Thurston Genealogy

a project of
V. F. Thomas Co. - P. O. Box 84 - Hulls Cove, Maine  04644
info@vfthomas.com


(updated 1 March 2024)

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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A little work by each of us will save a lot of work for all of us.
   Thank you to the late Raymond E. Robbins Jr. for his contributions to this page.




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first Thurston household on Mount Desert Island
1830 census of the town of Mount Desert
Males Females
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John Thurston 2 1 1 1 1
   

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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