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Frank Emslie THORNTON 1875–1957 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1875

Birth Location: Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 1957

Death Location: Tranquille, Artibonite, Haiti

Father: William THORNTON

Mother: Elizabeth Wilson

Spouse(s): Lena Little

Children(s): Thornton None, Douglas Thornton, Fred Thornton

In 1875, Frank Emslie THORNTON entered the world in Ontario, Canada, born to William Benson Thornton And Elizabeth Walker Wilson. In 1891, Frank Emslie THORNTON resided in Oxford South, Ontario, Canada. In 1911, Frank Emslie THORNTON resided in Oxford South, Ontario. Frank Emslie THORNTON married Lena Louise Little, and had children including Douglas Choate Thornton, Fred Leith Thornton, Thornton. Frank Emslie THORNTON passed away in 1957 in Tranquille, Artibonite, Haiti.

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Biography

  • In 1875, Frank Emslie THORNTON entered the world in Ontario, Canada, born to William Benson Thornton And Elizabeth Walker Wilson.
  • In 1891, Frank Emslie THORNTON resided in Oxford South, Ontario, Canada.
  • In 1911, Frank Emslie THORNTON resided in Oxford South, Ontario.
  • Frank Emslie THORNTON married Lena Louise Little, and had children including Douglas Choate Thornton, Fred Leith Thornton, Thornton.
  • Frank Emslie THORNTON passed away in 1957 in Tranquille, Artibonite, Haiti.

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Frank THORNTON's Ancestors

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Frank THORNTON
1875–1957
Birth Place: Ontario, Canada
Parents
William Benson THORNTON
1840–1925
Bradford, Yorkshire, England
Elizabeth (Walker) Wilson
1843–1901
Drighlington, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Benjamin Thornton
1803–1878
New York, United States
Sophia Cody
1806–1886
Marcellus, New York
Great-Grandparents
Elijah Cody
1775–1828
Sarah Chapman
1776–1814
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Cody
1736–1787
Mary Parmenter
1737–1817

Frank THORNTON's Descendants

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Frank (Emslie) THORNTON (1875–1957) m. Lena (Louise) Little (Abt. 1876–)
  1. 1. Thornton 1910–
  2. 2. Douglas (Choate) Thornton 1907– m. Mona Priestley 1913–
  3. 3. Fred (Leith) Thornton 1904–

Frank THORNTON's Timeline

4 Records

1875
1875
Birth of Frank Emslie THORNTON in Ontario, Canada
Ontario, Canada
1891
1891
Age 16
Frank Emslie THORNTON resided here in Oxford South, Ontario, Canada
Oxford South, Ontario, Canada
1911
1911
Age 36
Frank Emslie THORNTON resided here in Oxford South, Ontario
Oxford South, Ontario
1957
1957
Age 82
Death of Frank Emslie THORNTON in Tranquille, Artibonite, Haiti
Tranquille, Artibonite, Haiti

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1875
    Event Place: Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Oxford South, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Oxford South, Ontario
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1957
    Event Place: Tranquille, Artibonite, Haiti
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

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