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Ezra Thornton 1759–1815 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 OCT 1759

Birth Location: Salisbury, CT

Death Date: BEF 1 MAR 1815

Death Location: Meredith Twp., Delaware Co., NY

Father: Ezra Thornton

Mother: Ruth Sheperdsen

Spouse(s): Sarah Jewell, Mindwell Griggs

Children(s): Ira Thornton, Henry Thornton, Ezra Thornton, Sarah Thornton, Milton Thornton, Hiram Thornton, Permelia Thornton, John Thornton

In 1759, Ezra Thornton entered the world in Salisbury, CT, born to Ezra Thornton And Ruth Sheperdsen. Ezra Thornton married Mindwell Griggs, Sarah Jewell, and had children including Ezra Thornton, Henry Thornton, Hiram Thornton, Ira Thornton, John Thornton, Milton Thornton, Permelia Thornton, Sarah Thornton. Ezra Thornton passed away in 1815 in Meredith Twp., Delaware Co., NY.

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Biography

  • In 1759, Ezra Thornton entered the world in Salisbury, CT, born to Ezra Thornton And Ruth Sheperdsen.
  • Ezra Thornton married Mindwell Griggs, Sarah Jewell, and had children including Ezra Thornton, Henry Thornton, Hiram Thornton, Ira Thornton, John Thornton, Milton Thornton, Permelia Thornton, Sarah Thornton.
  • Ezra Thornton passed away in 1815 in Meredith Twp., Delaware Co., NY.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ezra Thornton
1724–
Birth Location: Providence, RI
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Ruth Sheperdsen
1728–
Birth Location: Glocester, RI
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Jewell
1758–1840
Birth Location: Salisbury, Conn
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Mindwell Griggs
Birth Location: –
MG

Children(s)

Ira Thornton
1784–1819
Birth Location: Salisbury, Conn
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Henry Thornton
1787–
Birth Location: –
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Ezra Thornton
1789–
Birth Location: Salisbury, Conn
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Sarah Thornton
1792–1809
Birth Location: Salisbury, Conn
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Milton Thornton
1795–1803
Birth Location: Salisbury, Conn
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Hiram Thornton
1798–1885
Birth Location: –
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Permelia Thornton
1800–
Birth Location: –
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John Thornton
1782–1832
Birth Location: Livingston Manor, NY
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Ezra Thornton's Ancestors

Self
Ezra Thornton
1759–1815
Birth Place: Salisbury, CT
Parents
Ezra Thornton
1724–
Providence, RI
Ruth Sheperdsen
1728–
Glocester, RI
Grandparents
John Thornton
–1780
Providence, RI
Esther Unknown
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Thornton
1681–1742
Unknown Gurney
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Thornton
1634–1695
Sarah Thurston
1638–1692

Ezra Thornton's Descendants

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Ezra Thornton (13 OCT 1759–BEF 1 MAR 1815) m. Sarah Jewell (21 MAY 1758–22 JUL 1840) m. Mindwell Griggs (–UNKNOWN)
  1. 1. Ira Thornton 1784–1819 m. Sarah (Sally) Whitlock 1777– m. Sally Monroe
    1. 1. Sarah (M.) Thornton 1809–1896 m. John Yerkes 1799–1877
      1. 1. Julia (Ann) Yerkes 1832–1901 m. Sebring Voorhees
        1. 1. Carl Voorhees
      2. 2. Fannie (M.) Yerkes 1833– m. Dexter White –1903
      3. 3. William Yerkes 1835– m. Rebecca Rogers –1877 m. Alice Dunlap
      4. 4. Lyman (A.) Yerkes 1838– m. Maria (Antoinette) Gardner
        1. 1. Harriet (L.) Yerkes 1862–1896 m. John (M.) MacKenzie
        2. 2. S. (Gardner) Yerkes 1868– m. Helen Bainbridge
      5. 5. Elizabeth Yerkes 1840– m. Isaac (Newton) Blackwood
        1. 1. Nellie Blackwood
        2. 2. Grace Blackwood
        3. 3. John Blackwood
      6. 6. John (Harmon) Yerkes 1842–1856
    2. 2. Charles (M.) Thornton 1811–1892 m. Mary (A.) Barrett –1833 m. Harriet (E.) Cronkite 1816–1884
      1. 1. Charles (M.) Thornton
      2. 2. Sarah (Maria) Thornton 1838–1912 m. Levi (Mortimer) Palmer 1832–1899
        1. 1. Ida (May) Palmer 1855–1915
        2. 2. Charles (Thornton) Palmer 1858–1920 m. Linnie (M.) Power
        3. 3. Eva (Antoinette) Palmer 1861–
        4. 4. James (Bailey) Palmer 1868–1920
        5. 5. Georgia (Anna) Palmer 1871– m. Will (L.) Linham
      3. 3. Mary (A.) Thornton 1844–
      4. 4. Myron Thornton 1845–
      5. 5. Monroe Thornton 1846–
      6. 6. Elizabeth Thornton 1851–
      7. 7. William Thornton 1853–
    3. 3. Ira (Stebbins) Thornton 1813–1892 m. Mary (Cooke) Andrews 1823–1896
      1. 1. Sarah Thornton 1839– m. Simon Teneick –1873 m. Byron Hamer m. Edwin Harper
        1. 1. Antoinette Teneick
        2. 2. Lalia Hamer m. Chuff Emmons
        3. 3. Austin Hamer m. Bertha Culy
        4. 4. Nettie Hamer m. James Lancaster
        5. 5. Ila Harper
      2. 2. Maria Thornton 1840– m. Benjamin Acker
        1. 1. Stebbins Acker m. Luella Munger
        2. 2. Clive Acker
      3. 3. Napolean (B.) Thornton 1847–1922 m. Elizabeth Vrooman 1853–1939
        1. 1. Marvin Thornton m. Alta Unknown
        2. 2. May Thornton m. Roy Davison
        3. 3. Blanche Thornton m. Henry (Van) Norman m. John Phillips
        4. 4. Josephine Thornton
        5. 5. Louise Thornton m. Richard DeKay
        6. 6. Flossie Thornton –1958
        7. 7. Maud Thornton 1870–
        8. 8. Adine (Jeanette) Thornton 1872–1944 m. Walter Brown
        9. 9. Hattie Thornton 1877–
        10. 10. George (Franklin) Thornton 1882–1964 m. Lydia (S.) Wager 1879–1972
      4. 4. Mary (Ann) Thornton 1844–1904 m. Saron (Robert) Plowman 1842–1895
        1. 1. Louise Plowman 1868–1945 m. Benjamin (Burgess) Smith 1852–1935
        2. 2. Robert (Lee) Plowman 1870–1937 m. Clara Bissell 1874–1951
        3. 3. Charles (Abner) Plowman 1876–1950 m. Myrtle (B.) Becker 1884–1961
        4. 4. Ray (F.) Plowman 1886– m. Carrie (O.) Plowman 1885–1958
      5. 5. Whipple (A.) Thornton 1844–1865
      6. 6. Josephine Thornton 1852–1909 m. John Keller 1853–1936
        1. 1. Nora Keller –1956 m. Vernon Peters
        2. 2. Clio Keller 1882– m. Edward (Franklin) Grubaugh 1880–
      7. 7. Douglas Thornton m. Carrie Mitchell m. Emma Lancaster
      8. 8. Virginia (M.) Thornton 1850–1924 m. Watson (W.) Cronkite 1848–1893 m. Philanous (D.) Emmons 1829–1905
        1. 1. Adeline Cronkite m. Frank Owen
    4. 4. Ezra Thornton 1816–1894 m. Rhoda Aldrich 1820–
      1. 1. Ezra Thornton
      2. 2. Ann (Eliza) Thornton m. John (G.) Cronkite
      3. 3. Myron (Clinton) Thornton 1861–
      4. 4. Chloe (Cornelia) Thornton 1843–
      5. 5. Mary (Louisa) Thornton 1845– m. Timothy (P.) Brooks
      6. 6. Alice (Leona) Thornton 1849–
      7. 7. Sarah (Elizabeth) Thornton 1852–
      8. 8. Francis Thornton 1854–
      9. 9. Eva Thornton 1856–
  2. 2. Henry Thornton 1787– m. Abigail Clark
  3. 3. Ezra Thornton 1789– m. Charity Runyan 1790–
    1. 1. George (Newton) Thornton 1822– m. Rosetta (Frances) Chadwick 1828–
      1. 1. Edward (Chadwick) Thornton 1855– m. Dell Nichols
        1. 1. George (Leonard) Thornton 1890– m. Loretta (Florence) Glanzman 1894–
      2. 2. Charles (Carroll) Thornton 1858–
      3. 3. Mary (Emma) Thornton 1861–
      4. 4. Jane (Jennie Elizabeth) Thornton 1865–
    2. 2. Minera Thornton 1824–
    3. 3. Unknown Thornton 1826–
    4. 4. Amanda (Rose) Thornton 1827–
    5. 5. Charity (Runyan) Thornton 1830–
  4. 4. Sarah Thornton 1792–1809
  5. 5. Milton Thornton 1795–1803
  6. 6. Hiram Thornton 1798–1885 m. Asenath Haskin 1803–1884
    1. 1. Hiram (W.) Thornton 1836–1885 m. Julia Unknown
      1. 1. Anna (Dora) Thornton 1873–1874
  7. 7. Permelia Thornton 1800– m. Micah (J.N.) Hasken
  8. 8. John Thornton 1782–1832

Ezra Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1759
13 OCT 1759
Birth of Ezra Thornton in Salisbury, CT
Salisbury, CT
1815
BEF 1 MAR 1815
Age 56
Death of Ezra Thornton in Meredith Twp., Delaware Co., NY
Meredith Twp., Delaware Co., NY

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 OCT 1759
    Event Place: Salisbury, CT

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: BEF 1 MAR 1815
    Event Place: Meredith Twp., Delaware Co., NY
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