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Descendants of Benjamin Thurber and Elizabeth Hallett . . . compiled by Florence Thurber Gargaro

Generation No. 1

1. BENJAMIN¹ THURBER^1,² was born Abt. 1720 in Providence, Providence Co., RI, and died 1807. He married ELIZABETH HALLETT² 1 November 1747 in Warren, Bristol Co., RI. She was born Abt. 1725, and died 11 June 1806 in Royalton, Windsor Co., VT.

Notes for BENJAMIN THURBER:
Benjamin may have been born in Portsmouth RI. Benjamin's parents have not been traced. "Genealogy of the Ancestry and Descendants of Captain Francis Davis," by Francis Y. Davis, gives a birth date of 1716.

Y-DNA testing of Benjamin descendants have shown exact matches to descendants of the "first" Thurbers, John and Priscilla who were in Swansea MA in 1668/9.

Notes for ELIZABETH HALLETT:
Elizabeth Hallett is buried at Royalton Broad Brook Cemetery, Royalton, VT

Children of BENJAMIN THURBER and ELIZABETH HALLETT are:

2.	i.		BORDEN² THURBER, b. 20 October 1748, Portsmouth, Newport Co., RI; d. Freeport, NS.
	ii.		HANNAH THURBER, b. 30 April 1750, Portsmouth, Newport Co., RI; d. 13 October 1797, Windsor, Windsor Co., VT; m. (1) JOSIAH NICHOLS, Abt. 1766, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis Co., NS; m. (2) ELIJAH WEST, Unknown; b. Unknown; d. 28 October 1798, Windsor, Windsor Co., VT.

Notes for HANNAH THURBER:
Hannah is buried in Old South Cemetery, Windsor, VT. Children of Hannah were Samuel Nichols, Susannah/Susan West, Elizabeth, Sophia, and Lewis R. Morris. [Source: Thurber Index]

Hannah Thurber and Josiah Bennet Nichols marriage bond 1766 in Hants County
Item can be found in Registration Year: 1766 - Book: 1700 - Page: 45 - Number:
[Source: https://www.novascotiagenealogy.com\

3.	iii.		SAMUEL WILSON THURBER, b. 6 May 1752, Portsmouth, Newport Co., RI; d. 16 November 1832, Unity, NH.
	iv.		ELIZABETH THURBER, b. 2 April 1755, Providence, Providence Co., RI; d. 18 August 1819, Cambridge,Lamoille Co.,VT; m. WILLIAM DARLING, 18 September 1774; b. 3 January 1749/50, Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA; d. 8 November 1832.

Notes for ELIZABETH THURBER:
The marriage of Elizabeth to William Darling is likely, but not definite. The following list of children was provided by Cindy Walker and based on the book "George Darling of Lynn and Marblehead and Some of His Descendants 1650 to 1920" by Lou Ella J. Martin and William A. Martin 2001.

William Darling b 29 April 1776 d Dec 1807 m Lydia Fuller
Benjamin B. Darling b 8 Aug 1777 d 11 Mar 1811 m Nancy Smith,Eliada Brown
Timothy Darling b 15 Oct 1799 d 26 Dec 1830 m Elizabeth Cook
Lydia Darling b 10 Oct 1781 d 19 July 1818 m Samuel Cook
Thomas Walter Darling b 27 Dec 1783 d 8 Apr 1823 m Mary Pickens
Betsey Darling b 3 July 1785 d 6 Jun 1813 m Isaac Newton Bulkeley
Susan West Darling b 5 Oct 1793 d Nov 1871 m Isaac Newton Bulkeley
Ebenezer Hayes Pope Darling b 12 Aug 1797 d 17 Dec 1843 m Affe Hubbard

More About ELIZABETH THURBER:
Burial: Cambridge Mountain View Cemetery

4.	v.	BENJAMIN THURBER, b. 1 April 1756, Providence, Providence Co., RI; d. 29 December 1853, Bay Shore, Suffolk Co., NY.
5.	vi.	PHILENA MATILDA THURBER, b. 20 August 1759, Providence, Providence Co., RI; d. 21 December 1841, Barre, Orleans Co., VT.
	vii.	FRANCIS THURBER³, b. 10 April 1763, Falmouth, Hants, NS; d. 8 June 1845; m. ANNA.

Notes for FRANCIS THURBER:
Francis is buried at Bunker Hill Cemetery, Bellmont, Franklin Co., NY.

viii.

ISAAC THURBER, b. 27 January 1768, Northampton, MA; d. 27 April 1853, Shipton, Quebec, Canada.

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