The date on his stone is correct. At the time of his death the dates were by the Julian calendar.
Edward Thurston was the first of the name in the Colony of Rhode Island, and his marriage to Elizabeth Mott, the daughter of Adam and Elizabeth [Creel] Mott, on 16 Jun 1647, is the third on the record of the 'Society of Friends' at Newport. Edward and Elizabeth were the parents of 6 sons & 12 daughters.
Edward Thurston was the first of the name in the Colony of Rhode Island, and his marriage to Elizabeth Mott, the daughter of Adam and Elizabeth [Creel] Mott, on 16 Jun 1647, is the third on the record of the 'Society of Friends' at Newport. Edward and Elizabeth were the parents of 6 sons & 12 daughters.
The date on his stone is correct. At the time of his death the dates were by the Julian calendar.
Edward Thurston was the first of the name in the Colony of Rhode Island, and his marriage to Elizabeth Mott, the daughter of Adam and Elizabeth [Creel] Mott, on 16 Jun 1647, is the third on the record of the 'Society of Friends' at Newport. Edward and Elizabeth were the parents of 6 sons & 12 daughters.
Edward Thurston was the first of the name in the Colony of Rhode Island, and his marriage to Elizabeth Mott, the daughter of Adam and Elizabeth [Creel] Mott, on 16 Jun 1647, is the third on the record of the 'Society of Friends' at Newport. Edward and Elizabeth were the parents of 6 sons & 12 daughters.
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HERE LYETH THE BODY
OF EDWARD THVRSTON
WHO LIVED 90 YEARS
& DEPARTED THIS LIFE
Ye 28TH DAY OF FEBRVARY
1706
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