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Esther Thornton 1720–1814 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1720

Birth Location: Leicester, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 17 Aug 1814

Death Location: Pelham, Hampshire, Massachusetts

Father: James Thornton

Mother: Elizabeth Jenkins

Spouse(s): John Ferguson

Children(s): Elizabeth Ferguson

Esther Thornton was born in 1720 in Leicester, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA, the child of James B Thornton And Elizabeth Jenkins. Esther Thornton married John Ferguson, and had children including Elizabeth Ferguson. Esther Thornton passed away in 1814 in Pelham, Hampshire, Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • Esther Thornton was born in 1720 in Leicester, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA, the child of James B Thornton And Elizabeth Jenkins.
  • Esther Thornton married John Ferguson, and had children including Elizabeth Ferguson.
  • Esther Thornton passed away in 1814 in Pelham, Hampshire, Massachusetts.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Thornton
1684–1754
Birth Location: Kilskerry Parish, Tyrone, Ireland
JT
Elizabeth Jenkins
1690–1741
Birth Location: Londonderry, Londonderry, Ireland
EJ

Spouses(s)

John Ferguson
1715–1778
Birth Location: Ulster Province, Ireland
JF

Children(s)

Elizabeth Ferguson
1737–1790
Birth Location: Aglish, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland
EF

Esther Thornton's Ancestors

Self
Esther Thornton
1720–1814
Birth Place: Leicester, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
James B. Thornton
1684–1754
Kilskerry Parish, Tyrone, Ireland
Elizabeth Jenkins
1690–1741
Londonderry, Londonderry, Ireland
Grandparents
James (John) Thornton
1648–1722
Low Bentham, West Riding, Yorkshire, England
Nancy Smith
1656–1734
Lower Bentham, West Riding, Yorkshire, England
William (D) Jenkins
1645–1712
Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales, England
Elizabeth (J) Jenkins
1651–1726
Tenby, Pembrokeshire, , Wales
Great-Grandparents
James Thornton
1620–1689
Elizabeth Smith
1626–1690
Richard Smith
1630–1720
Sarah Folger
1640–1742
Joseph Jenkins
1633–1712
JOHN GRIFFITH
1634–1713
Lady (Veil)*
1636–1713
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ricardus\Richard Smith
1600–1720
Elizabeth Iles
1600–1636
Dorothy Cornish
1606–1630
John Jenkins
1600–1685
Mary Jenkins
1611–1662
William 9ggf
1620–1688
Elizabeth 9ggm
1607–1705
Robert Ireland
1611–1688
Viscountess Veil
1612–1686

Esther Thornton's Descendants

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Esther Thornton (1720–17 Aug 1814) m. John Ferguson (abt 1715–1778)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Ferguson 1737–1790 m. Robert McKee 1732–1800
    1. 1. Bartholomew McKee 1779–1864 m. Nancy (Ann) Reid 1786–1868
      1. 1. Eleanor ("Ellen") McKee 1810–1876 m. George (Washington) Albin 1818–1892
        1. 1. Samuel Smith 1848–1888 m. Rebecca (Anna) Nazelrod 1858–1923

Esther Thornton's Timeline

4 Records

1720
1720
Birth of Esther Thornton in Leicester, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Leicester, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
1746
4 Dec 1746
Age 26
Esther Thornton was married in Pelham, Massachusetts
Pelham, Massachusetts
1746
December 4, 1746
Age 26
Esther Thornton was married in Pelham, Hampshire, Massachusetts
Pelham, Hampshire, Massachusetts
1814
17 Aug 1814
Age 94
Death of Esther Thornton in Pelham, Hampshire, Massachusetts
Pelham, Hampshire, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1720
    Event Place: Leicester, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 4 Dec 1746
    Event Place: Pelham, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: December 4, 1746
    Event Place: Pelham, Hampshire, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Aug 1814
    Event Place: Pelham, Hampshire, Massachusetts
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