisa E. Crandall. George T., b. Dec. 21, 1829; d. March 19, 1857, G.
VII. SALLY THOMSON COBB (dau. of Jonathan, Elisha, Gid- eon, Samuel, John, Anthony), b. -; m. Nathan Cobb, W. G .; he d. in Michigan Aug. 14, 1833.
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Children, born Goshen, and Schoolcraft, Mich.
Mary Ann, b. -; d. Nov. 7, 1833, Schoolcraft.
Harriet, b. - -; m. Joseph Chapin, No. Adams, Mass.
Merritt, b. - --; m. Maria Constantine Oct., 1840.
Jerome T., b. Dec. 29, 1821; m. Julia Ann Benton, Ameuia, N. Y. Ferris, b. -; d. Schoolcraft. Eliza M., b. May 10, 1833.
At this time the husband d. and she m. his brother, Amos Cobb.
Child.
Mary Jane, b. Dec. , 1836.
VII. MILES THOMPSON (s. of Jonathan, Elisha, Gideon, Sam- uel, John, Anthony), b. April 11, 1793; m. Nov. 10, 1819, Minerva Upson; b. May 2, 1801, Canaan, N. Y .; d. March 1, 1847, at G .; he d. July 8, 1857, at G. The principal business of Mr. T. was running a sawmill at West Goshen.
Children, born Goshen.
Moses L., b. Aug. 9, 1820; m. Sarah G. Schweizer.
Freelove K., b. June 25, 1822.
Martha Eliza, b. July 17, 1826; m. April 12, 1854, Samuel Clark, Corn- wall.
Emeline MI., b. Sept. 13, 1828.
Elisha Stanley, b. Aug. 29, 1830; d. March 1, 1847, same day as his mother.
Harriet M., b. July 25, 1834.
Sarah E., b. Nov. 13, 1835; d. Aug. 17, 1849, Flushing, L. I.
VII. ISAAC THOMPSON (s. of Jonathan, Elisha, Gideon, Sam- uel, John, Anthony), b. Oct. 9, 1797; m. Jan. 21, 1830, to Mary, dau. Sylvanus Holbrook. She d. at Grand River, Mich. He built the house and sawmill on the road from the West Goshen graveyard to Warren and removed from that place to Grand River, Mich., about 1821.
Children.
Lorrain, son.
Nancy Jane.
.
VII. EBEN N. THOMSON (s. of David, David, Gideon, Sam- . uel, John, Anthony), b. Dec. 10, 1795; m. Aug. 27, 1817, Sarah P. Merriman. Both members of the church. He removed to New Haven in 1827, where he d. July 18, 1856. She d. New Haven Aug. 12, 1869.
Children.
Cornelia, b. Oct. 8, 1818; m. George Rice, New Haven. Juliet M., b. April 10, 1821; m. July 20, 1843, William North. William S., b. March 22, 1823; m. Jan. 8, 1850, Jane T. Lewis.
Mary N., b. Aug. 19, 1825; m. Aug. 19, 1846, Henry T. Hutton; d. Sept. 10, 1847.
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Charles, b. June 20, 1828; d. Jan. 10, 1829.
Eliza Lyman, b. April 22, 1831; m. June , 1858, William Nettleton. Charles Henry, b. Dec. 5, 1836; d. Aug. 4, 1884, Stockbridge.
VII. HENRY W. THOMSON (s. of David, David, Gideon, Sam- uel, Johu, Anthony), b. Dec. 4, 1804; m. Jan. 1, 1826; d. Nov. 15, 1840, Stockbridge, Mass. Both members of the church.
Children.
Henry Witter, b. Sept. 13, 1826; m. Dec. 11, 1855, Laura F. Wheeler. Sarah Eliza, b. July 18, 1828; m. William H. Cutler.
David William, b. Oct. 9, 1830; m. Charlotte Charles, b. Sept. 9, 1832; d. Sept. 19, 1832.
Jane Maria, b. Aug. 18, 1833; m. June 11, 1856, Charles H. Gaylord. Edward A., b. Aug. 22, 1836; m. Feb. 22, 1860, Elizabeth Lawton. Giles Griswold, b. Oct. 22, 1838; m. Aug. 30, 1852, Mary Josephine Lum.
VIII. CORNELIA THOMSON RICE (dau. of Eben N., David, David, Gideon, Samuel, John, Anthony), b. Oct. 8, 1818; removed to New Haven with her father's family in 1827; m. Oct. 8, 1838, to George Rice of New Haven.
Children, born New Haven.
George, b. March 2, 1840; d. Nov. 10, 1840.
William Forbes, b. Feb. 6, 1843.
Mary Hutton, b. Dec. 4, 1846.
VIII. SARAH ELIZA THOMSON (dau. of Henry W., David, David, Gideon, Samuel, John, Anthony), b. July 18, 1828; m. William H. Cutler, Center Village, Conn. He d. Nov. 2, 1851. She m. (2) 1854, Robert Byrd, of Fort Valley, Georgia.
Child by First Marriage.
Mary Wilhelmina, b. June 17, 1852; d. Dec. 1852.
Children by Second Marriage. Jeannie Maria, b. Dec. 2, 1855; Eugene.
VIII. DARIUS D. THOMPSON (s. Ira, Jonathan, Elisha, Gid- eon, Samuel, John, Anthony), b. Nov. 11, 1826; m. Sept. 14, 1856, Louisa Crandall; she d. Feb. 4, 1895.
Children.
Sarah L., b. Sept. 12, 1859; d. Nov. 25, 1865.
Jennie L., b. Sept. 23, 1866; m. Dec. 25, 1889, Edwin Wright.
VIII. JULIETT M. THOMSON (dau. Eben N., David, David, Gideon, Samuel, John, Anthony), b. Goshen, April 10, 1821; m. Wil- liam, son of Theodore North, July 20, 1843; he d. at Elmira, N. Y., Sept. 21, 1844. She returned to New Haven and m. Horatio Nelson Lyman of Goshen June 4, 1850.
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Children.
William Thomson. b. March 5, 1851; d. Feb. 15, 1853. George Nelson, b. Aug. 29, 1852; d. Feb. 19, 1853.
VIII. ELIZA L. THOMSON (dau. Eben N., David, David, Gideon, Samuel, John, Anthony), b. New Haven April 22, 1831; m. William Nettleton of Stockbridge, Mass., June, 1858. He was a merchant in New York, 1858. Child, b. New Haven Aug. 21, 1859.
VII. ELIZA THOMSON (dau. David, David, Gideon, Samuel, John, Anthony), b. Goshen May 8, 1808; m. James Dunn, Esq., Elmira, N. Y., April 18, 1827. Reside, 1853, Elmira, N. Y.
Children, born Elmira.
John Davis, b. April 28, 1828.
Charles, b. Jan. , 1830; d. next day.
David Thomson, b. Feb. 5, 1831; m. Mary Tuttle of Burdett, N. Y .; their child, Frederick.
Mary N., b. Dec. 18, 1833; d. Nov. 17, 1856.
Hellen Mar, b. July 25, 1837.
Alice R., b. April 17, 1839.
Henry Thomson, b. Jan. 28, 1842.
Isaac Baldwin, b. Sept. 21, 1844.
Eliza Thomson, b. Aug. 28, 1852.
VII. OLIVER H. THOMPSON (s. of Augustus, James, Gideon, Samuel, John, Anthony), b. Goshen Jan. 10, 1797; m. Emma Ann Heartt March 19, 1840. She was dau. Daniel B. and Jane Heartt, b. Du Page Co., Ill., Sept. 20, 1820. He went to Ann Arbor, Mich., in 1828, to Chicago in 1835, thence to Cincinnati in 1840. They re- sided, 1853, at Covington, Ky. They returned to Chicago, where he d. May 28, 1868.
Children.
James, b. Sept. 9, 1841. Mark S., b. Jan. 27, 1844.
Jane. b. April 19, 1846. Emma, b. March 20, 1849.
VII. RUTH THOMPSON (dau. Augustus, James, Gideon, Sam- uel, John, Anthony), b. Goshen Feb. 18, 1803; m. Eleazer Lord., Esq., - of New York city, Dec. 31, 1835.
Child.
Mary, b. Dec. 20, 1840; m. Dec. 6, 1865, Oliver T. Swift; d. Sept. 10, 1866.
VII. WILLIAM THOMPSON (s. Augustus, James, Gideon. Samuel. John, Anthony), b. Goshen Feb. 17, 1806; m. Eliza, dau. of Daniel Butler of Northampton Sept. 25, 1834.
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Children, b. E. Windsor Hill.
Charles Oliver, b. Sept. 25, 1836.
William Augustus, b. Nov. 27, 1838.
Sarah Elizabeth, b. Nov. 17, 1840.
Samuel Hopkins, b. May 4, 1843. Mary Butler, b. Jan. 23, 1846.
(See Ministers born in Goshen.)
VII. CHLOE THOMPSON (dau. Augustus, James, Gideon, Samuel, John, Anthony), b. Goshen Feb. 18, 1809; m. John Jenkins of Falmouth, Mass., July 28, 1841; d. July 1, 1891.
Children.
Augustus Thompson, b. May 19, 1843. Weston, b. Dec. 20, 1845.
Edward Hopkins, b. May 31. 1850.
William Thompson, b. Nov. 10, 1852.
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VII. AUGUSTUS CHARLES THOMPSON (s. Augustus, James, Gideon, Samuel, John, Anthony), b. Goshen April 30, 1812; m. (1) June 3, 1841, Sarah Elizabeth Strong of Northampton; she d. May 11, 1857; m. (2) July 15, 1858, Elizabeth Hill Cutler; she d. Nov. 25, 1867; m. (3) June 1, 1870, Miriam Mason Burgess.
Children, by first wife.
Theodore Strong, b. April 23, 1842.
Martha Allen. b. Dec. 24, 1843; m. Jan. 15, 1879, Frederick B. Lincoln.
Sarah Hooker, b. Feb. 21, 1846; d. Feb. 10, 1847.
Julia Augusta, b. April 22, 1848; d. the same day.
Augustus Charles, b. July 24, 1849; d. Aug. 22, 1862.
Child, by second wife.
Mary, b. Sept. 6, 1863.
(See Ministers born in Goshen.)
VI. LUCY THOMSON (dau. David, Gideon, Samuel, John, An- thony), b. Goshen, 1762; m. Timothy Crittenden of Poultney, Vt., July, 1790. They removed from P. in 1814, to Covington, N. Y., and in 1829, to Mich., where he and his son Julius died soon after.
Children.
Elsey, who died young.
Julius, m. Lewis: d. about 1840.
Parley, dau .; m. Partridge and lived in Mich.
VI. LOVISA THOMSON (dau. David, Gideon, Samuel, John. Anthony), b. Goshen, 1764; m. David Hurlbut, March 3. 1783; d. Nov., 1811. He d. at the West. They removed to Poultney in 1788, thence to Rutland in 1806. The children were all m.
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Children. Almira, b. May 6, 1784; m. John Gould of P.
Lucia, b. Nov. 3, 1786; m. Harvey Hyde of P.
Salmon, b. ---; m. - Hawkins of Castleton.
David, b .- --; m.
- -- Watkins of Rutland.
Nancy, b.
-; m. Solomon Whitney of P. Augustus, b. ; m. - Johnson of P.
Lucinda. Lorrain.
VI. JESSE THOMSON (s. David, Gideon, Samuel, John, An- thony), b. Goshen June 22, 1769; m. Huldah Richards of Poultney, Vt., Jan. 7, 1802; d. P. Jan. 1, 1845; she d. Sept., 1842.
Children, born Poultney.
Frederick A., b. Oct. 13, 1802; m. Eunice Horrt Oct. 18, 1827.
Franklin, b. Feb. 22. 1808; m. Louisa Goway Jan. 1, 1836.
Emily, b. May 21, 1812; m. George C. Stewart Nov. 1, 1830. Lauriston, b. Dec. 14, 1815; m. Charlotte A. Pearle.
Huldah F., b. April 10, 1817; m. A. J. P. Martin Sept. 6, 1833. Laura A., b. Sept. 20, 1820; m. Lemuel Harvey.
Abigail L., b. Feb. 27, 1824; m. Samuel Stewart.
VI. AMOS THOMSON (s. David, Gideon, Samuel, John, An- thony), b. Goshen Nov., 1771; m. Dotha Brace of Bethlehem, Conn., 1798. She d. July, 1817, and he m. (2) Nancy Cristy in Aug., 1819. He d. E. Poultney, Vt., Jan. 1, 1849; she d. Sept. 2, 1849.
Children.
Horace B., d. Feb. 6, 1821, unm. A physician.
Norman B., b. Feb. 6, 1801; m. Seraph Ruggles.
Laura and Laura, d., the oldest 6 or 7. Eliza E., m. Doctor Rockwood of Bridport. Amos G., b. 1807; m. Mary Eliza Cutler.
Dotha C., b. Jan. 10, 1810; m. Simeon Mears Sept., 1835. Albert A., b. July 1, 1815; m. Juliett Manning. J. Egbert, m. Mary A. Randle.
Horace, lives in Georgia (1849).
VI. ESTHER THOMSON (dau. David, Gideon, Samuel, John, Anthony), b. Goshen Oct. 6, 1777; removed to Poultney, Vt .; m. the Rev. Clark Kendrick of P. Sept. 10, 1802. He was pastor of the Baptist Church in P. He d. March 1, 1825, having been pastor about twenty-five years.
Children.
Lucia, b. May 27, 1804; d. April 10, 1829; unm. Merina, b. Jan. 10, 1806; d. April 16, 1827; unm. Adolphus, b. April 1, 1808; unm .; a planter in Georgia. Asahel C., b. Dec. 7, 1809; m. Ann E. Fisher. Hannah, b. Nov. 3, 1812; d. Feb. 15, 1836.
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HISTORY OF GOSHEN.
Samuel Stillman, b. Aug. 12, 1814; m. Emily Fisher.
A. Judson, b. Feb. 16, 1816; m. Eliza Randle.
Ryland, b. April 18, 1822; m. Arabella Randal, Georgia, 1841.
VI. SALLY THOMSON (dau. David, Gideon, Samuel, John, Anthony), b. Goshen, 1779; removed to Poultney; m. Ezekiel Buell of P. Sept., 1797; d. Castleton, Vt., June 18, 1817; he d. March, 1844.
Children.
Maria, b. Sept., 1800; m. William McLeod.
Charlotte, b. Aug. 14, 1802.
Julian, b. Aug. 20, 1804; graduated Middlebury Coll. in 1823; became eminent as a lawyer and d. in Georgia, 1836; unm.
Julius, b. April., 1806; m. Sarah Ann Barney of Whitehall in 1834; has four children; lived in W., 1850.
Gustavus J., b. 1810; m. Caroline Wilkins of Castleton, 1840; have one child, Charles, b. 1847.
Alexander, b. May, 1813; graduated Middlebury Coll., 1829; a lawyer in Detroit, Mich .. and in 1850 a member of Congress from Mich. Married Mary Ann Fisher of Rutland, Vt., 1836. Four daughters.
VI. RUTH THOMPSON (dau. James, Gideon, Samuel, John. Anthony), b. Goshen, 1774; m. David Ambler of Bethlehem, 1796. Removed to Augusta, N. Y. She d. Madison, N. Y., Dec. 25, 1857.
Children, born Augusta.
Charlotte, d. at 2 or 3 years of age.
Eliza, m. Mr. Rice.
Augustus T., d. single. A missionary.
Caroline, m. Mr. Herrick.
Mary, m. Mr. Rice, brother of above.
Charlotte, m. Edwin W. Clark, Oswego, N. Y.
Lucretia, m. William Lord.
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David W., d. July 23, 1847, aged 32 years.
Rhoda, d the same year.
RHODA THOMSON. (See Abraham Norton, p. 510.)
VI. ISURA THOMPSON (dau. James, Gideon, Samuel, John, Anthony), b. Goshen July 24, 1781: m. Elisha Carrington Aug. 25, 1799; d. Oct. 18, 1847; he d. Aug. 8, 1853.
Children.
Maria, d. about 23 years of age; unm.
Frederick T., m. Louisa Shute.
Lorain, m. Rittenhouse Dorr.
Jenette, d. about 19.
Isura, b. May 23, 1810; m. James MacFarlane April 22, 1834; had two sons: Carrington, b. 1836, and James Duncan, June, 1838. Cordelia, m. William F. Allen of Oswego, N. Y.
Mary.
Clarinda Beach. m. Edwin Allen, brother Wm. F. (both lawyers), d. June 4, 1853, aged 34.
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EARLY GOSHEN FAMILIES.
VII. NORMAN B. THOMSON (s. Amos, David, Gideon, Sam- uel, John, Anthony), b. Poultney, Feb. 6, 1801; m. Seraph Ruggles; removed to Macon, Georgia, 1823, merchant Perry, Houston Co., Ga., 1849.
Children.
Norman Cornelius, b. May 25, 1828.
George Francis, b. Dec. 19, 1833.
James, b. May 15, 1835. Charles, b. Feb. 26, 1838.
VII. ELIZA E. THOMSON (dau. Amos, David, Gideon, Sam- uel, John, Anthony), b. Poultney; m. Doctor Elisha Rockwood, Bridport, Vt. Have one child, Thomson.
VII. AMOS G. THOMSON (s. Amos, David, Gideon, Samuel, John, Anthony), b. at P. about 1807; m. Mary Eliza Cutler of Boston; residing, 1849, at Boston. Dry-goods merchant.
Children, born Boston.
Helen. 1841. Josephine, 1843.
VII. DOTHA C. THOMSON (dau. Amos, David, Gideon, Sam- uel, John, Anthony), b. P. Jan. 10, 1810; m. Simeon Mears.
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