Lt. Thomas Gleason

M, (26 February 1697 - )
Father-Biological*Thomas Gleason b. 1671, d. 11 Jan 1731/32
Mother-Biological*Mary Mellen b. 5 Dec 1686
Family Lines
Boudreau Line
Last Edited=21 Oct 2026
     Lt. Thomas Gleason died at North Gore (now Oxford), Massachusetts, in the home of his son-in-law, Joshua Merriam.1 He was born on 26 February 1697 at Framingham, Province of Massachusetts Bay.2,1 He was the son of Thomas Gleason and Mary Mellen.

Lt. Thomas Gleason, age 17, married Susanna Haven, age 15 , daughter of Nathaniel Haven and Elizabeth Travis, on 12 January 1714/15 at Framingham, Province of Massachusetts Bay.2,1 In 1739, Thomas was appointed game-keeper at Oxford, Worcester County, Province of Massachusetts Bay.1 He was chosen by the town of Oxford May, 1739 to prosecute those who killed deer contrary to law.1 Thomas's wife, Susanna, died on 30 June 1763.2,1 Thomas were dismissed from the Oxford Church, Oxford, Province of Massachusetts Bay, on 31 December 1775 to found a new church in Ward to which he was a pew holder and subscribed £23 7/2d.1

Lt. Thomas Gleason, age 87, married Hannah ______ on 29 March 1784 at Oxford, Worcester County, Province of Massachusetts Bay.1

Children of Lt. Thomas Gleason and Susanna Haven

Citations

  1. White, John Barber. Genealogy of the Descendants of Thomas Gleason of Watertown, Mass. 1607-1909. Haverhill, Massachusetts: Press of Nicholas Print, 1909.
  2. Daniels, George F. History of the Town of Oxford, Massachusetts, with Genealogies. Oxford, Massachusetts: by the author, 1892.