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Eleanor Thornton 1846–1898 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 March 1846

Birth Location: Wheelock, Caledonia County, Vermont, United States of America

Death Date: 5 December 1898

Death Location: La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin, United States of America

Father: James Walley

Mother: Arvilla Lazell

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Eleanor Thornton was born in 1846 in Wheelock, Caledonia County, Vermont, United States of America, the child of James B Walley And Arvilla A Lazell. In 1850, Eleanor Thornton resided in Wheelock, Caledonia, Vermont, USA. In 1865, Eleanor Thornton resided in Saratoga Springs, Saratoga, New York, USA. Eleanor Thornton passed away in 1898 in La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Eleanor Thornton was born in 1846 in Wheelock, Caledonia County, Vermont, United States of America, the child of James B Walley And Arvilla A Lazell.
  • In 1850, Eleanor Thornton resided in Wheelock, Caledonia, Vermont, USA.
  • In 1865, Eleanor Thornton resided in Saratoga Springs, Saratoga, New York, USA.
  • Eleanor Thornton passed away in 1898 in La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin, United States of America.

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Eleanor Thornton's Ancestors

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Eleanor Thornton
1846–1898
Birth Place: Wheelock, Caledonia County, Vermont, United States of America
Parents
James B Walley
1819–
Reas Co
Arvilla (A.) Lazell
1827–1914
Sheffield, Caledonia County, Vermont, USA
Grandparents
Stephen (C Switser Sweetser #) JR
1792–1870
Milan, New Hampshire
Hannah (Lydia) Willey
1792–1896
Sheffield, Caledonia, Vermont, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Willey
1763–1859
Tamson Gray
1761–1861
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Corporal Gray
1750–1780
Hannah Foss
1730–1778

Eleanor Thornton's Timeline

4 Records

1846
8 March 1846
Birth of Eleanor Thornton in Wheelock, Caledonia County, Vermont, United States of America
Wheelock, Caledonia County, Vermont, United States of America
1850
1850
Age 4
Eleanor Thornton resided here in Wheelock, Caledonia, Vermont, USA
Wheelock, Caledonia, Vermont, USA
1865
1865
Age 19
Eleanor Thornton resided here in Saratoga Springs, Saratoga, New York, USA
Saratoga Springs, Saratoga, New York, USA
1898
5 December 1898
Age 52
Death of Eleanor Thornton in Dresbach, Winona County, Minnesota, United States of America
Dresbach, Winona County, Minnesota, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 March 1846
    Event Place: Wheelock, Caledonia County, Vermont, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] New York, U.S., State Census, 1865
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Wheelock, Caledonia, Vermont, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1865
    Event Place: Saratoga Springs, Saratoga, New York, USA
    Record Source: New York, U.S., State Census, 1865

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 December 1898
    Event Place: Dresbach, Winona County, Minnesota, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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