Almon was the fifth of fourteen children born to
Benjamin Thwing Jr., b. Jan. 31, 1777 in Uxbridge, MA. and d. Jun. 26, 1830 in Uxbridge, MA. &
Anna Mowry, b. Sep. 30, 1779 in Gloucester, Rhode II. and d. Feb. 2, 1855 in Hopedale, MA.

Benjamin Thwing Jr. married Anna Mowry of Mendon, MA. on May 10, 1798. They had five children:
1. Albert Thwing, b. Feb. 2, 1800 in Uxbridge, MA. and d.
Dec. 10, 1855
2. Benjamin Thwing, b. Feb. 4, 1802 in Uxbridge, MA. and d. Oct. 19, 1802 in Uxbridge, MA.
3. Susan Aldrich Thwing, b. Jun. 12, 1804 in Uxbridge, MA.
and d. Aug. 19, 1866 in Uxbridge, MA.
4. Charles Augustus Thwing, b. Aug. 24, 1806 in Uxbridge, MA. and d. May 10 or 11, 1861 in Uxbridge, MA. Charles married Urania Keith. He was a bootmaker.
5. Almon Thwing, b. Jul. 21, 1808 in Uxbridge, Worcester County, MA. and d. Nov. 6, 1892
6. Mary Mowry Thwing, b. Aug. 21, 1810 in Uxbridge, MA. and d. Jan. 1, 1835 in Woonsocket, RI.
7. Sarah Mowry Thwing, b. Oct. 5, 1812 in Uxbridge, MA. and d. May 26, 1874 in Hopedale, MA.
8. Anna Thwing, b. Dec. 23, 1814 in Uxbridge, MA. and d. Jan. 30, 1870 in Hopedale, MA.
9. Hannah Brown Thwing, b. Jan. 1, 1817 in Uxbridge, Worcester, MA. and d. 1882
10. Minerva Wheaton Thwing, b. Oct. 17, 1818 in Uxbridge, MA. and d. Jul. 10, 1882 in Hopedale, MA.
11. Elsie Rawson Thwing, b. Oct. 25, 1820 in Uxbridge, MA. and d. Sep. 3, 1827 in Uxbridge, MA.
12. Amy Thwing, b. Oct. 25, 1820 in Uxbridge, MA. and d.
Sep. 3, 1827 in Uxbridge, MA.
13. Silvia Willard Thwing, b. Jun. 26, 1824 in Uxbridge, MA.

On Aug. 19, 1832, in Uxbridge, Worcester Co., MA., Almon Thwing and Sarah Ann Darling were married.
(She is also buried in Hopedale Village Cemetery.)

Almon and Sarah Thwing's children were:
1. Benjamin Thwing, b. Nov. 3, 1836 in Medway, MA. and d.
Jan. 16, 1840 in Grafton, MA.
2. Anna Thwing, b. Mar. 21, 1842 in Uxbridge, MA.
3. Helen Thwing, b. Mar. 20, 1845 in Uxbridge, MA. and d. Dec. 15, 1845 in Uxbridge, MA.
4. Susan Eudora Thwing, b. Jul. 26, 1847 in Hopedale, MA
5. Almon Agustus Thwing, b. Jul. 28, 1852 in Hopedale, MA. and d. Nov. 26, 1852 in Hopedale, MA.

In the 1850 U.S. census, 42 yr. old Almon Thwing, a machinist, b. in MA., was living in Milford, Worcester, MA. with his
36 yr. old wife, Sarah A. Thwing, b. in RI.
8 yr. old daughter, Anna Thwing, b. in MA.
3 yr. old daughter, Susan E. Thwing, b. in MA.
In the 1870 U.S. census, 60 yr. old Almon Thwing, a retired machinist and town assessor, b. in MA., was living in Milford, Worcester, MA. with his
56 yr. old wife, Sarah Thwing, b. in RI.
27 yr. old daughter, Anna Thwing, a teacher of public school, b. in MA.
2 yr. old (granddaughter, by their daughter, Susan, and her husband, James Irish Whitney), Mabel G. (Gertrude)Whitney, b. in MA.