My 4th-great-grandfather, Elias Thompson, son of James & Mary (—) Thompson, was born 8 June 1773 in Stonington, Connecticut, and died 6 March 1848 in Kendall, New York. He married 19 March 1795 in North Stonington, Connecticut, Elizabeth “Betsey” Davis, who was born 8 May 1776 in Hopkinton, Rhode Island, and died 31 December 1841 in Kendall, daughter of Joseph & Dorcas (—) Davis.
Elias and Betsy lived in the area of Stonington, CT which broke off into North Stonington in 1807. The last recorded birth of a child was in 1816, and in about 1819 the family moved to Rush, New York, which was in Ontario County at the time, later becoming Monroe County. Betsy’s mother and probably two brothers had moved there previously. They finally moved near Kendall, NY, by 1840, where they are buried.
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Betsey & Elias were settlers of Rush, New York, which was established in 1818, and Kendall, New York, first settled in 1812. They lie buried in Greenwood Cemetery in Kendall.
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In memory of
BETSEY
wife of Elias
THOMPSON
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ELIAS THOMPSON
Who died
Mar.6,1848
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Betsey & Elias were the parents of eleven children:
1. Elias Thompson, born 20 April 1796 in North Stonington, died 14 January 1864 in Highland, Michigan. He married Emeline (—), who was born c. 1800.
2. Clark Davis Thompson, born 22 October 1797 in North Stonington, died there 22 September 1831. He married Betsey Sisson, who was born 19 September 1796 in North Stonington, and died 11 April 1869, daughter of Gilbert & Desire (Maine) Sisson.
3. Oliver Perry Thompson, born 30 August 1799 in North Stonington, died 25 October 1869 in Genoa, Michigan. He married (as his first wife) c. 1828, Rebecca Clendenin, who was born c. 1809, and died in June 1836, daughter of Jacob & Rhoda (—) Clendenin.
Oliver married (as his second wife) c. 1839, Chloë M. Farnsworth, who was born c. 1806, and died c. 1866.
4. Betsey Thompson, born 5 July 1801 in North Stonington.
5. Benjamin Franklin Thompson, born 15 March 1803 in North Stonington, died there 8 March 1810.
6. Daniel B. Thompson, born 23 January 1805 in North Stonington, died 25 June 1886 in Veteran, New York. He married Sarah Elizabeth Nichols.
7. Lucy Ann Thompson (my 3rd-great-grandmother), born 20 August 1808 in North Stonington, died 29 December 1852 in Stonington. She married (as his first wife), 19 September 1830 in Groton, Connecticut, Austin White, who was born 20 August 1806 in Stonington, and died 29 June 1882 in Preston, Connecticut, son of Oliver & Lydia (—) White.
8. Rufus Cranston Thompson, born 3 September 1809 in North Stonington, died 27 September 1876 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He married Matilda Clendenin, daughter of Jacob & Rhoda (—) Clendenin.
9. Nancy Ann Thompson, born 4 August 1811 in North Stonington, died 4 October 1851 in Kendall. She married Benjamin Franklin Nichols, who was born c. 1801, and died 7 November 1874.
10. Tyler Brown Thompson, born 26 January 1814 in North Stonington, died c. 1848 in Kendall.
11. Harriet Caroline Thompson, born 4 June 1816 in North Stonington, died 13 April 1839. She married Harvey Phelps, who was born c. 1813, and died 19 August 1891 in Alamo, Michigan, son of Harvey & Betsey (—) Phelps.
Last Revised: 8 October 2024