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Frances Thornton 1810 – 1894 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1810

Birth Location: County Kilkenny, Ireland

Death Date: 17 JUL 1894

Death Location: North Elmsley Twp, Lanark, Ontario, Canada

Father: James Thornton

Mother: Mary Kennedy

Spouse(s): William McLaren

Children(s): James McLaren, John McLaren, Mary McLaren

Born in 1810 in County Kilkenny, Ireland, Frances Thornton was the child of James Thornton and Mary Kennedy. In time, Frances Thornton married William Alexander McLaren, and they raised a family that included James McLaren, John McLaren and Mary McLaren. Frances Thornton died in North Elmsley Twp, Lanark, Ontario, Canada in 1894.

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Parents

James Thornton
1778 – 1855
Birth Location: Co. Kilkenny, Ireland
JT
Mary Kennedy
1780 – 1865
Birth Location: Co, Kilkenny, Ireland
MK

Spouses(s)

William McLaren
1806 – 1894
Birth Location: Perth and Kinross, Scotland
WM

Children(s)

James McLaren
1841 – 1884
Birth Location: Ontario, Can
JM
John McLaren
1849 –
Birth Location: Ontario
JM
Mary McLaren
1859 –
Birth Location: North Elmsley
MM

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: ABT 1810
    Event Place: County Kilkenny, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 17 JUL 1894
    Event Place: North Elmsley Twp, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
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