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Edward Thornton 1660 – 1707 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: June 1660

Birth Location: Pickawaxon Hundred, Charles, Maryland, USA

Death Date: June 1707

Death Location: Wicocomico Fields, Charles, Maryland, USA

Father: William Thornton

Mother: Elizabeth Rowland

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Children(s):

In 1660, Edward Thornton entered the world in Pickawaxon Hundred, Charles, Maryland, USA, born to William Thornton and Elizabeth Rowland. Edward Thornton passed away in 1707 in Wicocomico Fields, Charles, Maryland, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1660, Edward Thornton entered the world in Pickawaxon Hundred, Charles, Maryland, USA, born to William Thornton and Elizabeth Rowland.
  • Edward Thornton passed away in 1707 in Wicocomico Fields, Charles, Maryland, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Edward Thornton's Ancestors

Self
Edward Thornton
1660 – 1707
Birth Place: Pickawaxon Hundred, Charles, Maryland, USA
Parents
William Thornton
1620 – 1708
Adel, Yorkshire, England
Elizabeth Rowland
1620 – 1646
Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
William Thornton
1579 – 1650
Calverley, Yorkshire, England -A village in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough, abt 10 miles from Leeds city center and 4 miles from Bradford.
Frances Robinson
1600 – 1650
Spofforth, All Saints, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
William Thornton
1600 – 1600
Barbara Westby
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Francis Thornton
– 1566
Joan

Edward Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1660
June 1660
Birth of Edward Thornton in Pickawaxon Hundred, Charles, Maryland, USA
Pickawaxon Hundred, Charles, Maryland, USA
1707
June 1707
Age 47
Death of Edward Thornton in Wicocomico Fields, Charles, Maryland, USA
Wicocomico Fields, Charles, Maryland, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: June 1660
    Event Place: Pickawaxon Hundred, Charles, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: June 1707
    Event Place: Wicocomico Fields, Charles, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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