Col. Daniel THURSTON

1720 - 1805  (85 years)

• Name	Daniel THURSTON  [1]
  	Mr. Thurston was an architect and house carpenter in Bradford, and had one of the finest farms in that region. He was a "noted man in his day," full of wit and humor, a member of the Massachusetts Provincial Congress, and enlisted in the revolutionary war. He and his son Nathaniel were representative and senator for thirty years in succession, one and sometimes both at the same time in the legislature of Massachusetts. He held many responsible offices in town and state; was colonel of a regiment, one of the framer of the constitution of Mass., and a deacon in the Congregational church. [1]
  Prefix	Col.
  Birth	Mar 1720	Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	14 Jul 1805  [1]
  Person ID	I88467	Main Tree
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2020

  
  

  Father	Benjamin THURSTON,   b. 4 May 1695, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts d. 6 Sep 1746 (Age 51 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Mary GAGE,   b. Bradford, Essex County, Massachusetts d. 5 Mar 1778
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	15 Oct 1718  [1]
  Family ID	F36485	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Hannah PARKER,   b. 7 Jan 1724   d. 11 Jan 1759 (Age 35 years)
  Marriage	3 Sep 1741  [1]
  Children	+ 1. Mary THURSTON,   b. 24 Jul 1746, Bradford, Essex County, Massachusetts d. Bef 1801, Bradford, Essex County, Massachusetts (Age < 54 years)  [Birth]
  Family ID	F36481	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Jan 2018

  
  

  Family 2	Judith GERRISH   d. Aug 1765
  Marriage	10 Sep 1761  [1]
  Family ID	F36482	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Jan 2018

  
  

  Family 3	Elizabeth ?,   b. abt. 1722   d. 1819 (Age 97 years)
  Family ID	F36483	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Jan 2018

  
  

• Sources

  [S9216] Brown Thurston, "Thurston Genealogies" 1635-1892.