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Alexander married '''Abigail Amelia DeHart''' in 1784, and they had six children. Abigail Amelia Christiana DeHart (1760–1855) born 15 June, 1760 in Elizabeth, Union county, New Jersey. She died at West Point, Orange County, New York 18 April, 1855. | Alexander married '''Abigail Amelia DeHart''' in 1784, and they had six children. Abigail Amelia Christiana DeHart (1760–1855) born 15 June, 1760 in Elizabeth, Union county, New Jersey. She died at West Point, Orange County, New York 18 April, 1855. | ||
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| + | ===Children:=== | ||
| + | *John Ramsay Thompson(1784–1816) | ||
| + | *William R. Thomson(1786–1857) | ||
| + | October 11, 1786 | ||
| + | *[[Alexander Ramsey Thompson]] (1793–1837) | ||
| + | February 19, 1793 | ||
| + | 1793 | ||
| + | *Amelia Christina Thompson(1795–1878) | ||
| + | 1795 • New York, New York, USA | ||
| + | *Margaret A. Thompson(1800–1871) | ||
| + | 1800 • New York, USA | ||
| + | *Catherine Kingsland Thompson(1805–1875) | ||
| + | 1805 • New York, USA | ||
Thompson fought in the American Revolution, first in a militia company commanded by Silvanus Seely (1777), and later as a lieutenant in John Lamb's artillery (1779-1783). In 1786, Thompson became a captain in the New York Militia Regiment of Artillery, and in 1794, President George Washington commissioned him to the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers stationed at Governor's Island (1795). His next posts were at Fort Niagara (1798) in New York, and Fort Lernoult in Michigan Territory (1800). He returned to New York City in 1802, and in 1806 became the military storekeeper at West Point, where he aided in the construction of the military academy there. He died at West Point on September 28, 1809. | Thompson fought in the American Revolution, first in a militia company commanded by Silvanus Seely (1777), and later as a lieutenant in John Lamb's artillery (1779-1783). In 1786, Thompson became a captain in the New York Militia Regiment of Artillery, and in 1794, President George Washington commissioned him to the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers stationed at Governor's Island (1795). His next posts were at Fort Niagara (1798) in New York, and Fort Lernoult in Michigan Territory (1800). He returned to New York City in 1802, and in 1806 became the military storekeeper at West Point, where he aided in the construction of the military academy there. He died at West Point on September 28, 1809. | ||
Revision as of 20:39, 27 December 2019
Captain Alexander Thompson (1759-1809) was born in New York City to James Thompson and Margaret Ramsay.
Alexander married Abigail Amelia DeHart in 1784, and they had six children. Abigail Amelia Christiana DeHart (1760–1855) born 15 June, 1760 in Elizabeth, Union county, New Jersey. She died at West Point, Orange County, New York 18 April, 1855.
Children:
- John Ramsay Thompson(1784–1816)
- William R. Thomson(1786–1857)
October 11, 1786
- Alexander Ramsey Thompson (1793–1837)
February 19, 1793 1793
- Amelia Christina Thompson(1795–1878)
1795 • New York, New York, USA
- Margaret A. Thompson(1800–1871)
1800 • New York, USA
- Catherine Kingsland Thompson(1805–1875)
1805 • New York, USA
Thompson fought in the American Revolution, first in a militia company commanded by Silvanus Seely (1777), and later as a lieutenant in John Lamb's artillery (1779-1783). In 1786, Thompson became a captain in the New York Militia Regiment of Artillery, and in 1794, President George Washington commissioned him to the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers stationed at Governor's Island (1795). His next posts were at Fort Niagara (1798) in New York, and Fort Lernoult in Michigan Territory (1800). He returned to New York City in 1802, and in 1806 became the military storekeeper at West Point, where he aided in the construction of the military academy there. He died at West Point on September 28, 1809.
