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Ezra Thornton 1789–1836 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 April 1789

Birth Location: Gill, Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Death Date: 3 November 1836

Death Location: Caldwell County, Missouri, United States of America

Father: Jesse Thornton

Mother: Johannah Hill

Spouse(s): Harriet Goodrich

Children(s): Mehetable Thornton, Samuel Thornton, Horace Thornton, Stephen Thornton, Samuel Thornton, Horace Thornton, Stephen Thornton

Ezra Thornton was born in 1789 in Gill, Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States of America, the child of Jesse Thornton And Johannah Hill. Ezra Thornton married Harriet Goodrich, and had children including Horace Thornton, Mehetable Heta Thornton, Samuel Stratton Thornton, Stephen Goodrich Thornton. Ezra Thornton passed away in 1836 in Caldwell County, Missouri, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Ezra Thornton was born in 1789 in Gill, Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States of America, the child of Jesse Thornton And Johannah Hill.
  • Ezra Thornton married Harriet Goodrich, and had children including Horace Thornton, Mehetable Heta Thornton, Samuel Stratton Thornton, Stephen Goodrich Thornton.
  • Ezra Thornton passed away in 1836 in Caldwell County, Missouri, United States of America.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ezra Thornton's Ancestors

Self
Ezra Thornton
1789–1836
Birth Place: Gill, Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Parents
Jesse Thornton
1757–1824
Glocester, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Johannah Hill
1756–1848
Gloucester, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Grandparents
Joanna Sawin
1715–1799
Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
Lieut. Sawin
1689–1760
Joanna Lyon
1690–1765
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ezra Thornton's Descendants

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Ezra Thornton (8 April 1789–3 November 1836) m. Harriet Goodrich (14 Jun 1791–01 Nov 1870)
  1. 1. Mehetable ((Heta)) Thornton 1828–1881
    1. 1. Louisa (Aurelia) Hollingshead 1859–1895 m. George Heap 1850–1927
      1. 1. Mary (Ellen) Heap 1876–1946 m. George (Alma Lowe) Jr 1875–1951
        1. 1. Wildred Geger 1897–1961 m. Hugh Gilger 1896–1978
        2. 2. Gladys Lowe 1905–1987
        3. 3. Thora (Lafern) Lowe 1919–2014
        4. 4. Child Lowe 1917–1992
        5. 5. Dealie (A) Lowe 1885–1908
        6. 6. Lorna (Louisa) Lowe 1912–2001
        7. 7. Wilma Lowe 1915–1918
        8. 8. Maud Lowe 1898–1899
        9. 9. Ila Lowe 1915–1988
        10. 10. Lamont (Heap) Lowe 1904–1992
        11. 11. Gillmere Lowe 1900–1918
        12. 12. Glenna Lowe 1909–1947
        13. 13. Miriam (Lowe aka Lamb aka) Williams 1913–1998
        14. 14. Arnold (Alma) Lowe 1902–1932
        15. 15. Wilma Lowe 1900–
      2. 2. Leroy (George) Heap 1879–
      3. 3. Emily (louisa Heap aka) Brinkerhoff 1895–1918
      4. 4. Jennie (Estelle Heap aka) Winn 1891–1918
      5. 5. George (Stoyell) Heap 1878–1881
      6. 6. Charles (Henry) Heap 1880–1954
        1. 1. Wanda (Lillian) Heap 1909–1997
        2. 2. James (Allen) Heap 1926–1997
        3. 3. Alice (Marie) Heap 1911–1990
        4. 4. Martha (Louisa) Heap 1907–1984
      7. 7. Hettie (Aurelia Heap aka Johnson aka Ballard aka) Smith 1882–1960
      8. 8. James (LeRoy) Heap 1886–1961
      9. 9. Lellon (Burdick) Heap 1889–1945
      10. 10. Edward Heap 1890–1890
      11. 11. Vernon (William) Heap 1884–1961
  2. 2. Samuel (Stratton) Thornton 1817–1892
  3. 3. Horace Thornton 1822–1914
  4. 4. Stephen (Goodrich) Thornton 1834–1918
  5. 5. Samuel (Stratton) Thornton 1817–1892
  6. 6. Horace Thornton 1822–1914
  7. 7. Stephen (Goodrich) Thornton 1834–1918

Ezra Thornton's Timeline

4 Records

1789
8 April 1789
Birth of Ezra Thornton in Gill, Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Gill, Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1789
8 April 1789
Birth of Ezra Thornton in Gill, Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Gill, Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1836
3 November 1836
Age 47
Death of Ezra Thornton in Far West, Caldwell County, Missouri, United States of America
Far West, Caldwell County, Missouri, United States of America
1836
3 November 1836
Age 47
Death of Ezra Thornton in Far West, Caldwell County, Missouri, United States of America
Far West, Caldwell County, Missouri, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 April 1789
    Event Place: Gill, Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 April 1789
    Event Place: Gill, Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 November 1836
    Event Place: Far West, Caldwell County, Missouri, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 November 1836
    Event Place: Far West, Caldwell County, Missouri, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Caldwell County, Missouri, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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