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Elizabeth Herendeen Gurney 1683–1768 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1683

Birth Location: Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 1768

Death Location: Gloucester, Providence, Rhode Island, United States

Father: Zachariah Gurney

Mother: Mary Benson

Spouse(s): Benjamin Thornton, Benjamin Thornton

Children(s): Israel Thornton, Titus Thornton, John Thornton, Mary Thornton, David Thornton, Joseph Thornton, Benjamin Thornton, Sarah Thornton

Elizabeth Herendeen Gurney was born in 1683 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States, the child of Zachariah Gurney And Mary Benson. Elizabeth Herendeen Gurney married Benjamin Thornton, and had children including Benjamin Thornton, David Thornton, Israel Thornton, John Thornton, Joseph Thornton, Mary Thornton, Sarah Thornton, Titus Thornton. Elizabeth Herendeen Gurney passed away in 1768 in Gloucester, Providence, Rhode Island, United States.

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Biography

  • Elizabeth Herendeen Gurney was born in 1683 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States, the child of Zachariah Gurney And Mary Benson.
  • Elizabeth Herendeen Gurney married Benjamin Thornton, and had children including Benjamin Thornton, David Thornton, Israel Thornton, John Thornton, Joseph Thornton, Mary Thornton, Sarah Thornton, Titus Thornton.
  • Elizabeth Herendeen Gurney passed away in 1768 in Gloucester, Providence, Rhode Island, United States.

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Elizabeth Gurney's Ancestors

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Elizabeth Gurney
1683–1768
Birth Place: Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
Zachariah Gurney
1660–1732
Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Mary Benson
1660–1760
Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
Rebecca Taylor
1630–1719
Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elizabeth Gurney's Descendants

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Elizabeth (Herendeen) Gurney (1683–1768) m. Benjamin Thornton (1701–1 May 1761) m. Benjamin Thornton (1681–1742)
  1. 1. Israel Thornton 1728–1815 m. Joanna Wilkinson 1732–1816
    1. 1. Miriam Thornton 1753–1839 m. William Estabrooks 1752–1838
      1. 1. Sarah Estabrooks 1779–1859 m. James Hicks 1772–1851
        1. 1. Susanna Hicks 1797–1863 m. George BARNES 1797–1863
      2. 2. Sarah Estabrooks 1776–1851
      3. 3. Abigail Estabrooks 1776–1866
      4. 4. William Estabrooks 1773–1811
      5. 5. Edward Estabrooks 1775–1815
      6. 6. William Estabrooks 1789–1842
      7. 7. Susanna Estabrooks 1804–
      8. 8. James (Estabrooks) * 1782–1869
      9. 9. Daniel Estabrooks 1783–1805
    2. 2. Titus Thornton 1763–1815
    3. 3. Mercy Thornton 1765–1839
    4. 4. Daniel (James) Thornton 1761–
  2. 2. Titus Thornton 1705–1757
  3. 3. John Thornton 1708–1780
  4. 4. Mary Thornton 1714–1772
  5. 5. David Thornton 1711–1772
  6. 6. Joseph Thornton 1703–1742
  7. 7. Benjamin Thornton 1701–1761
  8. 8. Sarah Thornton 1710–1772

Elizabeth Gurney's Timeline

2 Records

1683
1683
Birth of Elizabeth Herendeen Gurney in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
1768
1768
Age 85
Death of Elizabeth Herendeen Gurney in Gloucester, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Gloucester, Providence, Rhode Island, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1683
    Event Place: Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1768
    Event Place: Gloucester, Providence, Rhode Island, United States

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