Elias
Thompson
Born in Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island
Ancestors 
Son of Elias Thompson
and Thankful (Stanton) Thompson
Brother of
Mary (Thompson) Champlin
Husband of
Mary (Stanton) Thompson
— married
14 Oct 1762 in Rhode Island
Descendants 
Father of
Esther (Thompson) Potter and Peleg Stanton Thompson
Died
at about age 38
in Penobscot, Maine, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 3 Apr 2017
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Biography
Lieutenant Elias Thompson served with Rhode Island Militia during the American Revolution.
Lieut Elias Thompson must be one who died during the Penobscot expedition... https://www.myrevolutionarywar.com/battles/790722-penobscot-expedition/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penobscot_Expedition
American Forces were commanded by General Solomon Lovell, Commodore Dudley Saltonstall, Brigadier General Peleg Wadsworth & Lt. Colonel Paul Revere
Lovell, whose military experience stretched back to the French and Indian War, had led a brigade of Massachusetts militia at Rhode Island ... Lovell, whose military experience stretched back to the French and Indian War, had led a brigade of Massachusetts militia at Rhode Island in 1778. Lovell’s second in command, Gen. Peleg Wadsworth, had also seen action in Rhode Island....https://allthingsliberty.com/2019/08/the-penobscot-expedition-of-1779/
Sources
- Rhode Island Vital Records (his birth and parent's names as Elias and Thankful.)
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