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Abigail Thornton 1725–1804 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1725

Birth Location: Chester, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 09 Dec 1804

Death Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Robert Thornton

Mother: Sarah Taylor

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The story of Abigail Thornton began in 1725 in Chester, Pennsylvania, United States. Abigail Thornton passed away in 1804 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Abigail Thornton began in 1725 in Chester, Pennsylvania, United States.
  • Abigail Thornton passed away in 1804 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Abigail Thornton's Ancestors

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Abigail Thornton
1725–1804
Birth Place: Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
Robert Thornton
1687–1774
Upper Providence, Chester Co., Pennsylvania
Sarah Taylor
1690–1764
Chester, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America
Grandparents
Richard Thornton
1666–
Elizabeth Lilly
1670–
Peter (Taylor) I
1665–1720
Sutton, Cheshire, England
Sarah Houlston
1660–1697
Shropshire, England
Great-Grandparents
William I
–1730
Margaret Finsham
1650–
John Houlston
1634–1699
Elizabeth Serell
1638–1702
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas II
1574–1618
Margaret Swinderby
1578–1672
Edward Finsham
1620–1689
Grace Gregg
1599–
William II
1605–1669
Elizabeth Oakes
1608–1661
Thomas Searill
1606–1653
Grace Turner
1607–1655

Abigail Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1725
1725
Birth of Abigail Thornton in Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
1804
09 Dec 1804
Age 79
Death of Abigail Thornton in Chester Co., Pennsylvania
Chester Co., Pennsylvania

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1725
    Event Place: Chester, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 09 Dec 1804
    Event Place: Chester Co., Pennsylvania

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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