Jerusha GOULD

Born

20 May 1795 , Holliston, Massachusetts, USA

Died

5 May 1887 , Sutton, Massachusetts, USA

Age: 92

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Paul GOULD Sarah PIKE

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Born: 20 May 1795 in Holliston, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Paul GOULD

Mother: Sarah PIKE

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Jerusha married Laban C THOMPSON 29 May 1823 in Bellingham, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Laban C THOMPSON was born 13 February 1784 in Bellingham, Massachusetts, USA. Laban C died 23 May 1845 in Sutton, Massachusetts, USA. Laban C was the child of Joseph THOMPSON and Lois WHEELOCK.

Jerusha GOULD died 5 May 1887 in Sutton, Massachusetts, USA.
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Jerusha GOULD married

Laban C THOMPSON
Marriage date: 29 May 1823
Marriage place: Bellingham, Massachusetts, USA
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Laban C THOMPSON was the child of Joseph THOMPSON and Lois WHEELOCK

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Name: Laban Thomson

Event Type: Marriage

Marriage Date: 29 May 1823

Marriage Place: Bellingham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA

Spouse: Jerusha Gould

Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Compiled Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1700-1850 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2018.

Children of Laban C THOMPSON and Jerusha GOULD

Lucinda THOMPSON

Born: 4 July 1821, Milford, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 31 March 1907, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Andrew Jackson HOWARD 1843

John THOMPSON

Born: 8 January 1824, Bellingham, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 27 October 1878, Sutton, Massachusetts, USA

Eli D. THOMPSON

Born: 6 May 1825, Uxbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 15 January 1899, Oxford, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Mariah Louise BRYANT 27 July 1856 Place: Douglas, Massachusetts, USA (East Douglas)

Elizabeth THOMPSON

Born: October 1826, Bellingham, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 29 August 1865, Sutton, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Ebenezer Edmond TUCKER 3 July 1845 Place: Oxford, Massachusetts, USA

George THOMPSON

Born: abt. 1826, , Massachusetts, USA
Died: abt. 1901, , Massachusetts, USA

Sarah THOMPSON

Born: abt. 1831, Bellingham, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 31 December 1895, Sutton, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Nathan B FISK 25 September 1859 Place: Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Susan Ellen THOMPSON

Born: 14 September 1834, North Smithfield, Rhode Island, USA
Died: 28 April 1920, Upton, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Stephen Brown ALGER 1860

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Birth — 1795
20 May 1795
Holliston, Massachusetts, USA

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

The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States

1821 Birth of Child
Lucinda THOMPSON was born 4 July 1821, Milford, Massachusetts, USA

Jerusha was 26 years old.

1823 Marriage / Partner
Jerusha GOULD and Laban C THOMPSON 29 May 1823, Bellingham, Massachusetts, USA

She was 28 years old.

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1824 Birth of Child
John THOMPSON was born 8 January 1824, Bellingham, Massachusetts, USA

Jerusha was 28 years old.

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 - John Quincy Adams becomes President of the United States

1825 Birth of Child
Eli D. THOMPSON was born 6 May 1825, Uxbridge, Massachusetts, USA (North Uxbridge)

Jerusha was 29 years old.

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 - Former U.S. Presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both die on the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence.

1826 Birth of Child
Elizabeth THOMPSON was born October 1826, Bellingham, Massachusetts, USA

Jerusha was 31 years old.

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States

1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears

1834 Birth of Child
Susan Ellen THOMPSON was born 14 September 1834, North Smithfield, Rhode Island, USA (Forestdale) (Slatersville)

Jerusha was 39 years old.

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.

1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States

1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States

1845 Death of Spouse/Partner
Laban C THOMPSON died 23 May 1845, Sutton, Massachusetts, USA

1845 Marriage of Child
Elizabeth THOMPSON married 3 July 1845, Oxford, Massachusetts, USA to Ebenezer Edmond TUCKER

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1850 Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
name: Jerusha Thompson
residence: Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
age: 55 years
calculated birth year: 1795
birthplace: Massachusetts
gender: Female
race (original):
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death month:
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film number: 443564
digital gs number: 4181064
image number: 00511
line number: 38
dwelling house number: 147
family number: 173
marital status:
free or slave:
Household Gender Age
Jerusha Thompson F 55y
George Thompson M 22y
Sarah Thompson F 18y
Russel Thompson M 10y
Adaline Chenery F 2y

1850 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1856 Marriage of Child
Eli D. THOMPSON married 27 July 1856, Douglas, Massachusetts, USA (East Douglas) to Mariah Louise BRYANT

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States

1857 - March 6 – Dred Scott v. Sandford: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Blacks are not citizens and slaves can not sue for freedom, driving the country further towards the American Civil War.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1859 Marriage of Child
Sarah THOMPSON married 25 September 1859, Providence, Rhode Island, USA to Nathan B FISK

1860 Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts
name: Jerusha Thompson
residence: , Worcester, Massachusetts
ward: Sutton
age: 65 years
estimated birth year: 1795
birthplace: Massachusetts
gender: Female
page: 254
family number: 2116
film number: 803531
dgs number: 4232260
image number: 00649
nara number: M653
1860 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.

1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States

1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.

1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States

1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

April 14, 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln was mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth at in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. He died the next day. Andrew Johnson becomes President of the United States.

1865 Death of Child
Elizabeth THOMPSON died 29 August 1865, Sutton, Massachusetts, USA

Jerusha was 70 years old.

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States

1870 Worcester County, Massachusetts
name: Jerusia Thompson
estimated birth year: 1795
gender: Female
age in 1870: 75y
color (white, black, mulatto, chinese, indian): White
birthplace: Massachusetts
home in 1870: Massachusetts, United States
Household Gender Age
Geo W Thompson M 42y
Angeline Thompson F 30y
Lewis E Thompson M 6y
Jerusia Thompson F 75y

1870 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1878 Death of Child
John THOMPSON died 27 October 1878, Sutton, Massachusetts, USA

Jerusha was 83 years old.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1880 Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts
name: Jerusha Thompson
residence: Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts
birthdate: 1795
birthplace: Massachusetts, United States
relationship to head: Mother
spouse's name:
spouse's birthplace:
father's name:
father's birthplace: Massachusetts, United States
mother's name:
mother's birthplace: Massachusetts, United States
race or color (expanded): White
ethnicity (standardized): American
gender: Female
martial status: Widowed
age (expanded): 85 years
occupation: At Home
nara film number: T9-0564
page: 23
page character: A
entry number: 1237
film number: 1254564
Household Gender Age
child Geo. W. Thompson M 51
Angelin Thompson F 40
Lewis A. Thompson M 15
Alten Thompson M 7
Jerusha Thompson F 85

1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.

1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States

1881 - July 2 - James A. Garfield was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 2, 1881. He died in Elberon, New Jersey, two months later on September 19, 1881. The shooting occurred less than four months into his term as president. Charles J. Guiteau was convicted of Garfield's murder and executed by hanging one year after the shooting. Chester Arthur becomes President of the United States.

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

1887 Death
Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915
name: Jerjushua Thompson
titles & terms:
event: Death
event date: 05 May 1887
event place: Uxbridge, Massachusetts
residence: Uxbridge,
street address:
gender: Female
age: 91
marital status: Widowed
occupation: At home
birth date:
birthplace: Medway,
estimated birth year: 1796
burial date:
burial place: Sulton,
cemetery:
father: Thomas
father's titles & terms:
father's birthplace: Hopkinton,
mother: Sarah Gould
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volume/ page/ certificate number: v 384 p 528
film number: 960236
frame number:
digital folder number: 4224887
image number: 565

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