William A. Thomas was born 6 August 1743 in Hardwick, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States to Amos Thomas (1715-1754) and Abigail Farr (1716-) and died 2 March 1805 West Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of unspecified causes. He married Abiel Collins (1741-1817) 23 August 1765 in Hardwick, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
William was left an orphan at 11 years of age...he was a man of marked ability, an dhis practice covered a radius of twenty miles from his home, giving him prominence among the successful men of his time and profession...He served in the Continental Army as surgeon in Colonel Keyes's regiment. He not only gave his time, but used his means also, to further the cause he espoused, an, in consequence of the financial condition of the country, lost much of his property.-Descendants of William Thomas of Hardwick, Mass. book, pp.33,34
Children
Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
Naaman Thomas (1765-1844) | |||
Cynthia Thomas (1768-1823) | |||
Argalus Thomas (1770-) | |||
Orsemus Howes Thomas (1772-1822) | 18 March 1772 Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States | 2 November 1822 Provincetown, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States | Thankful Nickerson (1787-1873) |
Seneca Thomas (1774-1860) | |||
William Thomas (1775-1857) | |||
Ruth Thomas (1777-1856) | |||
Samuel Beals Thomas (1779-1840) | |||
Sylvanus Thomas (1781-1863) |
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See Also
- William Thomas
- Thomas in Worcester County, Massachusetts