Grave has been located flag female ancestor  Mehitable  THURSTON

  (b. 7 July 1667 Medfield, Massachusetts Bay Colony   d. 24 April 1749 Dover, Province of Massachusetts Bay )  

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Mehitable THURSTON was born 7 July 1667 in Medfield, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Mehitable THURSTON was the child of John THURSTON   and   Mary WOOD and the grandchild of: (paternal)  John THURSTON and Margaret BUCK (maternal)  Nicholas WOOD and Mary PIDGE? WILLIAMS?

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Mehitable  married  Eleazer ELLIS 27 May 1690 in Dedham, Massachusetts Bay Colony .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Eleazer ELLIS  was born 24 April 1664 in Medfield, Massachusetts, USA (Harding).  Eleazer died 25 December 1730 in Dover, Massachusetts, USA.  Eleazer was the child of Richard ELLIS (ELLICE) and Elizabeth FRENCH.

Mehitable THURSTON died 24 April 1749 in Dover, Province of Massachusetts Bay.
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Mehitable THURSTON married Grave has been locatedflag male ancestor Eleazer ELLIS-- Date: 27 May 1690 Place: Dedham, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Eleazer ELLIS was the child of Richard ELLIS (ELLICE) and Elizabeth FRENCH




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birth1667 Birth
7 July 1667
Medfield, Massachusetts Bay Colony
marriage1690 Marriage / Partner
Mehitable THURSTON and Eleazer ELLIS 27 May 1690, Dedham, Massachusetts, USA

She was 22 years old.
1691 Birth of Child
Josiah ELLIS was born 13 September 1691, Dedham, Maine, USA

Mehitable was 24 years old.
1730 Death of Spouse/Partner
Eleazer ELLIS died 25 December 1730, Dover, Massachusetts, USA
Mehitable THURSTON - Grave  Inscription: (Left panel) In Memory of Mr. ELEAZER ELLIS Who Died Dec. 25th 1730 in ye 67th Year of  His Age  (Right panel) In Memo
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Inscription:
(Left panel)
In Memory of Mr.
ELEAZER ELLIS
Who Died Dec.
25th 1730 in ye
67th Year of
His Age

(Right panel)
In Memory of
Mrs. MEHETABEL
ELLIS Who Died
Apr. 24, 1749 in
ye 82nd Year of her
Age.

Highland Cemetery Dover Norfolk County Massachusetts, USA

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death1749 Death
24 April 1749
Dover, Province of Massachusetts Bay

She died at the age of 81.

Mehitable is buried at: Highland Cemetery Dover Norfolk County Massachusetts, USA
Added: 6/27/2016 6:52:59 AM - Updated: 3/27/2025 4:58:28 PM
Did You Know?The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)

1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state

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