Harriet Thurston

Notes:

Harriet was the daughter of Daniel Greene and Francis (or Fanny) (Thayer) Thurston. Her husband, William, died when their son, William Jr., was just two months old. She married (2) Dr. John Loofbourow in 1831. She belonged to the Baptist Church.

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«i»His son, William Monroe I was born in Ohio in 1786, married Harriett Thurston daughter of Daniel Greene Thurston, and his wife, Fanny Thayer Thurston, in about 1812. Daniel Greene Thurston Harriett's father was supposed to be a relative of Gen'l Nathaniel Greene. William Monroe's I widow, Harriett Thurston Monroe, later married Dr. John Loofborough, and in 1831 the family moved from Ohio to South western Wisconsin where they lived at Mineral Point, one of the first towns to be settled in that new country. William Monroe II and his sister Lucy went to the Mineral Point schools. His mother died in 1834 and was buried near Willow springs. Her grave was covered with brush and weeds to prevent the Indians from finding it, and the grave became lost so that the family could never find it again.

from notes Beulah Richards Balch 1954
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Buried:
Harriet's unmarked grave was covered with brush and weeds to prevent the Indians from finding it. The grave became lost so that the family could never find it again. She was buried near Mineral Point or Willow Springs, Wisconsin.

Harriet married William I. Monroe, MD about May 1814 in , Delaware Co., Ohio, USA. William (son of Lemuel Munroe and Anna Towser) was born in 1786 in , , Massachusetts, USA; died on 10 Oct 1818 in Liberty Twp., Butler Co., Ohio, USA; was buried in Oct 1818 in Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Lucy Ann Monroe was born about May 1813 in , Delaware Co., Ohio, USA; died about 1846 in Mineral Point, Iowa Co., Wisconsin, USA.
2. William Monroe, Jr., MD was born on 30 Jul 1818 in Blendon, Franklin Co., Ohio, USA; died in Jul 1908 in Monroe, Green Co., Wisconsin, USA; was buried on 3 Jul 1908 in Monroe, Green Co., Wisconsin, USA.

Harriet married Dr. John Wade Loofbourrow, Jr. on 18 Jan 1831 in , Delaware Co., Ohio, USA. John (son of John Wade Loofbourrow and Mary Haff) was born on 22 Mar 1783; died on 18 Mar 1859. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. John Loofbourrow was born on 24 Oct 1832; and died.

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«i»Daniel Green THURSTON, the Doctor's maternal grandfather, was of English descent, and was a relative of Gen. GREEN, of Revolutionary fame. By occupation he was a farmer. He reached the age of eighty-two, and was the father of fourteen children." From the Centennial article Green Co., Wisconsin History«/i»

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Died:
Daniel died at age 82.

Daniel married Francis Thayer. Francis was born est 1766; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA