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Amos Thompson

Birthdate:
Birthplace: New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut Colony
Death: September 28, 1795 (93)
Amenia, Dutchess County, New York, United States
Place of Burial: Dutchess County, New York, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Capt. Samuel Thompson and Rebecca Thompson
Husband of Sarah Thompson
Father of Allen Thompson; Rebecca King; Amos Thompson, Jr.; Asa Thompson; Sarah Mead and 4 others
Brother of Samuel Thompson, II; Mary Brewster; James Thompson; Deacon Gideon Thompson, Esq., of Goshen; Rebecca Austin and 3 others

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About Amos Thompson

Amos, third son of Samuel and Rebecca (Bishop) Thompson, was born in New Haven, Connecticut, March 3, 1702. He settled near the pond yet known as Thompson's Pond in 1746. February 3, 1737, he bid off one right in the town of Goshen, Connecticut. In 1741 he was chosen town clerk and treasurer and re-elected each year until 1750. The first meeting house built in Goshen was on his land. He married, September 7, 1726, Sarah Allen. Children:

1. Allen, born June 2, 1727; 2. Rebecca, April 28, 1729; 3. Amos, August 7, 1731; 4. Ezra, see forward; 5. Mary, December 6, 1741.

Buried in Thompson Family Graveyard ( Sheafer Rd ) , Northeast Dutchess County NY

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Amos Thompson's Timeline

1702
May 3, 1702
New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut Colony
1727
June 2, 1727
New Haven, New Haven, CT
1729
April 28, 1729
New Haven, New Haven County, CT, United States
1731
August 7, 1731
New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut Colony
1734
December 27, 1734
New Haven, New Haven, CT
1736
1736
New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut Colony
1738
October 12, 1738
New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States
1739
1739
New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut Colony
1741
December 6, 1741
Goshen, Litchfield County, Connecticut Colony