Edward Thompson (1766 - 1842)

Born 30 Sep 1766 in Goshen, Litchfield, Connecticut, British Colonial America

Ancestors

Husband of Amanda Rhoda (Smith) Thompson — married [date unknown] in Connecticut

Husband of Amanda Rhoda Smith — married 1791 in Connecticut, United States

Descendants

Died 10 Sep 1842 at age 75 in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States

Biography

Edward was born in 1766. He passed away in 1842.

Died from 2 September 1842 to 9 September 1842. Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States.

Buried Old Nauvoo Cemetery, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States.

Marriage before 1840. of Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States.

Residence Census. 1840 Hancock, Illinois, United States.

Note: #2683372305405239. Miscellaneous Sources from Past Patrons. 1. Connecticut Vital Records (Goshen--Births-Marriages-Deaths 1739-1854) Barbour Collection, Connecticut State Library 1927. 2. "Goshen Vital Records," by James N. Arnold in 1915, vol. 1, page 236. 3."History of Goshen, Conn.," pp. 534, 536.

Life Sketch of Edward Thompson Edward Thompson was born in September 1766 in Goshen, Connecticut. He was the fifth child of Elisha Thompson and Dorcas Wright. He had three older and three younger brothers, and one younger sister. When he was ten his Father was in the American Revolution, as a volunteer from Connecticut. Edward is said to have been interested in religion and at one time was a quaker.

Edward married Amanda Rhoda Smith in 1792, probably in Connecticut. They had five children; Harvey 1793, Ambrose 1795, Ezra 1797, Julius 1801, and Laura 1803. All their children are believed to have been born in Goshen. The Thompson home was on the east side of the road on School Hill in Goshen.

Sometime after 1803, Edward and Rhoda moved their family to Livonia, New York. Livonia was on the western edge of the finger lake area. It had been settled about 15 years before by Solomon Woodruff, a Presbyterian Minister from Litchfield, so Edward and Amanda were probably familiar with many of the settlers. Livonia was about 35 miles from Palmyra, New York and may have been where the Thompsons heard of the Mormon Church. While they were living in Livonia, their married son, Ambrose, drowned in Silver Lake, New York, about twenty miles southwest of Livonia.

In the 1820 Census, Edward and Amanda were living in Allegheny County, New York. By 1830, they were in Erie County, Pennsylvania livingclose to Mill Creek Township. Two of their sons, Ezra and Julius had brought their families and were living close by. In 1836 Edward and Amanda were living in Kirtland, Ohio. Their married sons, Ezraand Julius had also moved to Kirtland along with their families.

It is not clear if they joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints first and then moved to Kirtland, or if they moved there and were then converted. But they were among the early members of the Church. In 1836, while they were in Kirtland, both Edward and Amanda received their patriartical blessings from Joseph Smith Sr. Edward was 69 at the time.

Edward followed the Church and eventually lived in Nauvoo, Illinois. The Nauvoo newspaper "Wasp" recorded his death in Nauvoo in September 1842. He was buried in the Cemetery there. He was 75 when he died. Information from Nelda Meenderink 1984, "History of Horace Harvey Thompson" by Dean Thompson, Kent Thompson on Family Search, 2013, "History of Ezra Thompson" by Mavis Greer Clayton, and "History of Goshen, Connecticut" by A.G. Hibbard. Compiled by G. Lewis, June 2004, updated May 2011. ..

Marriage @6728149874565928@ FAM. Husband @1542491091579363@. Wife @1041994328053919@. Child: @4934971886832745@. Marriage 1791 Connecticut^[1] Marriage before 1792. ^[2]

@2052249481490881@ FAM. Husband @6225820500969828@. Wife @149765796115059@. Child: @1542491091579363@. Marriage about 1754. of Goshen, Litchfield, Connecticut. ^[3]

Notes

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Sources

1. ↑ Source: #338031717679934 29 May 2018
2. ↑ Source: #8846593071759458 29 May 2018
3. ↑ Source: #2981789160777709 29 May 2018

• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed May 1, 2018), "Record of Elisha Thompson", Ancestor # A114040.
• Source: 2121286993984943 Ezra Thompson (1797-1873) - Family & History [He was a son of Edward Thompson] "Ezra Thompson." Ezra Thompson. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Nov. 2015. (http://web.pdx.edu/~davide/gene/Thompson_Ezra.htm). This source was created for free with http://RecordSeek.com
• Source: 3301306160679575 Research Log for Edward Thompson by BYU Center for Family History and Genealogy [no Annis shown by name as his wife] From FamilySearch.org For more information refer to https://nauvoo.byu.edu https://api.familysearch.org/platform/memories/memories/40019638
• Source: 3689058829381067 "Nauvoo Deaths and Marriages 1839-1845," The book "Nauvoo Deaths and Marriages 1839-1845," by Lyndon W. Cook, Grandin Book Company, Orem, Utah, p. 78. "Thompson, Edward. Sometime between 2-9 September 1842 at Nauvoo; 76 years old; fever. ('Wasp' 10 September 1842.)"
• Source: 4999419701357141 Nauvoo Land & Records Office, Edward Thompson, b. 1766/76 From FamilySearch.org https://api.familysearch.org/platform/memories/memories/19805140
• Source: 5683794113808417 Several Sources from Nauvoo, Illinois for at least two different Edward Thompsons. From FamilySearch.org This record is so small it cannot be read online. [The death date of 1842 at age 76 years supports Edward's birth date of 1766] This Edward Thompson was born about 1784 in Massachusetts - and is not the Edward Thompson born in 1766. He is not the Edward which died in 1842 as shown in these records. Records of more that one Edward Thompson are shown here. Reviewed again on 14 Aug 2017 Bruce Feinauer https://api.familysearch.org/platform/memories/memories/19803998
• Source: 587064173335243 "Utah, Deaths and Burials, 1888-1946" shows Edwd. Thompson as father of Ezra Thompson (no image) "Utah Deaths and Burials, 1888-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F85N-32Z : 10 February 2018), Edwd. Thompson in entry for Ezra Thompson, 21 Aug 1873; citing Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, reference p 148 #5884; FHL microfilm 26,553. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F85N-32Z
• Source: 6265714575207794 "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949" shows Edwd Thompson as father of Ezra Thompson "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NQHG-WWG : 5 December 2014), Edwd Thompson in entry for Ezra Thompson, 21 Aug 1873; citing Ward 19, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, Management and Archives, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 4,139,616. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQHG-WWG
• Source: 6287106790766305 "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906" Edward Thomson born on 30 Sep 1766 "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F74W-Z6F : 11 February 2018), Edward Thomson, 30 Sep 1766; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74W-Z6F
• Source: 6538126805672660 Edward Thompson - Published information From FamilySearch.org Published information: burial: 10 September 1842; Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States DEATH:1. Lyndon W. Cook, Nauvoo Deaths and Marriages (1839-1845), Grandin Book Company, Orem, Utah, Page 78. Edward Thompson. Sometime between 2-9 September 1842 at Nauvoo; 76 years old; fever. Wasp 10 September 1842. BURIAL: 2. Nauvoo Restoration, Inc., Nauvoo Deaths & Burials, October 7, 1989, p34
• Source: 6634418519401870 Edwd Thomson, "United States Census, 1840" "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XHB8-6L8 : 15 August 2017), Edwd Thomson, Hancock, Illinois, United States; citing p. 160, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 60; FHL microfilm 7,642. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHB8-6L8
• Source: 709923674608110 Edward Thompson in entry for Julius Thompson, "Illinois, Hancock County, Nauvoo Community Project, 1839-1846 (BYU Center for Family History and Genealogy)" "Illinois, Hancock County, Nauvoo Community Project, 1839-1846 (BYU Center for Family History and Genealogy)," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QL3Z-K91M : 23 February 2018), Edward Thompson in entry for Julius Thompson, from 1839 to 1846; citing Residence, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States, from 1839 to 1846, Citing BYU Center for Family History and Genealogy, Provo, Utah. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL3Z-K91M
• Source: 7426412920584125 Nauvoo LDS Land and Records Office research file. Nauvoo LDS Land and Records Office research file (partially viewable at www.earlylds.com). Nauvoo LDS Land and Records Office research file (partially viewable at www.earlylds.com). Includes: A. Cemetery Record for Old Nauvoo Burial Ground, 780 East 2300 North Sonora Township, Inventory of Markers and Graves: Edward Thompson, b. Abt 1776, d. bef 10 Sep 1842, age 76. [At age 76, he would have been born 1766 and not 1776.] Wife Anis. B. "Record of Baptisms for the Dead, Nauvoo," by Black and Black, Nauvoo Baptismal Records of the Dead: Edward Thompson was baptized for his mother Elizabeth Thompson and his father William Thompson in 1841 (probably baptism in the Mississippi River). Source: Nauvoo Baptismal Records of the Dead, Book A165 and A161 respectively. This was also when opposite genders could be baptized for the other gender.