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John Thornton

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Name John Thornton Birth Abt 1690 of, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island Gender Male Death 16 Aug 1745 Providence, Providence, Rhode Island Burial North Burial Ground, North Main Street, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island Person ID I6271 Whipple Relatives Last Modified 18 Nov 2009
Father John Thornton, Jr. d. 19 Jan 1715/1716, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island Mother Dinah Steere Family ID F3568 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Abigail Clemence, b. 4 Dec 1695, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island d. Abt 6 Jul 1782, Johnston, Providence, Rhode Island
(Age 86 years)
Marriage 7 Jun 1716 Providence, Providence, Rhode Island Children + 1. Richard Thornton, b. 2 Oct 1716, of, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island 2. Stephen Thornton, b. of, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island 3. Solomon Thornton, b. 13 Oct 1719, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island d. 19 Nov 1741, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island
(Age 22 years)
4. Dinah Thornton, b. 7 Sep 1726, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island 5. John Thornton, Jr., b. 14 Apr 1728, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island d. 1810, Johnston, Providence, Rhode Island
(Age 81 years)
+ 6. Daniel Thornton, b. 11 Nov 1733, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island d. 14 Jul 1793, Johnston, Providence, Rhode Island
(Age 59 years)
Family ID F3523 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - !SOURCE: "John Smith, the Miller, of Providence Rhode Island: Some of His Descendants," by Charles William Farnham, in Genealogies of Rhode Island Families, from Rhode Island Periodicals (Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1983), 2:8.
!SOURCE: Email from N. Combs to Weldon Whipple, 13 Jun 2006. Cites the following:- James Arnold, Vital Record of Rhode Island 1636-1850, Providence 5:546 (birth)
- Cemeteries Database Index (burial)
- !SOURCE: "John Smith, the Miller, of Providence Rhode Island: Some of His Descendants," by Charles William Farnham, in Genealogies of Rhode Island Families, from Rhode Island Periodicals (Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1983), 2:8.