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Charles Thomas Thornton 1856–1928 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Oct 1856

Birth Location: Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 24 Nov 1928

Death Location: Tawas City, Iosco County, Michigan, United States of America

Father: John Thornton

Mother: Nancy Colter

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Charles Thomas Thornton was born in 1856 in Ontario, Canada, the child of John James Thornton And Nancy Coulter Or Colter. Charles Thomas Thornton passed away in 1928 in Tawas City, Iosco County, Michigan, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Charles Thomas Thornton was born in 1856 in Ontario, Canada, the child of John James Thornton And Nancy Coulter Or Colter.
  • Charles Thomas Thornton passed away in 1928 in Tawas City, Iosco County, Michigan, United States of America.

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Charles Thornton's Ancestors

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Charles Thornton
1856–1928
Birth Place: Ontario, Canada
Parents
John James Thornton
1820–1905
Lockwood, Yorkshire, England
Nancy (Coulter or) Colter
1822–1863
Down, Down, Ireland
Grandparents
John (James) Thornton
1787–1854
Eastrington, Yorkshire, England
Frances (Elizabeth) Bowler
1785–1872
Eastrington, Yorkshire, England
Samuel (Robert Coulter) II
1785–1856
Ballykeel, Dromore, Banbridge, County Down, Ulster Province, Northern Ireland, UK
Sarah (Jane) Livingstone
1783–1886
Dromore, County Down, Ulster Province, Northern Ireland, UK
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Colter
1753–1836
Sarah Mason
1758–1856
Robert Livingstone
1760–1844
Margaret Patterson
1760–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Livingston
1735–1799
Ann Massey
1740–1823

Charles Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1856
26 Oct 1856
Birth of Charles Thomas Thornton in Ontario, Canada
Ontario, Canada
1928
24 Nov 1928
Age 72
Death of Charles Thomas Thornton in Tawas City, Iosco County, Michigan, United States of America
Tawas City, Iosco County, Michigan, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Oct 1856
    Event Place: Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Nov 1928
    Event Place: Tawas City, Iosco County, Michigan, United States of America

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