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<!--Insert birth and parent information text here -->Benjamin Thompson was born in about 1801<ref name="USCensus">US Censuses</ref> In Rensselaer County, NY<ref name="1865Census">1865 NY State Census, Berne, Albany Co, NY</ref>. His parents are unknown.<br />
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<!--Insert information about the persons occupations here -->Benjamin was a bricklayer by trade.<ref name="1850Census">1850 US Census, New Scotland, Albany Co, NY</ref> <ref name="1865Census">1865 NY State Census, Berne, Albany Co, NY</ref><br />
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<!--Insert information on the persons marriage and children here -->In about 1825, Benjamin married [[Hannah Wagnoner]], whose parents are unknown. They had seven<ref name="1865Census"/> children of whom we know the following:<br />
*[[Simon Thompson]] (B. 1826, D. March 1, 1909)<ref name="1850Census"/><ref name="1865Census"/><br />
*Ann Elizabeth Thompson (B. May 29, 1829, D. March 7, 1845, Buried Stalker Burial Grounds)<ref name="Stalker">gravestone records from Stalker Burial Grounds, Berne, NY at bernehistory.org</ref><br />
*Maria Thompson (B. abt 1833, D. unk)<ref name="1850Census"/><br />
*[[Sarah M. Thompson]] Taylor (B. 1835, D. unk)<ref name="1865Census"/><br />
*[[Caroline Thompson]] Vincent (B. 1837, D. 1915)<ref name="1850Census"/><br />
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Interestingly two of Benjamin's children married into the [[William Vincent]] family. Simon married William Vincent's daughter [[Elizabeth M. Vincent]] and Caroline married William's son [[Milliard S. Vincent]]. <br />
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==Life==<br />
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Benjamin was born in Rensselaer County, NY. He moved to Albany County in about 1825 which was about the time of his marriage.<ref name="1855Census">1855 US Census, Berne, Albany Co, NY</ref> <br />
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In 1850 Benjamin and his wife, who were both about 50 years of age, were living in New Scotland, Albany County, NY with their children Simon, Maria and Carolina.<ref name="1850Census"/> Benjamin was supporting his family by working as a bricklayer.<ref name="1850Census"/> Also living with the family was a George Wilson, age 35, who was born in England and was working as a blacksmith.<ref name="1850Census"/><br />
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By 1855 Benjamin and his family had moved to Berne, where Benjamin was working as a farmer. Benjamin and Hannah were living with their daughters Sarah and Caroline. Their son Simon had already married and was out of the house. Their daughter Sarah was recorded in the 1855 NY State Census two times; once with her parents and also with the [[Zeb A. Dyer]] family in Berne, where she worked as a servant.<ref name="1855Census"/> <br />
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In 1860, Benjamin and his wife Hannah were living with their son Simon and his wife Elizabeth in East Berne.<ref name="1860Census">1860 US Census, Berne, Albany Co, NY</ref> Several houses away was their daughter, Sarah, who was still single and was working as a servant for the [[Morgan Allen]] family.<ref name="1860Census"/> Their daughter Caroline was working for the [[Alexander Hungerford]] family in East Berne as a servant.<ref name="1860Census"/> <br />
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Five years later Benjamin and Hannah were still living with Simon and his wife, but their widowed daughter [[Sarah M. Thompson]] Taylor had joined the household.<ref name="1865Census">1865 NY State Census, Berne, Albany Co, NY</ref> Benjmain was working as a bricklayer and Simon as a farmer.<ref name="1865Census"/> <br />
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By 1870 Benjamin and Hannah were no longer living with Simon and Elizabeth, who were still in East Berne as they would be in 1880.<ref name="1870Census">1870 US Census, Berne, Albany Co, NY</ref><ref name="1880Census">1880 US Census, Berne, Albany Co, NY</ref> <br />
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<!--Insert the death and burial information here -->Benjamin Thompson died after 1865. His children, Simon and Caroline were both ultimately buried at [[South Berne Rural Cemetery]] however no record of Benjamin or Hannah have been found there.<ref name="Bernehistory">Bernehistory.org</ref><br />
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