Julia Stimson Thorne (September 16, 1944 – April 27, 2006) was an American writer. She was the first wife of John Kerry, who was a U.S. Senator during their marriage.
Biography
Thorne was born in New York City on September 16, 1944, the daughter of Alice (Barry) and Landon Ketchum Thorne Jr. Her maternal great-grandfather was journalist David S. Barry. Thorne spent much of her childhood in Rome where her father worked various jobs. She married Richard J. Charlesworth in 1997 and they moved to Bozeman, Montana. Thorne died from cancer on April 27, 2006, in her home in Concord, Massachusetts.
A Change of Heart: Words of Experience and Hope for the Journey Through Divorce (1996) ()
References
External links
- Julia Stimson Thorne's Family Tree
- Another Thorne Family Tree, with navigable links through the generations