John Coe Thurston
1832 - Aft 1910 (> 78 years)-
Name John Coe Thurston Born 20 Jun 1832 Grafton, Worcester Co., MA 
[1] Gender Male Died Aft 15 Apr 1910 Person ID I25533 Sorensen-Remington Family Tree Last Modified 7 Aug 2018
Father Calvin Sylvester Thurston, b. 7 Apr 1808, Grafton, Worcester Co., MA , d. 1890, Montreal, Canada (Age 81 years) Mother Eliza Jenckes Coe, b. 1 May 1810, Hopkinton or Little Compton, RI , d. 30 Sep 1876, Grafton, Worcester Co., MA (Age 66 years) Married 2 May 1830 Grafton, Worcester Co., MA [1] Family ID F09578 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Cordelia Walker, b. 24 Nov 1835, Upton, Worcester Co., MA , d. 16 May 1916, Grafton, Worcester Co., MA (Age 80 years) Married 9 Mar 1859 Upton, Worcester Co., MA [2] Notes - At the time of their marriage, John C. Thurston was a resident of Marlboro, MA; age 26 b Grafton; s/o Calvin S. Thurston; and a bootmaker. Cordelia Walker was of Upton; age 23 b Upton; d/o Chester W. Walker.
Children 1. Wilbur Herbert Thurston, b. Mar 1860, Upton, MA 2. Mabel Grace Thurston, b. Abt 1862, US 3. Sarah Miranda Thurston, b. Dec 1863, Quebec, Canada , d. 31 Aug 1925 (Age ~ 61 years)4. Elizabeth Ada "Lizzie" Thurston, b. 2 Feb 1866, Quebec, Canada 5. Susie Arabella Thurston, b. 9 Jan 1868, Montreal, Quebec, Canada , d. 22 Feb 1948 (Age 80 years)Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 Family ID F09576 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - John's birth record at Grafton, MA, identifies him as s/o Calvin S. & Eliza J. Thurston.
In the 1871 Canadian Census, the Thurston family is at Montreal, Canada: John 38, Cordelia 35, Wheeler 11, Mabel 9, Sarah 7, Lisie 5, and Susan 3. The family is Presbyterian. John is a shoemaker. The three youngest children were born in Province of Quebec, and the others were born in the US.
In the Federal Census of 1880, the family is at Grafton, Worcester Co., MA: J. C. 47 farmer, Cordelia 44, Wilber 20, Mabel C. 18, Sarah 16, Elizabeth A. 14, Susanna A. 12, and Calvin S. 72 (father). Birthplace of all is given as MA.
In the Federal Census of 1910, the family is at Grafton, Worcester Co., MA: John C. Thurston, 77 MA md 51 y, Cordelia Thurston 74 MA; Sarah Arnold dtr 47 MA widow, Earl 19, Alfred 12, Randolph 10, Amy D. 8, & Lois 6; the last five being John & Cordelia's grandchildren, all born in RI.
- John's birth record at Grafton, MA, identifies him as s/o Calvin S. & Eliza J. Thurston.
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