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Voltaire Daniel THURSTON

Male 1818 - 1883  (65 years)


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  • Name Voltaire Daniel THURSTON  [2] 
    • V.D. Thurston was born Aug. 13, 1818, in Erie county, New York, son of Thomas and Electa (Wilcox) Thurston; was educated in the schools of the district, labored on the farm, served three years of mercantile life, and returning to the old homestead remained there until the immigration of the family westward in September, 1850. He married Almira Allen in 1850, who was born in Vermont, and was the mother of 3 children, vix.: Herbert D., born April 7, 1851; Thomas, May 25, 1853; Jabez A., Feb. 3, 1858. The year of his arrival in this county he located on a farm of 500 acres in this tp. In 1852 his present dwelling was completed, and since that period he has continued to reside there. Mrs. Thurston died May 25, 1864. Her sons were educated in the schools of Jackson and Grass Lake. In 1867 Mr. T., married Harriet Peckham, a native of Monroe county, New York. In political matters he is not ambitious, yet the people of the twp. conferred upon him important offices. [1]
    Birth 13 Aug 1818  Aurora, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1860  Living in Leoni, Jackson Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Census 1870  Living in Leoni, Jackson Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Census 1880  Living in Leoni, Jackson Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Death 18 Sep 1883  Leoni, Jackson Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I9056  Main Tree
    Last Modified 20 Nov 2020 

    Father Thomas THURSTON,   b. 25 Feb 1786, Windsor, Vermont Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Mar 1872, Leoni, Jackson Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Electa WILLCOX   d. 26 Nov 1833 
    Relationship Birth 
    Marriage 9 Sep 1813  [2] 
    Family ID F171  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Almira ALLEN,   b. 1819   d. 26 May 1864 (Age 45 years) 
    Marriage 31 Mar 1850  [2] 
    Children 
    +1. DeLoraine Herbert THURSTON,   b. 7 Apr 1851, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Feb 1884 (Age 32 years)  [Birth]
    +2. Thomas Obadiah THURSTON,   b. 25 May 1853, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Apr 1931, Chesterfield County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)  [Birth]
    +3. Jabez Allen THURSTON,   b. 3 Feb 1858, Jackson County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Jun 1932, Jackson, Jackson Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)  [Birth]
    Family ID F172  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 15 Nov 2020 

    Family 2 Harriet ROYSTON,   b. 1838, Renfield, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Jun 1905, Grass Lake, Jackson Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years) 
    Marriage 1867  [2] 
    Family ID F187  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 15 Nov 2020 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 13 Aug 1818 - Aurora, New York Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S12129] "History of Jackson County, Michigan", (Chicago: Inter-state Publishing Co. 1881).

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

    3. [S12089] 1860 Census Leoni, Jackson County, Michigan.

    4. [S12099] 1870 Census Leoni, Jackson County, Michigan.

    5. [S12100] 1880 Census Leoni, Jackson County, Michigan.


  

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