Elisha THOMPSON

Born

20 March 1774 , Clinton, Dutchess, Crown Colony of New York

Died

16 October 1812 , Stillwater, New York, USA

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Daniel THOMPSON Mary HOAG

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Born: 20 March 1774 in Clinton, Dutchess, Crown Colony of New York

Father: Daniel THOMPSON

Mother: Mary HOAG

Paternal grandparents: David THOMPSON , Susannah DARLING

Maternal grandparents: Jonathan HOAG , Elizabeth DOW

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Elisha married Lydia SALISBURY abt. 1805 in Clinton, Dutchess, New York, USA . Lydia SALISBURY was born abt. 1780 in New York, USA. Lydia died 1 April 1846 in Stillwater, New York, USA. Lydia was the child of Thomas SALISBURY and Rebecca BUSHEE.

Elisha THOMPSON died 16 October 1812 in Stillwater, New York, USA.

Grandson of: David Thompson and Susannah Darling

Grave inscription:
Thompson, Elisha, d. Oct. 16, 1812, 38y.6m.26d.

Thompson, Lydia, wife of Elisha, d. Apr. 1, 1846, 66y.17d.

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Elisha THOMPSON married

Lydia SALISBURY
Marriage date: abt. 1805
Marriage place: Clinton, Dutchess, New York, USA
Lydia SALISBURY was the child of Thomas SALISBURY and Rebecca BUSHEE

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Birth — 1774
20 March 1774
Clinton, Dutchess, Crown Colony of New York

1775 - Paul Revere's famous ride (April 18)

1775 - First shots of Revolutionary War fired in Lexington and Concord. (April 19)

1776 - American Declaration of Independence (July 4)

1776 - Congress renames the nation 'United States of America' (September 9)

1777 - The Articles of Confederation Were Adopted (November 15)

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 - The Continental Congress Ratified the Treaty of Paris Ending the Revolutionary War (January 14)

1787 - U.S. Constitution ratified (September 17)

1789 - George Washington becomes the 1st President of the United States

George Washington Genealogy

1791 - The Bill of Rights takes effect (December 15)

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1797 - John Adams becomes President of the United States

John Adams Genealogy

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

Thomas Jefferson Genealogy

1803 - Louisiana Purchase - The United States doubled its size by purchasing this territory from Spain. (October 20)

1805 - Lewis and Clark reach Pacific (November 15)

1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States

1812 Death
Bk.3, p. 59
ELISHA THOMPSON of Stillwater
Dated 8 Oct. 1812
Probated 2 Nov. 1812
Wife - Lydia
Sons - Jonathan, David, Ezeial, Daniel, Josiah, Nathan, Caleb, Abraham
Daus. - Martha Morris, Patty Ostrander
Maria Wood (under 18)
Exec. - Wife, Hial, Morris, Richard Denton
Wit. - Rowell Day, Oliver Salisbury, William Ostrander

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1812
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Abstracts of Wills, Administrations and Guardianships in NY State, 1787 - 1835., (Online db: NewEnglandAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2006), (From material originally compiled by William A. D. Eardeley, now held by the Brooklyn Historical Society.)

Dated 1812
County of Record Saratoga
Page 393

'Elisha Thompson of Stillwater, Saratoga Co. N.Y. -- To my wife, Lydia Thompson ase of all my estate n & h during time she remain my widow & at her death or marriage: to my sd wife Lydia Thompson my furniture & exeft - to Martha Morris, Jonathan Thompson, David Thompson, Josiah Thompson, Nathan Thompson, Caleb Thompson, Abraham Thompson & Palley Ostrander -- to Maria Wood, wh age 18 yrs -- afft Lydia Thompson my wife exis & Hial Morris & Richard Denton Exrs - h & s at Stillwater 8 Oct 1812 sg Elisha Thompson LS Wita Roswell ...Read full story

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Salisbury Cemetery

The Salisbury Cemetery is located about three miles south of Saratoga Lake, at the east side of the intersection of Cold Springs, Joyce and Fitch Roads, in the Town of Stillwater, Saratoga County, New York.
Stillwater, New York, USA

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New York was named after the English Duke of York and Albany (and the brother of England's King Charles II) in 1664 when the region called New Amsterdam was taken from the Dutch. (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1664 - New Amsterdam
1664 - 1687 - New York Colony
1688 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1788 - Crown Colony of New York
July 26, 1788 - Virginia becomes 11th U.S. state

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