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Alfred Mellin Thurston 1842–1927 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 May 1842

Birth Location: Wellington, Piscataquis County, Maine, USA

Death Date: 31 March 1927

Death Location: Orient, Hyde County, South Dakota, USA

Father: John Thurston

Mother: Keziah Black

Spouse(s): Barbara Messing

Children(s): Erminnie Thurston

Alfred Mellin Thurston was born in 1842 in Wellington, Piscataquis County, Maine, USA, the child of John Thurston And Keziah Black. Alfred Mellin Thurston married Barbara Ann Messing, and had children including Erminnie Jean Thurston. Alfred Mellin Thurston passed away in 1927 in Orient, Hyde County, South Dakota, USA.

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Biography

  • Alfred Mellin Thurston was born in 1842 in Wellington, Piscataquis County, Maine, USA, the child of John Thurston And Keziah Black.
  • Alfred Mellin Thurston married Barbara Ann Messing, and had children including Erminnie Jean Thurston.
  • Alfred Mellin Thurston passed away in 1927 in Orient, Hyde County, South Dakota, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Thurston
1805–1897
Birth Location: Maine
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Keziah Black
1812–1880
Birth Location: Litchfield, Kennebec County, Maine
KB

Spouses(s)

Barbara Messing
1845–1909
Birth Location: Hesselhurst, Baden, Germany
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Children(s)

Erminnie Thurston
1868–1960
Birth Location: Knowlton, Marathon, Wisconsin, USA
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Alfred Thurston's Ancestors

Self
Alfred Thurston
1842–1927
Birth Place: Wellington, Piscataquis County, Maine, USA
Parents
John Thurston
1805–1897
Maine
Keziah Black
1812–1880
Litchfield, Kennebec County, Maine
Grandparents
John Thurston
1776–1849
New Hampshire
Elizabeth French
1785–1850
Belfast, Waldo, Maine, USA
Keziah Elliot
1770–1842
Brunswick, Cumberland, Maine
Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel French
1752–1797
Sarah Clark
1755–1820
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alfred Thurston's Descendants

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Alfred (Mellin) Thurston (6 May 1842–31 March 1927) m. Barbara (Ann) Messing (30 Aug 1845–3 Nov 1909)
  1. 1. Erminnie (Jean) Thurston 1868–1960 m. Albert (Medrick) Beaudreau 1872–1949
    1. 1. Iva (Gennett) Beaudreau 1897–1992 m. George (Samuel) Loe 1886–1959
      1. 1. Eldon (Curtis) Loe 1933–2015 m. Mona (Lou) Anderson 1937–2013
      2. 2. Georgia (Maxine) Loe 1922–1979 m. Simeon (Richard) Shattuck 1902–1980
      3. 3. Marybell Loe 1926–2011 m. Kenneth Brown 1911–1994
      4. 4. Erminnie (Jean) Loe 1932–2017
    2. 2. Alice (May) Beaudreau 1898–1972
    3. 3. Laura (Clemency) Beaudreau 1899–1999
    4. 4. Ralph (Waldo) Beaudreau 1901–1997
    5. 5. Arthur Beaudreau 1904–1988
    6. 6. Victor (Joseph) Beaudreau 1907–1988
    7. 7. Mancil (Gordon) Beaudreau 1909–1948

Alfred Thurston's Timeline

2 Records

1842
6 May 1842
Birth of Alfred Mellin Thurston in Wellington, Piscataquis County, Maine, USA
Wellington, Piscataquis County, Maine, USA
1927
31 March 1927
Age 85
Death of Alfred Mellin Thurston in Orient, Hyde County, South Dakota, USA
Orient, Hyde County, South Dakota, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 May 1842
    Event Place: Wellington, Piscataquis County, Maine, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 March 1927
    Event Place: Orient, Hyde County, South Dakota, USA
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