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Col Thomas Thacher

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Col Thomas Thacher

Birth
Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
24 Feb 1806 (aged 50)
Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial
Yarmouth Port, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA GPS-Latitude: 41.7103472, Longitude: -70.2319583
Plot
Lot 572, Section E
Memorial ID
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Churchill Thacher Corral

Mary Thacher Churchill
Mary Churchill Thacher
Col Thomas Thacher
Sally Thacher
Thomas Thacher
Polly Thacher
Anner Lewis Thacher

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New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, 1910.

Col Thomas Thacher, he was a soldier, a Selectman from 1789, for 15 years, postmaster of Yarmouth, and school teacher, and Justice of the Peace. He married at Barnstable, Mass., January 11th, 1787 Mary Churchill.

Col. Thomas Thacher served as a private and Sergeant in Captain Joseph Griffith's Co. of Col. John Jacob's Regiment in the Revolutionary War. He was Adjutant and subsequently Colonel of the 1st Regiment of the Barnstable County Brigade of Militia. He was the first Postmaster of Yarmouth in 1794 and a Selectman for 15 years from 1789."

additional information courtesy of Kathy_ 652 in the forums.

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1800 U.S. Census
Name: Thomas Thacher
Township: Yarmouth
County: Barnstable
State: Massachusetts

Massachusetts Marriages 1633 - 1850
Name: Lt. Thomas Thacher
Gender: Male
Spouse: Mary Churchill
Marriage Date: 9 Dec 1786
City: Yarmouth
County: Barnstable
Source: Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT, Film # 0945512
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Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the War of the Revolution, 17 volumes (several listings for Thomas Thacher)

Thacher, Thomas, Yarmouth.Private, Capt. Nathaniel Winslow's co., Col. Josiah Whitney's regt.; pay rolls for Aug.-Nov., 1776; service, 4 mos. 4 days, including travel (77 miles) home.
Thacher, Thomas, Yarmouth.Sergeant, Capt. Joseph Palmer's co., Col. Josiah Whitney's regt.; arrived at camp May 11, 1777; discharged July 11, 1777; service, 2 mos. 10 days, at Rhode Island, including 10 days (192 miles) travel to and from camp; company raised for 2 months. Roll dated Camp at South Kingston.
[Thacher, Thomas.List of prisoners sent from Newport, R. I., in the prison-ship "Lord Sandwich" and landed at Bristol March 7, 1778.] not sure of this being him.
Thacher, Thomas.Sergeant, Capt. Elisha Hedge's co., Col. Freeman's regt.; marched Sept. 13, 1779; discharged Sept. 18, 1779; service, 5 days; company detached from militia for service at Falmouth on an alarm. Roll sworn to in Barnstable Co.

additional information courtesy of beingthere int he forums.
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Churchill Thacher Corral

Mary Thacher Churchill
Mary Churchill Thacher
Col Thomas Thacher
Sally Thacher
Thomas Thacher
Polly Thacher
Anner Lewis Thacher

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New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, 1910.

Col Thomas Thacher, he was a soldier, a Selectman from 1789, for 15 years, postmaster of Yarmouth, and school teacher, and Justice of the Peace. He married at Barnstable, Mass., January 11th, 1787 Mary Churchill.

Col. Thomas Thacher served as a private and Sergeant in Captain Joseph Griffith's Co. of Col. John Jacob's Regiment in the Revolutionary War. He was Adjutant and subsequently Colonel of the 1st Regiment of the Barnstable County Brigade of Militia. He was the first Postmaster of Yarmouth in 1794 and a Selectman for 15 years from 1789."

additional information courtesy of Kathy_ 652 in the forums.

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1800 U.S. Census
Name: Thomas Thacher
Township: Yarmouth
County: Barnstable
State: Massachusetts

Massachusetts Marriages 1633 - 1850
Name: Lt. Thomas Thacher
Gender: Male
Spouse: Mary Churchill
Marriage Date: 9 Dec 1786
City: Yarmouth
County: Barnstable
Source: Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT, Film # 0945512
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Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the War of the Revolution, 17 volumes (several listings for Thomas Thacher)

Thacher, Thomas, Yarmouth.Private, Capt. Nathaniel Winslow's co., Col. Josiah Whitney's regt.; pay rolls for Aug.-Nov., 1776; service, 4 mos. 4 days, including travel (77 miles) home.
Thacher, Thomas, Yarmouth.Sergeant, Capt. Joseph Palmer's co., Col. Josiah Whitney's regt.; arrived at camp May 11, 1777; discharged July 11, 1777; service, 2 mos. 10 days, at Rhode Island, including 10 days (192 miles) travel to and from camp; company raised for 2 months. Roll dated Camp at South Kingston.
[Thacher, Thomas.List of prisoners sent from Newport, R. I., in the prison-ship "Lord Sandwich" and landed at Bristol March 7, 1778.] not sure of this being him.
Thacher, Thomas.Sergeant, Capt. Elisha Hedge's co., Col. Freeman's regt.; marched Sept. 13, 1779; discharged Sept. 18, 1779; service, 5 days; company detached from militia for service at Falmouth on an alarm. Roll sworn to in Barnstable Co.

additional information courtesy of beingthere int he forums.

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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/48970443/thomas-thacher: accessed ), memorial page for Col Thomas Thacher (20 Jan 1756–24 Feb 1806), Find a Grave Memorial ID 48970443, citing Ancient Cemetery, Yarmouth Port, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by ditdit (contributor 47012745).