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Catherine Thornton 1773–1847 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Mar 1773

Birth Location: Thornton, Grafton, NH, USA

Death Date: 19 Aug 1847

Death Location: Dufferin, Charlotte, New Brunswick, Canada

Father: Matthew Thornton

Mother: Mary Thornton

Spouse(s): John Young

Children(s): Jacob Young

Catherine Thornton was born in 1773 in Thornton, Grafton, NH, USA, the child of Matthew Lind Thornton And Mary Crawford Thornton. Catherine Thornton married John Young, and had children including Jacob Young. Catherine Thornton passed away in 1847 in Dufferin, Charlotte, New Brunswick, Canada.

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Biography

  • Catherine Thornton was born in 1773 in Thornton, Grafton, NH, USA, the child of Matthew Lind Thornton And Mary Crawford Thornton.
  • Catherine Thornton married John Young, and had children including Jacob Young.
  • Catherine Thornton passed away in 1847 in Dufferin, Charlotte, New Brunswick, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Matthew Thornton
1746–1824
Birth Location: Palmer, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
MT
Mary Thornton
1750–1842
Birth Location: Schenectady, NY, USA
MT

Spouses(s)

John Young
1769–1847
Birth Location: Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
JY

Children(s)

Jacob Young
1798–1883
Birth Location: St. Stephen, Charlotte, New Brunswick, Canada
JY

Catherine Thornton's Ancestors

Self
Catherine Thornton
1773–1847
Birth Place: Thornton, Grafton, NH, USA
Parents
Matthew Lind Thornton
1746–1824
Palmer, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
Mary (Crawford) Thornton
1750–1842
Schenectady, NY, USA
Grandparents
William Thornton
1713–1790
Wiscasset, Lincoln, Maine, USA
Dorcas Little
1725–1763
Knockan Clachan, Finvoy Parish, Rathlin Island, Antrim, Northern Ireland
Josef Grafort
1729–1768
Little Britain, Orange, New York, United States
Catherine Nelson
1729–
Mamaroneck, NY
Great-Grandparents
1690–1741
Thomas II
1693–1785
Jane Little
1687–1785
James Crawford
1700–1778
Mary Wilkin
1697–1766
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Jenkins
1645–1712
Thomas Little
1667–1722
Janet Bell
1672–1732
James Thornton
1648–1722
Nancy Smith
1656–1734

Catherine Thornton's Descendants

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Catherine Thornton (11 Mar 1773–19 Aug 1847) m. John Young (22 Aug 1769–29 MAR 1847)
  1. 1. Jacob Young 1798–1883 m. Louisa (Maria) Joyce 1810–1891
    1. 1. Jacob (H.) Young 1833–1914 m. Amanda (Hannah) Brown 1841–1871
      1. 1. Addie (May) Young 1867–1928 m. Frank (B) Rines 1850–1920
        1. 1. Effie (Blanch) Rines 1887–1944 m. Henry (Abraham) Fletcher 1879–1940

Catherine Thornton's Timeline

7 Records

1773
11 Mar 1773
Birth of Catherine Thornton in Thornton, Grafton, New Hampshire, USA
Thornton, Grafton, New Hampshire, USA
1773
11 Mar 1773
Birth of Catherine Thornton in Schenectady, Schenectady, New York, United States
Schenectady, Schenectady, New York, United States
1773
11 Mar 1773
Birth of Catherine Thornton in Thornton, Grafton, NH, USA
Thornton, Grafton, NH, USA
1793
12 May 1793
Age 20
Catherine Thornton was married in St Stephen, Charlotte, New Brunswick, Canada
St Stephen, Charlotte, New Brunswick, Canada
1847
19 Aug 1847
Age 74
Death of Catherine Thornton in Dufferin, Charlotte, New Brunswick, Canada
Dufferin, Charlotte, New Brunswick, Canada
1847
19 Aug 1847
Age 74
Death of Catherine Thornton in Dufferin, Charlotte, NB, Canada
Dufferin, Charlotte, NB, Canada
1847
19 Aug 1847
Age 74
Death of Catherine Thornton in Dufferin, Charlotte, New Brunswick, Canada
Dufferin, Charlotte, New Brunswick, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Mar 1773
    Event Place: Thornton, Grafton, New Hampshire, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Mar 1773
    Event Place: Schenectady, Schenectady, New York, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Mar 1773
    Event Place: Thornton, Grafton, NH, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 12 May 1793
    Event Place: St Stephen, Charlotte, New Brunswick, Canada

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Aug 1847
    Event Place: Dufferin, Charlotte, New Brunswick, Canada

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Aug 1847
    Event Place: Dufferin, Charlotte, NB, Canada

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Aug 1847
    Event Place: Dufferin, Charlotte, New Brunswick, Canada
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