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Edward Thornton 1807–1873 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Sep 1807

Birth Location: Frankford, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 13 Feb 1873

Death Location: Frankford, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States

Father: Wm Thompson

Mother: Mary Moon

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In 1807, Edward Thornton entered the world in Frankford, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States, born to Wm Thompson And Mary Moon. Edward Thornton passed away in 1873 in Frankford, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1807, Edward Thornton entered the world in Frankford, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States, born to Wm Thompson And Mary Moon.
  • Edward Thornton passed away in 1873 in Frankford, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Edward Thornton's Ancestors

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Edward Thornton
1807–1873
Birth Place: Frankford, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
Wm Thompson
1765–1837
Newtown, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States
Mary Moon
1766–1814
Bucks, Pennsylvania
Grandparents
James Moon
1738–1796
Falls, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States
Sarah Dowdney
1741–1796
Bristol, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
James Moon
1713–1796
Hannah Price
1717–1738
Thomas Dowdney
1710–1765
Mary Bowne
1716–1791
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Reece Price
1685–
William Dowdney
1684–1729
Elizabeth Ellet
1682–1748

Edward Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1807
13 Sep 1807
Birth of Edward Thornton in Frankford, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
Frankford, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
1873
13 Feb 1873
Age 66
Death of Edward Thornton in Frankford, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
Frankford, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Sep 1807
    Event Place: Frankford, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Feb 1873
    Event Place: Frankford, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States

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