Welcome to the Thurston genealogy. Family units are arranged alphabetically by the first name of the father (or single-parent mother). Links are provided to enable you to move up and down each lineage. To follow a line back in time (ancestors), click on the underlined portion of “(son of …)” or “(dau. of …)” beneath the name of the person you want to trace back. To follow a line forward in time (descendants), click on the name of the person whose offspring you want to see. A plus sign (+) following a name means that that person had one or more children, but that family group has not been added to this web page. A link to documentation and notes, when available, is given below each family.
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Thank you to the late Raymond E. Robbins Jr. for his contributions to this page.
first Thurston household on Mount Desert Island 1830 census of the town of Mount Desert |
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Ambrose Thurston (son of [...]) b. age 69 y., 10 m. at death Maine m. Elmira B.[...] b. age 79 y. at death Maine d. 17 February 1898 bur. Hillrest Cemetery Tremont, Maine d. 12 August 1885 bur. Hillrest Cemetery Tremont, Maine children: Nelson Thurston b. age 6 y. as of 1850 census Maine William S. Thurston b. age 4 m. as of 1850 census Maine Amanda Thurston b. age 1 y. as of 1860 census Maine documentation and notes - - - - - James Thurston (son of [...]) b. 10 November 1822 Maine m. (1) Eliza Ann Benson b. 15 September 1824 Maine d. 10 October 1857 bur. Benson Cemetery Tremont, Maine (2) Mary Ann Dix b. age 43 y., 1 m., 10 d. at death d. 17 January 1879 bur. Hillrest Cemetery Tremont, Maine d. 12 July 1901 bur. Benson Cemetery Tremont, Maine children by Eliza Ann Benson: James G. Thurston b. age 33 y., 3 m., 24 d. at death Maine - d. 31 March 1879 - bur. Benson Cemetery Tremont, Maine John Benjamin Thurston b. age 3 y. as of 1850 census Maine documentation and notes - - - - - John Thurston (son of [...]) b. age 55 y. as of 1850 census Massachusetts m. Nancy [...] b. age 48 y. as of 1850 census Maine children: John Thurston Jr. b. age 20 y. as of 1850 census Maine - m. intentions published 20 August 1851; certificate issued 22 November 1851 Delia Putnam Solomon G. Thurston b. 13 March 1830 - m. Mary G. […] - d. 14 February 1913 - bur. Hillest Cemetery Tremont, Maine Charles Thurston b. age 16 y. as of 1850 census Maine Fanny Thurston b. age 15 y. as of 1850 census Maine Lydia Thurston b. age 10 y. as of 1850 census Maine Louis Thurston b. age 9 y. as of 1850 census Maine Daniel Thurston b. age 6 y. as of 1850 census Maine documentation and notes - - - - - John Thurston Jr. (son of John Thurston and Nancy [...]) b. age 20 y. as of 1850 census Maine m. intentions published 20 August 1851 certificate issued 22 November 1851 Delia Putnam b. age 28 y. as of 1860 census Maine children: Charles W. Thurston b. age 8 y. as of 1860 census Maine Susanna Thurston b. age 3 y. as of 1860 census Maine documentation and notes - - - - - Oscar Herbert Thurston (son of William Herbert Thurston and Lula Richardson) b. 11 March 1916 Tremont, Maine m. 24 August 1940 Patricia Harvell Brown (dau. of Ernest C. Brown and Leonora Balkam Harvell) b. 24 August 1918 Calais, Maine d. 26 April 2012 bur. McKinley Cemetery Tremont, Maine d. 26 February 2001 Ellsworth, Maine bur. McKinley Cemetery Tremont, Maine child: William Herbert Thurston II b. 8 July 1947 - m. 21 December 1986 Dorothy B. Boisvert documentation and notes - - - - - Solomon G. Thurston (son of John Thurston and Nancy […]) b. 13 March 1830 m. Mary G. […] b. 7 June 1835 d. 3 November 1910 bur. Hillrest Cemetery Tremont, Maine d. 14 February 1913 bur. Hillest Cemetery Tremont, Maine child: Winfield W. Thurston b. age 1 y., 2 d. at death - d. 11 June 1870 - bur. Hillrest Cemetery Tremont, Maine - - - - - William Herbert Thurston (son of [...]) b. 1886 Maine m. 26 November 1912 Lula Richardson (dau. of [...] Richardson and Frances A. [...]) b. 1884 Maine d. 30 August 1966 Ellsworth, Maine bur. Hillrest Cemetery Tremont, Maine d. 1957 bur. Hillrest Cemetery Tremont, Maine children: Bradley William Thurston b. 1925 - d. 1938 - bur. Hillrest Cemetery Tremont, Maine Priscilla D. Thurston m. 1 July 1944 Allen Climan Oscar Herbert Thurston b. 11 March 1916 Tremont, Maine - m. 24 August 1940 Patricia H. Brown - d. 26 February 2001 Ellsworth, Maine - bur. McKinley Cemetery Tremont, Maine - - - - - William H. Thurston II (son of Oscar Herbert Thurston and Patricia M. Brown) b. 8 July 1947 m. 21 December 1986 Dorothy B. Boisvert b. 24 September 1956 d. 16 February 2005 bur. Holy Redeemer Cemetery Bar Harbor, Maine children: Jennifer Thurston Renee Thurston Ingrid Lula Thurston William Bradley Thurston - - - - - Wills D. Thurston b. 1867 m. Harriet M. “Hattie” […] b. 1874 d. 1940 bur. Hillrest Cemetery Tremont, Maine d. 1935 bur. Hillrest Cemetery Tremont, Maine child: Gracie E. Thurston b. age 4 m., 12 d. at death - d. 1 April 1901 - bur. Hillrest Cemetery Tremont, Maine Percy W. Thurston b. 1902 - d. 1918 - bur. Hillrest Cemetery Tremont, Maine Edith M. Thurston b. 1903 - d. 1985 - bur. Hillrest Cemetery Tremont, Maine Elwyn L. Thurston b. [?] - d. 22 February 1918 - bur. Hillrest Cemetery Tremont, Maine - - - - -