Nancy Foster (1783 - aft. 1860)

Born 12 Feb 1783 in Bristol, Lincoln, Maine, USA

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Died after 1860 after age 76 in Bristol, Lincoln, Maine, USA

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Biography

Nancy was born in 1783. She was the daughter of John Foster and Susannah Robinson. Nancy grew up in Pemaquid located on the Maine coast near Boothbay Harbor. She married marine pilot William Thurston around 1800. They had six children. After William died in 1852, Nancy lived with her daughter Susan and her grandchildren. A death record hasn't been located yet.

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• Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current, Nancy Thurston birth 12 Feb 1783 Pemaquid, Lincoln, Maine, Burial Harrington Meeting House Cemetery, date of death unknown. She is listed on 1857 map as Wid Thurston
• 1850 United States Federal Census, Bristol, Maine, William Thurston 70, NANCY THURSTON 67
• 1860 United States Federal Census, Bristol, Maine, NANCY THURSTON 78, Susan Faren 26, Edwin Faren 3, Eben Trask 8 ( note: daughter of Nancy, Susan Faren with children from 2 of her three marriages, Find A Grave)