Rathbone genealogy

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RATHEONE GENEALOGY.
JOHN GARDNER8 THOMPSON (John 7 , Anna8 ,
Joshua 5 . John 4 , John 3 . John-, Richard 1
), born in Westerly,
Jan. 17, 1805; married Amy Kenyon in Groton, Conn., Oct.
12. 1828; she was born April 3. 1808, in the town of Richmond.
R. I.; she was the daughter of Jonathan Kenyon and
Mercy Crandall. a granddaughter of James Crandall, who
married a Chase. He died Feb. 28. 1881, in Norwich, buried
in Yantic cemetery; she died Feb. 28. 1897. Children:
1. Mary Emily, b. Jan- 28. 183 1, at Preston Corners; m- John T-
Cox in Norwich, June 26, 1856.
2. Eliza A., b. Nov. 3, 1832; m. Beriah S. Rathbun, April 27,
1857, in Norwich, Conn.
MARY EMILY'' THOMPSON (John 8 . John 7 . Anna'3 ,
Joshua 5
.. John 4
, John3 , John 2 , Richard1 ), born at Preston.
Conn., Jan. 28, 1831; married in Norwich, Conn., June 26.
1856, John T. Cox. son of John O. Cox and Mary (Baker)
Cox of Norwich. Conn.: she died July 30, 1873. Children:
1. Arthur, b. in Norwich. Aug. 28. 1857; m- Mary J. Ruhl. Oct.
28, 1891, by Rev. G. Wangrin, in St. Louis. Mo.
2. Frederick, b. in Brooklyn. Conn., Mar. 24, 1861; m. Minnie
Smith Nov. 7. 1887, in St- Louis. Mo.; she b. in Philadelphia, Pa-, Dec.
25, 1865; no children-
3. Lewis, b. — ; d. an infant, in 1866, in New London, Conn.
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' ELIZA A. THOMPSON (John s . John 7 , Anna6 Joshua , 5
,
John 4 , John3 , John-. Richard 1
), born in Norwich. Conn.,
Nov. 3, 1832; married Beriah Rathbun (son of Nathan, the
son of Thomas, born 1709) in Norwich, Conn., April
27, 1857. He married, first, Phoebe Coburn. Nov.
30, 1843: she was born in Griswold. Conn.. Nov. 4, 1821 and
died in Norwich, Conn., Sept. 14, 1845. He married, second
Martha D., sister of Phoebe's March 15, 1846. in Lisbon,
Conn.; she was born there March 18. 1827, and died May 30,
1856. He was a stairbuilder by trade. His father Was a
farmer and B. left the farm when 19 years old to learn his
trade at New London, Conn. Eliza's great great grand-
father, who owned' a larg2 tract of land near Westerly. R. I.,
was called '"Lord John Thompson." Phoebe and Martha
were daughters of Daniel and Nancy Bishop Coburn. Beriah
and Rowland Rathbun Barber were related through Rowland
and Lillibridge Barber's mother's brother Nathaniel
Barber, who married Charity Rathbone. Beriah's aunt and
Lillibridge's wife. Elsie Wilcox was aunt to Jonathan VVil-