Charles Edward Thompson (1832 - 1917)

Born 19 Sep 1832 in Standish, Cumberland, Maine, United States

Husband of Elizabeth L. Cross — married 13 Jan 1868 in Malden, Massachusetts

Died 26 Jan 1917 at age 84 in Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Charles Edward was born in Standish, Maine, in 1832, the son of Charles and Elizabeth (Young) Thompson.

He had a first wife Caroline of whom we’ve been unable to discover much about. They were living together in Malden, Mass., as early as 1855,^[1] and at the time of the 1860 census, they had a 4 year old daughter Alice. Charles was working at the rubber factory at this time. ^[2]

At the age of 28, he enlisted to serve in the Civil War on May 25, 1861, describing his occupation as a carpenter. He mustered in as a musician in the company band of the Massachusetts 2nd Infantry Regiment and was discharged August 16, 1862.

His first wife Caroline appears to have died sometime before 1868, when he remarried to Lizzie Cross on January 13 of that year. They remained in Malden, where Charles earned a living as a carpenter^[3] and rubber worker^[4].

Charles died in 1917.^[5] He was buried at the Wyoming Cemetery in Melrose, Mass, where his second wife was buried with him the following year.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts State Census, 1855," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQ4M-257 : 15 November 2014), Charles Thompson in household of John C Daniky, Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZHT-VGT : 30 December 2015), Charles E Thompson, 1860
3. ↑ 1870 United States Census, Census Place: Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: M593_629; Page: 382A; Image: 346154; Family History Library Film: 552128
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH6Y-RZK : 11 August 2016), Charles E Thompson, Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
5. ↑ Massachusetts Death Index, 1901-1980, Ancestry.com, Charles Edward Tompson, 1917, Malden, Vol. 51, p. 14
6. ↑ FindAGrave.com, Charles E. Tompson, Wyoming Cemetery, Melrose, Massachusetts

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9TH-8ZQ : accessed 27 May 2017), Charles E Thompson, Malden Ward 4, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2VV-QSY : accessed 27 May 2017), Charles E Tompson, Malden Ward 6, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States