Brief Life History of Thomas Jefferson
When Thomas Jefferson Thurston was born on 12 February 1805, in Fletcher, Franklin, Vermont, United States, his father, Peter Thurston, was 44 and his mother, Hannah Butler, was 32. He married Rosetta Bull on 20 March 1828, in Granville, Granville Township, Licking, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 8 daughters. He lived in Morgan, Morgan, Utah, United States in 1870 and Milton, Morgan, Utah, United States in 1880. In 1860, at the age of 55, his occupation is listed as farmer in Weber, Utah, United States. He died on 3 May 1885, in St. George, Washington, Utah, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Saint George City Cemetery, St. George, Washington, Utah, United States.
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Sources (43)
- T J Thurston, "United States Census, 1870"
- Thomas J. Thurstain, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
- Thomas Jefferson Thurston, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1805–1885 Male
1809–1880 Female
Children (14)
1829–1872 Female
1830–1903 Male
1833–1904 Male
1835–1909 Female
1837–1838 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1760–1827 Male
1772–1866 Female
Siblings (8)
1803–1858 Male
1805–1835 Male
1805–1885 Male
1806–1880 Male
1807–1809 Female
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World Events (8)
1808
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1812
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1830 · The Second Great Awakening
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Name Meaning
English (mainly East Anglia):
from the Anglo-Norman, Anglo-Scandinavian, and Middle English personal name Thurstan, Thorsten (Old Norse Thórsteinn, Thorsten, Anglicized as Old English Thurstān; see Thorstensen ).
habitational name from Thurston in Suffolk, so called from the genitive case of the Old Norse personal name Thóri (see Thor ) + Old English tūn ‘enclosure, settlement’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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History of Thomas Jefferson Thurston, by daughter Hulda Cordelia Thurston
Notes for Thomas Jefferson Thurston: A SKETCH OF THE LIFE OF THOMAS JEFFERSON THURSTON WRITTEN BY HIS DAUGHTER, HULDA CORDELIA THURSTON SMITH, JULY, 1921 (Researched by Jerry Laden, 1990. Edite …
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