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John Thornton

John Thornton

Male Abt 1690 - 1745  (~ 55 years)

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  • Name John Thornton 
    Birth Abt 1690  of, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 16 Aug 1745  Providence, Providence, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial North Burial Ground, North Main Street, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I6271  Whipple Relatives
    Last Modified 18 Nov 2009 

    Father John Thornton, Jr.   d. 19 Jan 1715/1716, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Dinah Steere 
    Family ID F3568  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Abigail Clemence,   b. 4 Dec 1695, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 6 Jul 1782, Johnston, Providence, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years) 
    Marriage 7 Jun 1716  Providence, Providence, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Richard Thornton,   b. 2 Oct 1716, of, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Stephen Thornton,   b. of, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Solomon Thornton,   b. 13 Oct 1719, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Nov 1741, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 22 years)
     4. Dinah Thornton,   b. 7 Sep 1726, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. John Thornton, Jr.,   b. 14 Apr 1728, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1810, Johnston, Providence, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)
    +6. Daniel Thornton,   b. 11 Nov 1733, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Jul 1793, Johnston, Providence, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years)
    Family ID F3523  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Abt 1690 - of, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 7 Jun 1716 - Providence, Providence, Rhode Island Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 16 Aug 1745 - Providence, Providence, Rhode Island Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - North Burial Ground, North Main Street, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island Link to Google Earth
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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)


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