Person:Thankful Drury (2)

Thankful Drury

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m. 29 Apr 1755

Facts and Events

Name^[3]	Thankful Drury
Gender	Female
Christening^[1]	4 Aug 1771	Templeton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Death^[2]	9 Aug 1791	Wendell, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States

References

↑ Templeton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. Vital Records of Templeton, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849. (Worcester, Massachusetts: F.P. Rice, 1907)
p. 24.

DRURY, Thankful. d. Thomas and Huldah, bap. Aug. 4, 1771. CR
↑ Wendell (Massachusetts). Town Clerk. Births, deaths, marriages and intentions, 1760-1890 (approx.), Wendell, Massachusetts. (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1972)
[1].

1791
August 9th. Thankfull Drury Do [i.e., Ditto, meaning "Deceased"]
↑ Source:Rice, Sarah Drury. Drury Records, V. 1-4, Vol. 3, p. 239, shows two daughters named Thankful. The one born 1771 is shown "died young", while another is proposed that died "in Wendell Aug. 1801 about 20 y. old", i.e., born about 1781. This cites a gravestone but none is found in Find A Grave. Meanwhile, the recorded death in Wendell in 1791 is exactly 10 years off, and would work out to an age of 20 for the Thankful born 1771. So, this appears to be the date they intended, 1801 being an error? Further, no guardian is appointed for Thankful nor does she sign the assent to the dower in 1793, which is inconsistent with the 1801 death, but perfectly consistent with the 1791 Wendell record.