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

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Biography

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

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Benjamin Thornton's Ancestors

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Benjamin Thornton
1837 – 1920
Birth Place: Monroe County, Georgia
Parents
Wiley Edward Thornton
1783 – 1862
Elbert, Georgia, United States
Harriet (Hargrove) Hardin
1804 – 1885
Walton, Georgia
Grandparents
Eldred Thornton
1755 – 1817
Georgia, United States
Rachel Unk
1762 – 1852
Virginia, United States
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1837
20 March 1837
Birth of Benjamin Franklin Thornton in Monroe County, Georgia
Monroe County, Georgia
1920
28 Mar 1920
Age 83
Death of Benjamin Franklin Thornton in Laurens, Georgia, United States
Laurens, Georgia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 March 1837
    Event Place: Monroe County, Georgia

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

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