Thomas McClure (abt. 1738 - abt. 1794)

Born about 17 Jul 1738 in Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony [uncertain]

Descendants

Died about 10 Aug 1794 at about age 56 in Middletown Springs, Rutland, Vermont, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

When Thomas McClure was born on July 17, 1738, his father, John, was 26 and his mother, Elizabeth, was 31. ^{[citation needed]}

He married Zilpha Leach on 11 Oct 1762 ^[1] or 4 Nov 1762 ^[2] in Sturbridge, Massachusetts.

He died on August 10, 1794, in Middletown Springs, Vermont, at the age of 56. ^[3]

Thomas was buried in Middletown Springs Cemetery, Middletown Springs, Rutland, Vermont ^[4]

Research Notes

• There was a Thomas McClure, brother of James, born in Scotland. Thomas and his brother, James, natives of Scotland, came to Boston Massachusetts (at this time there were 3 brothers). The three of them went to Wallingford, Vermont. Eventually Thomas and James settled in Middletown, Vermont in 1779. ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH81-4ZQ : 20 May 2022), Thomas Mackclure, 11 Oct 1762; citing Marriage, Sturbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011132.
2. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH48-VLN : 20 May 2022), Thomas McClure, 4 Nov 1762; citing Marriage, Sturbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009532.
3. ↑ "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFK8-LPG : 19 February 2021), Thomas Mccluer, 1794.
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/80600275/thomas-mccluer: accessed 25 September 2023), memorial page for Thomas McCluer (1737–10 Aug 1794), Find A Grave: Memorial #80600275, citing Middletown Springs Cemetery, Middletown Springs, Rutland County, Vermont, USA; Maintained by Janet Muff (contributor 46951416).
5. ↑ Frisbie, Barnes. The History of Middletown, Vermont (Tuttle & Co., Rutland, Vermont, 1867) Page 19-20.

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