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Thankful White 1689–1737 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Mar 1689

Birth Location: Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 8 Apr 1737

Death Location: Massachusetts, USA

Father: Josiah White

Mother: Mary Rice

Spouse(s): Jonathan Houghton

Children(s): Achsah Goeth, Thankful Houghton, Mary Houghton, Keziah Houghton, Jonathan Houghton, Azubah Houghton, Rufus Houghton, Ephah Houghton, Zerish Houghton, Ephah Houghton

The story of Thankful White began in 1689 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. Thankful White married Jonathan Houghton, and had children including Achsah Goeth, Azubah Houghton, Ephah Houghton, Jonathan Houghton, Keziah Houghton, Mary Houghton, Rufus Houghton, Thankful Houghton, Zerish Houghton. Thankful White passed away in 1737 in Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Thankful White began in 1689 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Thankful White married Jonathan Houghton, and had children including Achsah Goeth, Azubah Houghton, Ephah Houghton, Jonathan Houghton, Keziah Houghton, Mary Houghton, Rufus Houghton, Thankful Houghton, Zerish Houghton.
  • Thankful White passed away in 1737 in Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Thankful White's Ancestors

Self
Thankful White
1689–1737
Birth Place: Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Josiah White
1643–1714
Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Mary Rice
1656–1733
Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Grandparents
John White
1601–1673
Somerset, England
Joane White
1606–1654
Drayton, South Somerset District, Somerset, England
Thomas Rice
1625–1681
Haverhill, St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England
Mary Rice
1630–1715
Shaftesbury, North Dorset District, Dorset, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Petherton*
1574–1641
Richard 'angsax
1579–1643
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thankful White's Descendants

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Thankful White (27 Mar 1689–8 Apr 1737) m. Jonathan Houghton (20 Feb 1686–8 Apr 1737)
  1. 1. Achsah Goeth 1727–1809
    1. 1. Achsah Whitcomb 1751–1796 m. Jonathan Whitcomb 1750–1830
      1. 1. Luke Whitcomb 1792–1876 m. Nancy Whitcomb 1789–1831
        1. 1. Charles Whitcomb 1827–1860
        2. 2. Luke (Whitcomb) Jr 1821–1860
        3. 3. Mary (Elizabeth) Gough 1819–1891
        4. 4. Sarah Lincoln 1824–1900
      2. 2. Jonathan (W.) Whitcomb 1783–1868 m. Lovina Whitcomb 1781–1876
      3. 3. Mary (Polly) WHITCOMB 1785–1861 m. Phineas HOUGHTON 1782–1874
        1. 1. Phineas (W) Houghton 1802–1901 m. Anne (Lucy) Burges 1812–1868
        2. 2. Phineas (Houghton) Jr 1818–1843
        3. 3. Eunice Nourse 1813–1899
        4. 4. Jonas Houghton 1815–1898 m. Hannah (E) Houghton 1821–
        5. 5. Mandana Stuart 1823–1904
        6. 6. Susan Barrows 1830–1913
        7. 7. Achsah Bowers 1822–1902
        8. 8. Jonathan (W) Houghton 1811–1897
        9. 9. Phineas (Houghton) Jr 1818–1843
        10. 10. Jonas Houghton 1815–1898 m. Hannah (E) Houghton 1821–
        11. 11. Jonathan (W) Houghton 1811–1897
        12. 12. Mary (Ann) Houghton 1805–1847 m. Henry Willard 1810–1847
  2. 2. Thankful Houghton 1714–
  3. 3. Mary Houghton 1715–
  4. 4. Keziah Houghton 1717–
  5. 5. Jonathan Houghton 1719–
  6. 6. Azubah Houghton 1720–
  7. 7. Rufus Houghton 1722–
  8. 8. Ephah Houghton 1727–1728
  9. 9. Zerish Houghton 1729–
  10. 10. Ephah Houghton 1731–

Thankful White's Timeline

3 Records

1689
27 Mar 1689
Birth of Thankful White in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
1731
1731
Age 42
Thankful White - Probate in Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
1737
8 Apr 1737
Age 48
Death of Thankful White in Massachusetts, USA
Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Mar 1689
    Event Place: Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [3] North America, Family Histories
    [4] Colonial Families of the USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Apr 1737
    Event Place: Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records
    [2] Colonial Families of the USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 1731
    Event Place: Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records

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