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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 1684-1754

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 Thornton Iii 1684 1754 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 Thornton Iii 1684 1754 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 1684-1754
1684–1754
Birth Location: Kilskerry Parish, Tyrone, Ireland
J1
Elizabeth Jenkins
1690–1741
Birth Location: Londonderry, Londonderry, Ireland
EJ

Spouses(s)

John Ferguson
1715–1778
Birth Location: Tobermore, Ireland
JF

Children(s)

Elizabeth Ferguson
1740–1790
Birth Location: Cookstown, Derryloran, County Tyrone, Tyrone, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
EF

Esther Thornton's Ancestors

Self
Esther Thornton
1720–1814
Birth Place: Leicester, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
James Thornton III* 1684-1754
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 (Elizabeth Jenkins (Smith,) Thornton)
1656–1734
Tockenham, Wiltshire, England
Elizabeth (J) Jenkins
1651–1726
Tenby, Pembrokeshire, , Wales
Great-Grandparents
James Thornton
1620–1688
Elizabeth Smith
1620–1689
Richard Smith
1630–1720
Sarah Folger
1640–
Captain Griffith
1634–1713
Lady imm
1636–1713
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Llyne)
1620–1688
Elizabeth 9ggm
1607–1705

Esther Thornton's Descendants

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Esther Thornton (1720–17 Aug 1814) m. John Ferguson (1715–1778)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Ferguson 1740–1790 m. Capt. (Robert C) McKee 1732–1800
    1. 1. Robert (McKee) Jr 1773–1830 m. Jane Cather 1773–1853
      1. 1. David (Lawrence) McKee 1812–1883 m. Mahala Fletcher 1823–1896
        1. 1. Mary (Catherine) McKee 1841–1891 m. John (Robert) Sirbaugh 1846–1918

Esther Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1720
1720
Birth of Esther Thornton in Leicester, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Leicester, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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: Death
    Event Date: 17 Aug 1814
    Event Place: Pelham, Hampshire, Massachusetts
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