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James Thurston 1718–1780 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Sep 1718

Birth Location: Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 1780

Death Location: Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Father: David Thurston

Mother: Mercy Cary

Spouse(s): Phebe Perkins

Children(s): Huldah Thurston

James Thurston was born in 1718 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA, the child of David Thurston And Mercy Cary. James Thurston married Phebe Perkins, and had children including Huldah Thurston. James Thurston passed away in 1780 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • James Thurston was born in 1718 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA, the child of David Thurston And Mercy Cary.
  • James Thurston married Phebe Perkins, and had children including Huldah Thurston.
  • James Thurston passed away in 1780 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.

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James Thurston's Ancestors

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James Thurston
1718–1780
Birth Place: Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
David Thurston
1689–1759
Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Mercy Cary
1686–1725
Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
James Cary
1652–1706
Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Mary Standish
1660–1736
Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Cary
1610–1680
Elizabeth Godfrey
1623–1680
Josiah Standish
1633–1690
Sarah Allen
1639–1690
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Myles colonizer
1584–1656
Barbara _____
1590–1659

James Thurston's Descendants

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James Thurston (3 Sep 1718–1780) m. Phebe Perkins (1723–1815)
  1. 1. Huldah Thurston 1762–1843 m. Samuel Heaton 1750–1815
    1. 1. Lydia Heaton 1791–1793
    2. 2. Sally Heaton 1785–1867
    3. 3. Milly Heaton 1798–
    4. 4. Olive Heaton 1796–1815
    5. 5. Samual Heaton 1798–1872 m. TIRZAH (W.) CARLTON 1805–1878
      1. 1. William (Albert) Heaton 1824–1881
      2. 2. George (Dean) Heaton 1826–1900
      3. 3. James (Henry) Heaton 1831–1883 m. Jane (E.) Green 1835–1878
        1. 1. Edward (W.) Heaton 1860–1927 m. Anna (T.) Smith 1854–1918
      4. 4. Samuel (Walter) Heaton 1835–1864

James Thurston's Timeline

2 Records

1718
3 Sep 1718
Birth of James Thurston in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
1780
1780
Age 62
Death of James Thurston in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Sep 1718
    Event Place: Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1780
    Event Place: Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

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