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    Jane Thompson

    Birth: 1834

    Death: unknown

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Jane Thompson was a black woman born in New York and according to the 1860 U.S. Federal Census she lived with her husband and two children, Evelina and John Francis, in Canandaigua, New York and New York City. In New York City, she was employed as a washerwoman.  A letter written by Henry Onderdonk Chesebro to William H. Seward, dated January 26, 1864, indicates that she and her husband worked in the Chesebro home in Canandaigua and were "favorite members" of their household. 

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Jane Thompson was a black woman born in New York and according to the 1860 U.S. Federal Census she lived with her husband and two children, Evelina and John Francis, in Canandaigua, New York and New York City. In New York City, she was employed as a washerwoman. A letter written by Henry Onderdonk Chesebro to William H. Seward, dated January 26, 1864, indicates that she and her husband worked in the Chesebro home in Canandaigua and were "favorite members" of their household.
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Source Citation Year: 1860; Census Place: Canandaigua, Ontario, New York; Roll: M653_832; Page: 947; Family History Library Film: 803832 Source Information Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d. Source Citation Year: 1860; Census Place: New York Ward 14 District 3, New York, New York; Roll: M653_804; Page: 606; Family History Library Film: 803804 Source Information Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d. Source Citation Year: 1860; Census Place: New York Ward 14 District 3, New York, New York; Roll: M653_804; Page: 606; Family History Library Film: 803804 Source Information Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.
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Ancestry.com
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Ancestry.com
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Friday, September 27, 2013 - 13:45
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Friday, September 27, 2013 - 13:45
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Source Citation Year: 1860; Census Place: Canandaigua, Ontario, New York; Roll: M653_832; Page: 947; Family History Library Film: 803832 Source Information Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d. Source Citation Year: 1860; Census Place: New York Ward 14 District 3, New York, New York; Roll: M653_804; Page: 606; Family History Library Film: 803804 Source Information Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d. Source Citation Year: 1860; Census Place: New York Ward 14 District 3, New York, New York; Roll: M653_804; Page: 606; Family History Library Film: 803804 Source Information Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.
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