Benjamin F. Thurston listed on 26 May 1862 as Lieutenant
1st Class with the 10th Rhode Island Infantry Regiment Company S(Staff) he was mustered out on 01 Sept 1862.
Benjamin was born on 07 November 1829 in Hopkinton, Rhode
Island.
Father: Benjamin F. Thurston b.1804 - d.?
Mother: Francis (Abby) Thurston b. 1810 - d.?
His father was a farmer in Hopkinton, RI. Benjamin
(father) and Francis (mother) were buried on the farm dates not recorded.
Brothers: George E.(Edward) b. 11 April 1831
John D.-b. 1841 - d. 23 Febuary 1909
Sisters: Harriet E. -b. 1834.
Fanny
R. -b. 1838 -d. 11 December 1920
He married Cornelia Rathbone on 09 May 1853 together they
had four known children:
1. Ellen DeF.(Deforest)-b. 09 October 1857 -d. 03 May 1939
she was married on 08 May 1886 to John R.(Russell) Gladding-b. 1858 -d. 07 March 1931.
2. Maurice D. (son) -b. 02 August 1859 -d. 13 October 1860
age 14 months.
3. Harriet D.(Deshon)-b. 20 January 1862 -d. 30 January
1903 she was married on 07 October 1891 to Jesse H.(Houghton) Metcalf -b.1860 -d. 09 October 1942.
4. Benjamin F. -b. 29 December 1870 -d. 21 August 1906.
All children are buried along with Benjamin & Cornelia
in Swan Point Cemetery in Provience, Rhode Island.
