Edward was born in 1696, the son of Samuel Thurston and Abigail Clarke. He was one of twelve siblings. Edward married Elizabeth Norton. They had at least four children. Edward died in 1776. [1]
Edward married Elizabeth Norton on May 9, 1723 in Newport, Rhode Island.[2] Marriage/marriage registration date was possibly May 8: "Norton, Elizabeth, of Benjamin, to Edward Thurston, of Samuel, May 8, 1723." [3]
Edward and Elizabeth Thurston are mentioned in the birth record of their daughter, Abigail Thurston, who was born on 4 January 1725 in Newport, Rhode Island, Rhode Island, British Colonial America.[4]
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