Presidents & Poets Kinship to Gerrish Thurber (1907-2000) prepared in August 2001 by Edward Gerrish Mair, the grandson of his sister Evelyn Thurber Mair. prepared with records located in Newbury (and other towns), Essex County, Massachusetts Key to lines below: Name Dates Facts Relationship of subject individual to Gerrish Thurber (1907-2000) ahnentafel number (Alexandra Mair = 1, Edward Gerrish Mair =2, George Fisk Mair = 4, Evelyn Thurber sister of Gerrish Thurber = 9, Samuel Wood Thurber =18, Edward Gerrish Thurber = 36, Mary Bartlett Gerrish = 72) Subject Individuals Alcott, Louisa May Novelist desc from Henry Sewall of Newbury 3R from 5th Cousin Mary Bartlett Gerrish Bush, George H W June 12, 1924 41st President Republican 1989-1993 8th Cousin 4616.3312 Bush, George W. ?? 43rd President Republican 2001 - 4616.3312 Cleveland, Stephen Grover President desc from Henry Sewall of Newbury 2R from 6th Cousin Edward Gerrish Thurber Coffin, Mary Starbuck Feb 20, 1644/45 Founder Quakers of Nantucket 7th Great Grand Aunt of G. Thurber 9356.5 Coffin, Tristram Abt 1632 House located Newbury, MA 7th Great Grandfather of G. Thurber 4638 4724 Coolidge, John Calvin 1872 30th President 1923-1929 1R from 6th Cousin Samuel Wood Thurber 4674 4690 Davis, James Abt 1602 Coolidge Ancestor from Haverhill, MA 8th Great Grandfather of G. Thurber 9382 9386 Emerson, Ralph Waldo Poet desc. from Henry Sewall of Newbury desc. also from William Moody of Newbury 2R from 5th Cousin Edward Gerrish Thurber Emery, John 1628 House Curzons Mill Newburyport 7th Great Grandfather of G. Thurber 4722 Filmore, Millard Jan 07, 1796 13th President 1800-1874 desc. from Thomas Wood - Rowley 5th Cousin 2R 2368.11111 Ford, Gerald Rudolph July 14, 1913 38th President 1974-1977 desc from Thomas Wood of Rowley desc also from George Little, Henry Sewall, John Cutting, Tristram Coffin, Edmund Greenleaf, John Wheeler, James Davis, Richard Knight 9th Cousin 4616.13411 Garfield, James Abraham Nov 19, 1821 20th President shot 1881 Republican 1R from 5th Cousin Samuel Wood Thurber 4616.3311 Gerrish, Joseph March 20, 1681/82 House Byfield MA Grave W. Newbury MA 5th Great Grandfather of G. Gerrish 1168 2412 Gerrish, William Aug 20, 1617 First Captain of Military Troop in Newbury 7th Great Grandfather of G. Thurber 4672 Gile, Samuel Coolidge Ancestor from Hampton NH 7th Great Grandfather of G. Thurber 4690 4692 Greenleaf, Edmund Jan 02, 1573/74 Grave Sawyer Hill Newburyport MA 8th Great Grandfather of G. Thurber 9358 Hale, John June 03, 1636 participated in witch trials 6th Great Grandfather of G. Thurber 2340 Hale, Nathan June 06, 1755 Patriot Ist Cousin 5R of G. Thurber 9960 Harrison, Benjamin Aug 20, 1833 23rd President 1889-1901 desc from William Fiske of England 2R from 8th Cousin Harvey Fisk 19556.21111 Harrison, William Henry Feb 09, 1773 9th President 1840-1841 Whig desc of William Fiske of England 4R from 6th Cousin Moses Fisk 19556.21111 Hoover, Herbert Clark Aug 10, 1874 31st President 1929-1933 desc from John Pearson of Newbury 7th Cousin 4616.6111 Longfellow, Henry W. Poet desc of Henry Sewall of Newbury also Fiske line also from Henry Samson of Duxbury 2R from 4th Cousin Edward Gerrish Thurber Lowell, Percival 1571 First of the Lowells 8th Great Grandfather of G. Thurber 9346 Noyes, James 1608 "First" Newbury Settler wife accused witch 7th Great Grandfather of G. Thurber 4682 9662 Pierce, Franklin 14th President desc from John Pearson of Rowley 2R from 4th Cousin Edward Gerrish Thurber Pearson, John Abt 1610 Rowley, MA ancestor of Presidents 7th Great Grandfather of G. Thurber 4816 Samson, Henry Mayflower Anc. of Dorcas Tyler Fisk 6th Great Grandfather of G. Thurber 2444 Sewall, Henry 1614 Grave First Parish Newbury MA 7th Great Grandfather of G. Thurber 4674 Sewall, Samuel March 28, 1652 Chief Justice Witch Judge Diaries 6th Great Uncle of G. Thurber Wheeler, John Abt 1618 Rowley, MA ancestor of Presidents 3rd Cousin 4R of G. Thurber 4616 Whittier, John Greenleaf Dec 17, 1807 The Poet House Haverhill Grave Amesbury desc. from Edmund Greenleaf of Newbury 4R from 3rd Cousins Betsy and Thomas Gerrish 160 Thomas L. Williams Writer "Tennesee" desc from Moses Gerrish of Newbury 2R from 6th Cousin Edward Gerrish Thurber Wood, Thomas 1633 Rowley, MA ancestor of Presidents 6th Great Grandfather of G. Thurber 2368