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Charles Pleamon Thurston (1844 - 1920)

Charles Pleamon Thurston
Born in Eaton Center, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USAmap
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Son of and
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Husband of — married 8 Dec 1867 in Conway, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USAmap
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Died at age 76 in Conway, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USAmap
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Biography

Charles Pleamon Thurston, son of Oliver Thurston (1800-1877) and Rebecca Ann (Harriman) Thurston (1805-1902), was born on 18 May 1844 at Eaton Center, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA.[1] He had nine siblings, namely: Sarah Ann, Daniel Hobbs, Benjamin Moses, Elizabeth Ann, Thomas Hobbs, Abigail, Cyrus, Mary Jane, and Oliver Franklin. [2]

He married Harriet M. (Downs) Thurston (1849-1890), daughter of Nathaniel Downes (1806-1877) and Fanny J (Haines) Downes (1808-1862), on 8 Dec. 1867 in Conway, Carroll County, New Hampshire.[1] [2] His wife died in 1890. [3]

On 04 Dec 1892, his mother & siblings quitclaimed the family homestead in Eaton to Charles P. [4] and he sold the property to Mercy B. Hoyt of Brooklyn, New York a year later. [5] He subsequently moved to the nearby town of Conway.

When he was 49, he married Viola D Hawkins on 29 Nov 1893 in North Conway, Carroll, New Hampshire, USA. [6] They divorced in 1915. [7]

When he was 73, he married Sarah Ann “Mary” Durling, daughter of Joseph Durling and Levina Marshall, on 02 Jun 1917 in Conway, Carroll, New Hampshire, USA. [8] No record of their divorce has been found but she is not living with Charles in the 1920 census and his marital status is listed as "Divorced". [9]

Charles died on 29 May 1920 at Conway, Carroll County, New Hampshire [10] and was buried at Eaton Center Cemetery, Eaton Center, Carroll County, New Hampshire. His memorial has a photo of his headstone, biographical material and links to those of family members.[1]

His estate was probated on 23 Jun 1920 in Carroll, New Hampshire, USA and he willed all property to brother, Frank Thurston, who was living with him at the time. [11]

Children of Charles and Harriet

  1. Frederic Thurston was born on 02 Aug 1868 in Eaton, Carroll, New Hampshire, USA (1st child). He died before 1871. [12]
  2. Fred W. Thurston b. 28 Mar 1871 [2]
  3. Charles Henry Thurston b. 8 Mar 1874 [1] [2]
  4. Benjamin M Thurston b. 17 Apr 1875 [1] [2]
  5. Leroy Thurston b. 11 Apr 1878 [2]
  6. Harry A Thurston b. 02 Oct 1880 [13]
  7. Rosa Ellen Thurston b. 1882 [1]
  8. Charlotte Thurston b. 1885 [14]
  9. Frances Downs Thurston b. 1887 [1]

Charles Pleamon Thurston and Viola D Hawkins had no children. Charles Pleamon Thurston and Sarah Ann “Mary” Durling had no children.

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Footnotes:
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Find A Grave Memorial# 25774585 Charles Pleamon Thurston
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Thurston, Brown. Thurston Genealogies 1635-1892 (Second Edition) (Brown Thurston, 1892) - Page 255 (Family of Person # 1742) ; Page 327 (Person # 3923)
  3. ↑ THURSTON, Harriet m. death, 1890, NH, Carroll, Eaton, Ancestry.com database with digital images citing: New Hampshire, Death and Disinterment Records, 1754-1947, (https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/370198:5242 : Last Accessed 1 Mar 2023), image 4534 of 5011.
  4. ↑ New Hampshire Land Records, THURSTON, Charles P, 1892, Vol 101, p. 342, mother & siblings quitclaimed the family home in Eaton, NH, Carroll, Eaton, (Deed v.101 p. 342: Last accessed 28 Feb 2023).
  5. ↑ THURSTON, Charles P, 1894, Vol 101, p. 362, sold family homestead plus 50 acres to Mercy B. Hoyt in Eaton, NH, Carroll, Eaton, (Deed v 101 p 362: Last accessed 28 Feb 2023).
  6. ↑ THURSTON-KENNESON marriage index, 1893, NH, Carroll, North Conway, Ancestry.com database with digital images citing: New Hampshire, Marriage Records Index, 1637-1947, (https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/226989:2554 : Last Accessed 28 Feb 2023).
  7. ↑ THURSTON-THURSTON divorce, 1915, MA, Carroll, Conway, Ancestry.com database with digital images citing: New Hampshire, Marriage and Divorce Records, 1659-1947, (https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/94260:5241 : Last Accessed 28 Feb 2023), image 4753 of 4938.
  8. ↑ THURSTON-POTTER marriage, 1917, NH, Carroll, Conway, Ancestry.com database with digital images citing: New Hampshire, Marriage and Divorce Records, 1659-1947, (https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/325768:5241 : Last Accessed 28 Feb 2023), image 464 of 3408.
  9. ↑ THURSTON, Charles P household no. 202, NH, Carroll, Conway, p. 8, lines 66-68, Family no. 213, Ancestry.com online database with digital images citing: Roll: T625_1007; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 20; Image: 78, (https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/29584090:6061 : Last Accessed 28 Feb 2023), image 16 of 30.
  10. ↑ THURSTON, Charles P, death, 1920, NH, Carroll, Conway, Ancestry.com database with digital images citing: New Hampshire, Death and Disinterment Records, 1754-1947, (https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/576403:2555 : Last Accessed 28 Feb 2023), image 1772-3 of 2808.
  11. ↑ THURSTON, Charles, probate, 1920, Ancestry.com online database with digital images citing: New Hampshire, Wills and Probate Records, 1643-1982, Probate Papers, 1840-1936; Index, 1840-1990; Author: New Hampshire. Probate Court (Carroll County); Probate Place: Carroll, New Hampshire, (https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/529239:8996 : Last Accessed 28 Feb 2023), images 728-735 of 1722.
  12. ↑ THURSTON, Frederic, birth, 1868, Ancestry.com database with digital images citing: New Hampshire, Birth Records, 1659-1900, (https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/138850:4582 : Last Accessed 1 Mar 2023), image 4986 of 5043.
  13. ↑ THURSTON, Harry A, birth, 1881, Ancestry.com database with digital images citing: New Hampshire, Birth Records, 1659-1900, (https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/138886:4582 : Last Accessed 1 Mar 2023), image 5024 of 5043.
  14. ↑ PORTER, Charlotte (Thurston), obituary, 1921, The Reporter, 26 May 1921, p. 3, column 1. (obituary, : Last Accessed 1 Mar 2023).
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