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Benjamin Franklin Thornton 1837 – 1920 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 March 1837

Birth Location: Monroe County, Georgia

Death Date: 28 Mar 1920

Death Location: Laurens, Georgia, United States

Father: Wiley Thornton

Mother: Harriet Hardin

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Born in 1837 in Monroe County, Georgia, Benjamin Franklin Thornton was the child of Wiley Edward Thornton and Harriet Hargrove Hardin. Benjamin Franklin Thornton died in Laurens, Georgia, United States in 1920.

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Wiley Thornton
1783 – 1862
Birth Location: Elbert, Georgia, United States
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Harriet Hardin
1804 – 1885
Birth Location: Walton, Georgia
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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 20 March 1837
    Event Place: Monroe County, Georgia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 28 Mar 1920
    Event Place: Laurens, Georgia, United States
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