• Here [Penfield] Thomas grew to manhood, amid the scanty educational privileges and hard work incident to a new country, and the opening of a new farm in a forest. Such advantages as he had, he faithfully improved, and obtained for those days a decent common education. Naturally bright and vivacious, I have often heard it said by his old associates of that period that he was the life of the society in which he moved, and as a young man very popular.
695, p 1• In 1835, the class was organized as a mission with the Rev. Richard Lawrence as pastor. The membership was increased that year by the coming of the Crippens, Dr. William B. Sprague and wife, Dr. Littlefield, Thomas Daugherty,...
2251
• 1810 Census: Salem, Washington, New York. 02110/20001.
2219• 1830 Census: Penfield, Monroe, New York. 11011/01011.
2252• 1850 Census: Coldwater, Branch, Michigan. Age 49, b NY. Farmer. $8200.
2253• 1860 Census: Coldwater, Branch, Michigan. Age 58, b NY. Farmer. $20,000; $2000.
2254• 1880 Census: Coldwater, Branch, Michigan. Age 80, b VT. Farmer. Parents b Ireland.
2255
Spouses
Memodate calculated
Birth8 Jun 1804, New York2256
Death24 Mar 1882, Branch County, Michigan924, p 1 Age: 78
Memoaged 78 years 3 months 4 days at death
Individual Notes
• The daughter of Abram Aldrich.
2250,695• The daughter of Abram and Sophronia Aldridge.
924, p 1
Census Data
• 1830 Census: Penfield, Monroe, New York. 11011/01011.
2252• 1850 Census: Coldwater, Branch, Michigan. Age 45, b NY.
2253• 1860 Census: Coldwater, Branch, Michigan. Age 54, b NY.
2254• 1880 Census: Coldwater, Branch, Michigan. Age 76, b NY. Father b NY; mother b MA.
2255
ChildrenMyron A. (1824->1888)
Abram (~1830-)
Sophronia (~1833-)
Helen M. (~1841-)
Nellie (~1845-)