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Sarah Hunt Edwards |
| Father: | Mother: | |||
| George Edwards |
Lydia Coffin | |||
| Birth Date: | Birth Location: | Death Date: | Death Location: | |
| 1814 | Casco ME | 5/16/1850 | Casco ME |
Married:
| Name: | Marriage Date: | Marriage Location: | Father: | Mother: |
| Israel Thurston | Otisfield ME |
Jacob Thurston |
Anna Baker Edwards |
|
| Birth Date: | Birth Location: | Death Date: | Death Location: | |
| 1/9/1810 | Minot ME |
Child(ren):
| Name: | Birth Date: | Birth Location: | Death Date: | Death Location: |
| Thomas Jefferson Thurston | 12/20/1833 | 6/10/1885 | Boston MA | |
| Francis Almon Thurston | 10/19/1835 | 8/5/1905 | Summersworth NH | |
| Charles Franklin Thurston | 1/26/1838 | 1854 | Poland ME | |
| Rosilla Thurston | 12/7/1841 | |||
| Margaret Ellen Thurston | 3/22/1844 | 7/26/1909 | Mercer ME | |
| Jacob Thurston | 4/10/1846 | 7/8/1864 |
Comments:
Family located:
Otisfield ME; Casco ME
Occupation:
Farmer
Jacob Thurston served in the Civil War. He died from effects of a wound received in the battle of Cold Harbor, June 3, 1864.
On the day of their marriage Israel Thurston was engaged in farm labor, while Sarah Edwards was busy with household duties in his mother's kitchen. No date had been set for thier wedding, but Israel happening to see a minister passing along the country road hailed him, and the marriage ceremony was performed without further preparations.
Other Info:
| Census: |
1840 Census Otisfield (Cumberland) ME
Israel Thurston
2 males 1 female under 5
1 male 5-10
1 female 20-30
1 male 30-40
1850 Casco (Cumberland) ME
William Hill 36 Farmer 600
Lydia “ 33
Charles Thurston 12
1850 Thomas, Rosilla, Margaret, & Jacob living in Otisfield with grandmother Anna and her second husband John Piper
1860 Oxford (Oxford) ME
TJ Thurston Farmer 1000 100
Seth Crooker 55 355 75
Caroline Crooker 52 House keeper
| Military: |
Thomas J Thurston
Residence: Lewiston, Maine
Occupation:
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 17 August 1863 at the age of 29; Enlisted in Company A, 7th Infantry Regiment Maine on 17 August 1863; Transferred on 21 August 1864; Transfered in Company A, 1st Vet Infantry Regiment Maine on 21 August 1864; Received a disability discharge on 06 June 1865
Source: Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Maine. (MERoster) Published in 1861-1866 by Stevens & Sayward
Jacob Thurston
Residence: Poland, Maine
Occupation:
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 10 March 1864 at the age of 22; Enlisted in Company B, 32nd Infantry Regiment Maine on 10 March 1864; Died of wounds on 09 July 1864
Source: Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Maine. (MERoster) Published in 1861-1866 by Stevens & Sayward
Jacob Thurston
Residence: Casco, Maine
Occupation:
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 10 December 1861 at the age of 18; Enlisted in Company D, 15th Infantry Regiment Maine on 10 December 1861; Mustered out on 15 June 1862
Source: Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Maine. (MERoster) Published in 1861-1866 by Stevens & Sayward
| Cemetery: |
Sarah Hunt Edwards, husband Israel, and son Jacob are buried in Highland Cemetery, Poland ME.