. History of Cheshire and Sullivan counties, New Hampshire. 0,1834 (now Mrs. Britton); Albert (6); Lavina,born March 31, 1839 (Mrs. Charles F. Graves,resides in Fon du Lac, Wis). Albert Thompson, son of Nathaniel andAnnie (Field) Thompson, was born in Swanzey,N. II., October 18, 1836. His early yearswere passed at home. He diligently and care-fully improved the educational advantages theschools of his native town afforded. His turn ofmind being favorable to business enterprise andactivity, at the age of fifteen he left Swanzeyand went to Keene, where he remained forabout eight years, a portion
. History of Cheshire and Sullivan counties, New Hampshire. 0,1834 (now Mrs. Britton); Albert (6); Lavina,born March 31, 1839 (Mrs. Charles F. Graves,resides in Fon du Lac, Wis). Albert Thompson, son of Nathaniel andAnnie (Field) Thompson, was born in Swanzey,N. II., October 18, 1836. His early yearswere passed at home. He diligently and care-fully improved the educational advantages theschools of his native town afforded. His turn ofmind being favorable to business enterprise andactivity, at the age of fifteen he left Swanzeyand went to Keene, where he remained forabout eight years, a portion of which time hewas engaged in the business of furnishing woodfor the Cheshire Railroad, on his own account,and has handled a large amount of the woodsupplied that road for about twenty-eight 1860 he came to Westmoreland, and sincethat time has been closely identified with thattown. In April, 1859, he married Carrie,daughter of Foster Wight, the first postmasterof Easl Westmoreland. They have had fivechildren,—Abbie M., born September 1, 1*60,. WESTMORELAND. 527 died February 2, 1884; Omer G. and Olan A.(twins), born November 1, 1864 (Olan A. diedAugust 31, 1865); Irving W., born August 9,1874; and Clifton A., born January 31, 1877. Mr. Thompson built the store and the housewhere he now resides in 1867, for his brother-in-law, C. M. Wight, who carried on business forabout two years, when Mr. Wight, foreseeing amore successful future for his labors in theWest, went to Nori, Mich., where he hasbeen very prosperous, and Mr. Thompson de-voted his attention and energy to the trade athome, and the results have been enterprises have also felt the impulse ofhis ability. He has been active in the lumber-ing business, alone and in company with hisbrother-in-law, Chandler Britton, for severalyears. It was mainly through his efforts thatthe Centennial Hall was built in East West-moreland, in 1876, and he has always beenready to advance any movement which couldpr
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