 1809 - 1863 (54 years)
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| Name |
Daniel Sylvester Thurston |
| Born |
1 Jan 1809 |
Orange, Vermont, USA  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
9 Apr 1863 |
Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, USA |
- American Civil War
- He contracted a disease of the lungs, was discharged and lived only three days after reaching his home.
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| Buried |
Beaver Dam City Cemetery, Beaver Dam, Dodge County, Wisconsin, USA |
| Person ID |
I05171 |
Family Tree | Byers Side of My Family |
| Last Modified |
4 Jul 2022 |
| Family 1 |
Matilda Benjamin, b. 26 Mar 1807, Berlin, Vermont, USA , d. 26 Sep 1845, Montpelier, Vermont, USA (Age 38 years) |
| Married |
25 May 1834 |
Berlin, Vermont, USA |
| Children |
| + | 1. Angelia Louise French Thurston, b. 4 Dec 1837, Montpelier, Vermont, USA , d. 15 Apr 1910, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA (Age 72 years) |
| | 2. Caroline Gertrude Thurston, b. 1840, Montpelier, Vermont, USA , d. 14 Jun 1930 (Age 90 years) |
| + | 3. Caira Langdon Thurston, b. 16 May 1842, Montpelier, Vermont, USA , d. 16 Mar 1875, Englewood, Illinois, USA (Age 32 years) |
| + | 4. Matilda L. Thurston, b. 2 May 1845, Montpelier, Vermont, USA , d. 29 Mar 1926, Kansas City, Missouri, USA (Age 80 years) |
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| Family ID |
F1729 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 2 |
Ruth Mellen, b. 28 Feb 1804, Vermont, USA , d. 29 Dec 1893, Omaha, Nebraska, USA (Age 89 years) |
| Married |
23 Apr 1846 |
Montpelier, Vermont, USA |
| Children |
| | 1. John Mellen Thurston, b. 21 Aug 1847, Montpelier, Vermont, USA , d. 9 Aug 1916, Omaha, Nebraska, USA (Age 68 years) |
| | 2. Ruth Thurston, b. 1850, Vermont, USA , d. 29 Mar 1867 (Age 17 years) |
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| Last Modified |
2 Jul 2022 |
| Family ID |
F2217 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Event Map |
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 | Born - 1 Jan 1809 - Orange, Vermont, USA |
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 | Married - 25 May 1834 - Berlin, Vermont, USA |
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 | Married - 23 Apr 1846 - Montpelier, Vermont, USA |
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 | Died - 9 Apr 1863 - Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, USA |
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 | Buried - - Beaver Dam City Cemetery, Beaver Dam, Dodge County, Wisconsin, USA |
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| Pin Legend |
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 : Location
 : City/Town
 : County/Shire
 : State/Province
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| Headstones |
 | Daniel & Ruth Thurston
D.S. Thurston
Died
Apr. 9, 1863
AE 55 y's 3 m's
& 9 d's
He died our
flag to save.
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Sacred to the
memory of
Ruth
Mellen
beloved wife of
D.S.
Thurston
Born
Feb. 28, 1804
Died
Dec. 29, 1893
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Ruthie
Daughter of
D.S. & R.
Thurston
Died ****
Mar. 29, 1867
Aged 17 y's, 3 m's
& 25'ds |
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| Notes |
- "Mr. Thurston was a farmer, tanner and currier of the firm Thurston, Keith, Peck & Co., of Montpelier, Vt.; a town and school officer; nominated for the legislature by the Free Soil Party, but declined; a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church; moved to Madison, thence to Beaver Dam, Wisconsin. During the War of the Rebellion he volunteered in the Wisconsin Regiment and received a lieutenant's commission, and afterward was in the 1st Wisconsin Cavalry, in which he served nine months, contracted a disease of the lungs, was discharged, but lived only three days after reaching his home, dying April 9, 1863. He was a stern advocate of every good cause, and a successful business man. his widow resides with her son in Omaha." --Thurston Genealogies, 1635-1892, Pgs. 455-456 #6225 Biographical Sketch of Daniel Sylvester Thurston
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