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Ethel May Thornton 1879 – 1977 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Oct 1879

Birth Location: Kintore, Oxford County Municipality, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 15 Jul 1977

Death Location: Parkhill, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada

Father: William Thornton

Mother: Mary Phillips

Spouse(s): Presley None

Children(s): Mary Presley

Ethel May Thornton was born in 1879 in Kintore, Oxford County Municipality, Ontario, Canada, the child of William Reubin Thornton and Mary Elizabeth Phillips. Ethel May Thornton later married Presley, and together they raised children including Mary Louise Presley. In 1977, Ethel May Thornton passed away in Parkhill, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada.

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Parents

William Thornton
1847 – 1930
Birth Location: Oxford County Municipality, Ontario, Canada
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Mary Phillips
1855 – 1917
Birth Location: kintore, Ontario, Canada
MP

Spouses(s)

Presley None
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Mary Presley
1915 – 1987
Birth Location: –
MP

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 21 Oct 1879
    Event Place: Kintore, Oxford County Municipality, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 15 Jul 1977
    Event Place: Parkhill, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: London, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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