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Thomas Preston 1865 – 1946 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Jan 1865

Birth Location: Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 15 Oct 1946

Death Location: Preston, Franklin, Idaho, USA

Father: Samuel Preston

Mother: Louisa Coe

Spouse(s): Evelyn Clarke, Emiline Preston

Children(s): Herbert Preston, Vera Preston, Vera Preston

Thomas Preston was born in 1865 in Ontario, Canada, the child of Samuel Preston and Louisa Coe. In 1870, Thomas Preston resided in Weston, Weston, Cache, Utah Territory, USA. Thomas Preston married Evelyn Heaver Clarke, Emiline Preston, and had children including Herbert Thomas Preston, Vera Emmeline Preston, Vera Emmeline Preston. Thomas Preston passed away in 1946 in Preston, Franklin, Idaho, USA.

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Biography

  • Thomas Preston was born in 1865 in Ontario, Canada, the child of Samuel Preston and Louisa Coe.
  • In 1870, Thomas Preston resided in Weston, Weston, Cache, Utah Territory, USA.
  • Thomas Preston married Evelyn Heaver Clarke, Emiline Preston, and had children including Herbert Thomas Preston, Vera Emmeline Preston, Vera Emmeline Preston.
  • Thomas Preston passed away in 1946 in Preston, Franklin, Idaho, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Preston
1825 – 1906
Birth Location: Trawden, Lancashire, England
SP
Louisa Coe
1829 – 1910
Birth Location: Easton, Suffolk, England
LC

Spouses(s)

Evelyn Clarke
1869 – 1905
Birth Location: Idaho, USA
EC
Emiline Preston
1860 – 1888
Birth Location: Providence, Cache County, Utah, United States of America
EP

Children(s)

Herbert Preston
1901 – 1980
Birth Location: Weston, Franklin, Idaho, USA
HP
Vera Preston
1902 – 1986
Birth Location: Weston, Franklin County, Idaho, United States of America
VP
Vera Preston
1902 – 1986
Birth Location: Weston, Franklin County, Idaho, United States of America
VP

Thomas Preston's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Preston
1865 – 1946
Birth Place: Ontario, Canada
Parents
Samuel Preston
1825 – 1906
Trawden, Lancashire, England
Louisa Coe
1829 – 1910
Easton, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
John Preston
Betty
John Coe
1790 – 1871
Troston, Suffolk, England
Mary Kemp
1796 – 1839
Euston, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
George Coe
1754 – 1806
Esther Friend
1759 – 1844
Samuel Kemp
1771 – 1838
Elizabeth Bowers
1770 – 1836
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John KEMP
1748 – 1784
Susanna\ FOWLE
1743 – 1799

Thomas Preston's Descendants

1.
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Thomas Preston (16 Jan 1865 – 15 Oct 1946) m. Evelyn (Heaver) Clarke (24 Aug 1869 – 12 Oct 1905) m. Emiline Preston (12 March 1860 – 11 June 1888)
  1. 1. Herbert (Thomas) Preston (13 Jan 1901 – 25 Apr 1980) m. Annie (Elizabeth (Elizabeth)) Benson (16 Apr 1899 – 3 Jul 1991)
    1. 1. Laree Preston (18 Oct 1921 – 23 Oct 1930)
    2. 2. Harold (Benson) Preston (16 Sep 1924 – 24 Nov 2013) m. Sylvia Sperry (24 Apr 1924 – 7 May 1997)
      1. 1. Katherine (A) Preston (abt 1949 – )
      2. 2. Baby (Boy) Preston (9 Jul 1952 – 9 Jul 1952)
      3. 3. Baby (Boy) Preston (5 Nov 1953 – 5 Nov 1953)
    3. 3. Donald (Herbert) Preston (31 Jan 1927 – 15 Jan 2019) m. Delaine (Janis) Ruff (19 Nov 1928 – 2 Apr 2016)
      1. 1. Karen (Renee) Preston (23 Mar 1949 – ) m. Gary (Allen) Lowe (abt 1945 – )
    4. 4. Donna (Mae) Preston (abt 1934 – )
  2. 2. Vera (Emmeline) Preston (5 December 1902 – 20 August 1986) m. William (Rees) Merrell (22 Apr 1901 – 2 Aug 1970)
    1. 1. Preston (Rees) Merrell (7 Feb 1929 – 20 May 2016)

Thomas Preston's Timeline

6 Records

1865
16 Jan 1865
Birth of Thomas Preston in Ontario, Canada
Ontario, Canada
1870
1870
Age 5
Thomas Preston resided here in Weston, Weston, Cache, Utah Territory, USA
Weston, Weston, Cache, Utah Territory, USA
1880
1880
Age 15
Thomas Preston resided here in Weston, Oneida, Idaho, USA
Weston, Oneida, Idaho, USA
1902
abt 1902
Age 37
Thomas Preston resided here
None
1910
1910
Age 45
Thomas Preston resided here in Weston, Oneida, Idaho, USA
Weston, Oneida, Idaho, USA
1946
15 Oct 1946
Age 81
Death of Thomas Preston in Preston, Franklin, Idaho, USA
Preston, Franklin, Idaho, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Jan 1865
    Event Place: Ontario, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Weston, Oneida, Idaho; Roll: 173; Page: 279b; Enumeration District: 025
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Weston, Cache, Utah Territory; Roll: M593_1610; Page: 195A
    [3] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Weston, Oneida, Idaho; Roll: T624_227; Page: 1a; Enumeration District: 0235; FHL microfilm: 1374240
    [4] Idaho, U.S., Birth Records, 1861-1921, Stillbirth Index, 1905-1971, Idaho State Department of Health; Boise, Idaho; Idaho Birth Index, 1861-1919
    [5] Utah, U.S., Select Marriages, 1887-1966
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] Idaho, U.S., Death Records, 1890-1971, Idaho Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics; Boise, Idaho; Death Index and Images, 1911-1969
    [8] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1868
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Weston, Oneida, Idaho; Roll: T624_227; Page: 1a; Enumeration District: 0235; FHL microfilm: 1374240

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Weston, Weston, Cache, Utah Territory, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Weston, Cache, Utah Territory; Roll: M593_1610; Page: 195A

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Weston, Oneida, Idaho, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Weston, Oneida, Idaho; Roll: 173; Page: 279b; Enumeration District: 025

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: abt 1902
    Record Source: Idaho, U.S., Birth Records, 1861-1921, Stillbirth Index, 1905-1971, Idaho State Department of Health; Boise, Idaho; Idaho Birth Index, 1861-1919

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Weston, Oneida, Idaho, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Weston, Oneida, Idaho; Roll: T624_227; Page: 1a; Enumeration District: 0235; FHL microfilm: 1374240

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Utah, USA
    Record Source: Utah Pioneers and Prominent Men, Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah; Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah—1868; Fourteenth Ten; Privates

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Oct 1946
    Event Place: Preston, Franklin, Idaho, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Idaho, U.S., Death Records, 1890-1971, Idaho Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics; Boise, Idaho; Death Index and Images, 1911-1969

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Weston, Franklin County, Idaho, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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