Charles Blancher Thompson Time Line
Part 1--The early years - (1812-1835)
by Quintin Sharon Thompson
QuintinTh@aol.com
Great grandson of CBT
August 15, 2003
Map showing the Travels of Charles Blancher Thompson (updated March 2009)
Literature by and about Charles Blancher Thompson (May 2009)
| Year | Age | Events |
| 1776 | -- | Shakers set up settlement about 2 to 3 miles from Niskayuna, NY (Watervliet area) |
| 1800 | -- | Stone tramway built through Niskayuna: between Schenectady and Albany, NY |
| 1812 | -- | Abram, his brother, born in Niskayuna, NY |
| 1814 | -- | 27 January CBT born in Niskayuna, Schenectady Co., NY, |
| 1817 | 3 | 1) 23 June Sara, CBT’s mother, dies |
| 2) CBT “brought up by strangers, my father hireing me kept by the week until I was eight years old,” | ||
| 3) Erie Canal authorized to be built | ||
| 1820 | 6 | US NY Federal Census-CBT’s whereabouts inconclusive |
| 1822 | 8 | 1) CBT put out to earn his own living, which he continued to do, under his father’s direction, until he arrived at the age of 14 years |
| 2) Erie Canal Aqueduct built north of Niskayuna: Rexford area, NY | ||
| 1824 | 10 | Niskayuna population at 516 |
| 1825 | 11 | Erie canal completed |
| 1828 | 14 | CBT starts to learn tailoring |
| 1831 | 17 | CBT “became deeply impressed with religious sentiments, and began to realize the necessity of serving God “ |
| 1832 | 18 | CBT made probationer of Methodist Episcopal Church & is baptized (City of Schenectady ?) |
| 1833? | 19 | CBT starts tailoring business at Watervliet Centre (Shaker area) near Niskayuna, NY |
| 1833 | 20 | CBT “became convinced that the Methodist church was not the Church of Christ, and accordingly withdrew from the church, closed up his business, and commenced travelling in search of the Church of Christ |
| 1835 | 23 | CBT at Kirkland, Ohio baptized a Mormon |
References:
U.S. history, family history, and CBT’s testimony in Zion’s Harbinger & Baneemy’s Organ, Vol. 2:No. 1
Part One | Part Two | Part Three | Gravesite
Contributed by Quintin Sharon Thompson QuintinTh@aol.com
The documents are direct quotes and should not be taken and used as one's own work without identifying the source.
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