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Nelson Thomas 1781 – 1848 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Jun 1781

Birth Location: Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 12 Mar 1848

Death Location: Hanson, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Zadock Thomas

Mother: Averick Standish

Spouse(s): Anna Reed

Children(s): Nathan Thomas, Nelson Thomas, Silvanus Thomas, Lewis Thomas, Anna Thomas, Nelson Thomas, Ebenezer Thomas, Charles Thomas, Mary Thomas, Elisabeth Thomas, Almira Thomas, William Thomas, Averick Thomas

The story of Nelson Thomas began in 1781 in Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. Nelson Thomas married Anna Reed, and had children including Nathan Thomas, Nelson Thomas, Silvanus Thomas, Lewis Leonard Thomas, Anna Thomas, Nelson Thomas, Ebenezer Thomas, Charles Thomas, Mary Thomas, Elisabeth Thomas, Almira Thomas, William Otis Thomas, Averick Standish Thomas. Nelson Thomas passed away in 1848 in Hanson, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Nelson Thomas began in 1781 in Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Nelson Thomas married Anna Reed, and had children including Nathan Thomas, Nelson Thomas, Silvanus Thomas, Lewis Leonard Thomas, Anna Thomas, Nelson Thomas, Ebenezer Thomas, Charles Thomas, Mary Thomas, Elisabeth Thomas, Almira Thomas, William Otis Thomas, Averick Standish Thomas.
  • Nelson Thomas passed away in 1848 in Hanson, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Zadock Thomas
1734 – 1810
Birth Location: Middleboro, MA, USA
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Averick Standish
1743 – 1807
Birth Location: Plympton, Massachusetts
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Spouses(s)

Anna Reed
1785 – 1840
Birth Location: Pembroke, Plymouth, Massachusetts
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Children(s)

Nathan Thomas
1807 –
Birth Location: –
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Nelson Thomas
1809 – 1810
Birth Location: –
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Silvanus Thomas
1811 –
Birth Location: –
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Lewis Thomas
1813 –
Birth Location: –
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Anna Thomas
1814 – 1899
Birth Location: Pembroke,Plymouth,Massachusetts
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Nelson Thomas
1818 – 1905
Birth Location: Massachusetts
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Ebenezer Thomas
1820 –
Birth Location: –
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Charles Thomas
1822 –
Birth Location: –
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Mary Thomas
1825 –
Birth Location: –
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Elisabeth Thomas
1828 –
Birth Location: –
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Almira Thomas
1829 –
Birth Location: –
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William Thomas
1830 – 1906
Birth Location: Massachusetts
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Averick Thomas
Birth Location: Pembroke, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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Nelson Thomas's Ancestors

Self
Nelson Thomas
1781 – 1848
Birth Place: Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Zadock Thomas
1734 – 1810
Middleboro, MA, USA
Averick Standish
1743 – 1807
Plympton, Massachusetts
Grandparents
Edward Thomas
Abigail Paslow
Ebenezer Standish
1721 – 1747
Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
Averick Churchill
1723 – 1747
Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
Zachariah Standish
1698 – 1770
Abigail Whitman
1702 – 1778
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ebenezer Standish
1672 – 1755
Hannah Sturtevant
1680 – 1759

Nelson Thomas's Descendants

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Nelson Thomas (26 Jun 1781 – 12 Mar 1848) m. Anna Reed (17 Aug 1785 – 26 Dec 1840)
  1. 1. Nathan Thomas (1807 – )
  2. 2. Nelson Thomas (1809 – 1810)
  3. 3. Silvanus Thomas (1811 – )
  4. 4. Lewis (Leonard) Thomas (1813 – )
  5. 5. Anna Thomas (02 May 1814 – 15 Nov 1899) m. Joshua Pratt (Abt. 1810 – )
  6. 6. Nelson Thomas (1818 – 9 Mar 1905)
  7. 7. Ebenezer Thomas (1820 – )
  8. 8. Charles Thomas (1822 – )
  9. 9. Mary Thomas (1825 – )
  10. 10. Elisabeth Thomas (1828 – )
  11. 11. Almira Thomas (1829 – )
  12. 12. William (Otis) Thomas (1830 – 18 Nov 1906) m. Bridget Curwen (1831 – 08 Jan 1893)
    1. 1. Marie (W) Thomas (1861 – )
    2. 2. William (Chester) Thomas (1863 – 03 Mar 1898)
    3. 3. Otis (Packard) Thomas (1871 – 04 Nov 1941) m. Martha (Frances) Gary (1852 – 15 Apr 1941) m. Grace (Florence) Alden (Abt. 1880 – )
      1. 1. Florence (Belle) Thomas (22 Mar 1886 – 1951) m. John (William) Holmes (1887 – 1924)
        1. 1. Ralph (Elliot) Holmes (05 Nov 1905 – 09 May 1988)
        2. 2. Harry (Evertt) Holmes (1910 – 1977)
        3. 3. Rosamond (Winifred) Holmes (01 Nov 1917 – 12 Mar 1983)
        4. 4. William (F) Holmes (abt 1905 – )
        5. 5. Lester (F) Holmes (abt 1908 – )
        6. 6. Minnetta (H) Holmes (abt 1921 – )
      2. 2. Myrtie (May) Thomas (Abt. 1893 – 02 Jan 1953) m. William (A) Thompson (Abt. 1887 – 1950)
        1. 1. Dorothy (Frances) Thompson (1910 – 1935) m. Harold Stevens
        2. 2. Lester (Russell) Thompson (Abt. 1911 – 30 Jan 1984) m. Eleanor (Alfrida) Halgren (22 May 1909 – 02 Jul 1989)
        3. 3. Walter (Bradford) Thompson (1912 – 23 Aug 1977) m. Clara (I.) Richardson (06 Dec 1912 – 02 May 2010)
        4. 4. Carol (A) Thompson (Abt. 1915 – 28 Jan 2001) m. William Hicks
        5. 5. Myrtie (M) Thompson (Abt. 1918 – 13 Jul 1998) m. Edward (L) Murphy (abt 1911 – Abt 1995)
        6. 6. Wilma (Lorraine) Thompson (Abt. 1919 – 30 March 2012) m. Russell (Arnold) Pollard
        7. 7. William (A) Thompson (10 Aug 1926 – 13 Sep 2009) m. Conradene (May) Farnsworth (1937 – 06 Mar 2015)
        8. 8. Donald (Ray) Thompson (Abt. 1932 – 13 Jul 2010) m. Marjorie (L) Pratt (23 Nov 1932 – )
      3. 3. James (C.) Thomas (08 Dec 1892 – 01 May 1973) m. Clara (Lillian) Johnson
        1. 1. Lorraine (Martha) Thomas (17 Feb 1921 – 5 Apr 2002)
        2. 2. John (Nelson) Thomas (1924 – 04 Apr 2010)
        3. 3. Wayne (Earl) Thomas (1926 – Nov 2010)
        4. 4. James (C) Thomas (5 May 1928 – Mar 1988)
        5. 5. Patricia Thomas (abt 1937 – )
      4. 4. Mildred (E) Thomas (13 May 1905 – 13 Jun 1988)
      5. 5. Madelyn Thomas (Abt. 1912 – )
    4. 4. Clara (Otis) Thomas (1870 – )
    5. 5. Cora (Augusta) Thomas (1870 – 28 May 1910) m. Ernest (Winfield) Lane (09 Jan 1867 – 16 May 1916)
      1. 1. Augusta (Josephine) Lane (24 Nov 1891 – 01 Jan 1908)
      2. 2. Marshall (Lester) Lane (08 Jun 1894 – 25 Jun 1943)
  13. 13. Averick (Standish) Thomas

Nelson Thomas's Timeline

3 Records

1781
26 Jun 1781
Birth of Nelson Thomas in Kingston, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Kingston, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
1781
26 Jun 1781
Birth of Nelson Thomas in Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
1848
12 Mar 1848
Age 67
Death of Nelson Thomas in Hanson, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Hanson, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Jun 1781
    Event Place: Kingston, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, Town Records, 1620-1988
    [2] Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2
    [3] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 1579.285; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1
    [4] Massachusetts, Compiled Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1700-1850, New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Vital Records of Kingston, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Jun 1781
    Event Place: Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Mar 1848
    Event Place: Hanson, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source: Massachusetts, Town Death Records, 1620-1850

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hanson
    Record Source: Massachusetts, Town Death Records, 1620-1850
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