Solomon Saxton b. 31 Jan 1827 South Wilbraham, Hampden County, Massachusetts d. 12 Jan 1903 Troy, New York

1827 - 1903 (75 years)

Name	Solomon Saxton [1]
Born	31 Jan 1827	South Wilbraham, Hampden County, Massachusetts [1]
Gender	Male
Died	12 Jan 1903	Troy, New York [1]
Person ID	I21801	Jerry Milo Johnson
Last Modified	29 Mar 2015

Father	Gordon Bliss Saxton, b. 05 Jun 1800, South Wilbraham, Hampden County, Massachusetts , d. 28 Apr 1868, Troy, New York (Age 67 years)
Relationship	Natural
Mother	Philena Fletcher Severance, b. 26 Apr 1800, d. 03 Aug 1851 (Age 51 years)
Relationship	Natural
Married	1825 [1]
Family ID	F7771	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family M.E. Thompson

Children

	1. Mary Lena Saxton, b. 27 Dec 1855, Troy, New York , d. Yes, date unknown [Natural]
	2. John Gordon Saxton, b. 01 Nov 1857, Troy, New York , d. Yes, date unknown [Natural]

Family ID F7773 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Notes

When a young man he came to Troy and engaged in business and later became a member of the firm of Saxton & Thompson, with large flouring mills at Lockport. This business is still continued in the family name of Thompson by George Thompson. Mr. Saxton later disposed of his interest in Lockport and devoted himself exclusively to the wholesale flour business in Troy. He was interested in many of the manufacturing enterprises of Troy, and was officially connected with the banks of the city. He was a successful business man and highly regarded as a citizen. He was an accomplished musician, and for forty years was a member and organist of the First Presbyterian Church of Troy, taking high rank as a performer on the pipe organ.

Sources
[S327] Hudson-Mohawk Genealogical and Family Memoirs: Thompson, (Name: http://www.schenectadyhistory.org/families/hmgfm/thompson-2.html;).