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Elizabeth (Betsy) Thornton 1811 – 1900 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1811

Birth Location: Sampson, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 28 AUG 1900

Death Location: Wayne County, North Carolina, USA

Father: Nathaniel Thornton

Mother: Selah Eldridge

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Rebecca Strickland

Born in 1811 in Sampson, North Carolina, United States, Elizabeth (Betsy) Thornton was the child of Nathaniel Thornton and Selah Mildred "Millie" Eldridge. Elizabeth (Betsy) Thornton raised a family that included Rebecca Strickland. Elizabeth (Betsy) Thornton died in Wayne County, North Carolina, USA in 1900.

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Parents

Nathaniel Thornton
1760 – 1821
Birth Location: Duplin County, North Carolina, USA
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Selah Eldridge
1753 – 1826
Birth Location: Duplin County, North Carolina (known as Sampson County after 1784)
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Rebecca Strickland
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1811
    Event Place: Sampson, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 28 AUG 1900
    Event Place: Wayne County, North Carolina, USA
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