Thomas Tufts

Brief Life History of Thomas

When Thomas Tufts was born on 1 February 1683, in Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, his father, Peter Tufts, was 34 and his mother, Elizabeth Lynde, was 32. He married Mary Lynde in 1709, in Charlestown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He died on 26 December 1733, in Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, at the age of 50, and was buried in Salem Street Cemetery, Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.

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Family Time Line

Thomas Tufts
1683–1733
Emma Phipps
1694–1800
Marriage: 29 January 1719
Katherine Tufts
1719–1800
Samuel Tufts
1720–
Nancy Ann Tufts
1722–1786
Capt. Simon Tufts
1723–1799
Solomon Tufts
1724–1761
Ann Tuffts
1726–
David Tufts
1728–
Frederick Tufts
1731–

Sources (20)

  • Thomas Tufts, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
  • Thomas Tufts, "Massachusetts, Marriages, 1695-1910"
  • Thomas Tufts, "Find A Grave Index"

Name Meaning

English (Norfolk): variant of Tofts, itself a variant of Toft with plural or post-medieval excrescent -s.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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