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Ezra Thornton 1816–1894 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 JUL 1816

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

Death Date: 5 APR 1894

Death Location: Wixom, Oakland Co.,MI

Father: Ira Thornton

Mother: Sarah Whitlock

Spouse(s): Rhoda Aldrich

Children(s): Ezra Thornton, Ann Thornton, Myron Thornton, Chloe Thornton, Mary Thornton, Alice Thornton, Sarah Thornton, Francis Thornton, Eva Thornton

In 1816, Ezra Thornton entered the world in Meredith Twp., Delaware Co., NY, born to Ira Thornton And Sarah Sally Whitlock. Ezra Thornton married Rhoda Aldrich, and had children including Alice Leona Thornton, Ann Eliza Thornton, Chloe Cornelia Thornton, Eva Thornton, Ezra Thornton, Francis Thornton, Mary Louisa Thornton, Myron Clinton Thornton, Sarah Elizabeth Thornton. Ezra Thornton passed away in 1894 in Wixom, Oakland Co.,MI.

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Biography

  • In 1816, Ezra Thornton entered the world in Meredith Twp., Delaware Co., NY, born to Ira Thornton And Sarah Sally Whitlock.
  • Ezra Thornton married Rhoda Aldrich, and had children including Alice Leona Thornton, Ann Eliza Thornton, Chloe Cornelia Thornton, Eva Thornton, Ezra Thornton, Francis Thornton, Mary Louisa Thornton, Myron Clinton Thornton, Sarah Elizabeth Thornton.
  • Ezra Thornton passed away in 1894 in Wixom, Oakland Co.,MI.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ira Thornton
1784–1819
Birth Location: Salisbury, Conn
IT
Sarah Whitlock
1777–
Birth Location: Connecticut
SW

Spouses(s)

Rhoda Aldrich
1820–
Birth Location: Northville, MI
RA

Children(s)

Ezra Thornton
Birth Location: –
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Ann Thornton
Birth Location: –
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Myron Thornton
1861–
Birth Location: –
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Chloe Thornton
1843–
Birth Location: Novi, Oakland co., MI
CT
Mary Thornton
1845–
Birth Location: Novi, Oakland co., MI
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Alice Thornton
1849–
Birth Location: Novi, Oakland co., MI
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Sarah Thornton
1852–
Birth Location: –
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Francis Thornton
1854–
Birth Location: –
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Eva Thornton
1856–
Birth Location: –
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Ezra Thornton's Ancestors

Self
Ezra Thornton
1816–1894
Birth Place: Meredith Twp., Delaware Co., NY
Parents
Ira Thornton
1784–1819
Salisbury, Conn
Sarah (Sally) Whitlock
1777–
Connecticut
Grandparents
Ezra Thornton
1759–1815
Salisbury, CT
Sarah Jewell
1758–1840
Salisbury, Conn
Robert Whitlock
1747–1820
Ridgefield, CT
Susanna Guire
1752–1821
Fairfield, CT
Great-Grandparents
Ezra Thornton
1724–
Ruth Sheperdsen
1728–
Ebenezer Jewell
Anna Norton
Joseph Whitlock
1717–1758
Mary Jarvis
–1794
Ebenezer Guire
1718–1765
Sarah Beers
1719–1807
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Thornton
–1780
Esther Unknown
Thomas Whitlock
1692–1766
Damaris Hide
1696–
Luke Guire
1689–1751
Mary Adams
1698–1767
Ephraim Beers
–1759
Susanna Meeker
1696–

Ezra Thornton's Descendants

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Ezra Thornton (7 JUL 1816–5 APR 1894) m. Rhoda Aldrich (27 JAN 1820–UNKNOWN)
  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–

Ezra Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1816
7 JUL 1816
Birth of Ezra Thornton in Meredith Twp., Delaware Co., NY
Meredith Twp., Delaware Co., NY
1894
5 APR 1894
Age 78
Death of Ezra Thornton in Wixom, Oakland Co.,MI
Wixom, Oakland Co.,MI

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 JUL 1816
    Event Place: Meredith Twp., Delaware Co., NY

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 APR 1894
    Event Place: Wixom, Oakland Co.,MI
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