Miriam (Blakeley) Thurston (1738 - 1819)

Born 9 Jun 1738 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut Colony

Ancestors

Wife of Joel Thurston — married 21 Nov 1759 (to 28 Feb 1819) in Sharon, Litchfield, Connecticut Colony

Descendants

Died 28 Feb 1819 at age 80 in Barker, Broome, New York, United States

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Biography

Birth and Parents

Miriam (Blakeley) Thurston was born in Connecticut.

Miriam (LNAB Blakeslee; Blakeley), the fourth of six children of Daniel Blakeslee and Miriam Hodge was born on 9 June 1738 at New Haven, Connecticut.^[1][2]

Marriage and Children

Miriam wed Joel Thurston, the son of John and Seabury (Stoddard) Thurston on 21 November 1759 at Sharon, Litchfield, Connecticut. the minister was John Williams.^[3] They had eleven children born at New York:

1. Jason Thurston (b. 1762; d. 1835) m. 1802 at Painesville, OH, Elizabeth Paine (1770-1827)
2. William Thurston (b. ca. 1764; d. 15 Jun 1840, Switzerland, IN) m. say 1799 at Barker, NY,
3. Miriam Thurston (b. 27 Sep 1765; d. 11 Nov 1840, Easton, NY) m. 10 Apr 1783, Ephraim Smith (1761-1815)
4. Joel Thurston Jr. (b. 1767; d. 30 Aug 1813, Beaverdams, Ontario) m. 1800 at Amenia, NY, Lydia Freeman (1781-1865)
5. Sybil Thurston (b. 29 Dec 1769; d. 8 Mar 1850, Grafton, NY) m. 1) 13 sep 1785 at Amenia, NY, Richard Sullivan (1759-1792);^[4] m. 2) say 1793 at Easton, NY, Jedediah Jewett Burdick (1769-1832)
6. James Thurston (b. 14 Aug 1771; d. 18 Aug 1856) m. say 1800 at Easton, NY, Lois Gould (1778-)
7. Rachel Thurston (b. ca. 1772; d. 5 May 1845) m. 1788 Easton, NY, Reynolds Kinyon (1762-1845)
8. David Thurston (b. 1773; d. 1845 ) m. 20 Feb 1817 at Dutchess, NY, Anne Dickerson (1798-)
9. John Thurston (b. 22 Jun 1775; d. 10 Mar 1853, NY) m. 7 Jan 1800, Abigail E. Tripp (1782-1851)
10. Daniel Solomon Thurston (b. 4 Jun 1781; d. 20 Aug 1836, Sturgis, MI) m. 19 Jun 1802 at Easton, NY, Margaret Burch (1784-1843)
11. Samuel Blakeslee Thurston (b. 15 Jun 1782; d. 1858) m. 1803 at Easton, NY, Phebe Huddieston (1780-1824)
12. Samuel Thurston (b. 1784; d. 1843) m.

Death

Miriam (Blakesley/Blakeley) Thurston died on 28 february 1819 in her 81st year at Barker, New York.

Sources

1. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7WR-4YR : 7 January 2020), Meriam Blakslee, 1738.
2. ↑ "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP3R-L4G6 : 15 April 2022), Meriam Blakslee, ; citing Birth, New Haven, Connecticut, United States, Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 008272221.
3. ↑ "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:78XF-LX3Z : 14 April 2022), Mariam Blakeley in entry for Joel Thurston, ; citing Marriage, Sharon, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States, Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 008143424.
4. ↑ "New York Marriages, 1686-1980", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F64T-CB1 : 21 January 2020), Sybill Thurstin in entry for Richard Sullivan, 1785.

See also

• Jacobus, Donald Lines. Families of Ancient New Haven (New Haven Genealogical Magazine, 1922) Vol. 1, Page 215.

Acknowledgements

• Biography written in full with inline sourcing following additional research by Carol Baldwin on 27 March 2023.