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George Alexander Thornton 1782–1818 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1782

Birth Location: Rappahannock County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 16 Dec 1818

Death Location: Alexandria City, Virginia, USA

Father: John Minuteman

Mother: Jane Washington

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In 1782, George Alexander Thornton entered the world in Rappahannock County, Virginia, USA, born to John Thornton Minuteman And Jane Augusta Washington. George Alexander Thornton passed away in 1818 in Alexandria City, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1782, George Alexander Thornton entered the world in Rappahannock County, Virginia, USA, born to John Thornton Minuteman And Jane Augusta Washington.
  • George Alexander Thornton passed away in 1818 in Alexandria City, Virginia, USA.

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George Thornton's Ancestors

Self
George Thornton
1782–1818
Birth Place: Rappahannock County, Virginia, USA
Parents
John Thornton Minuteman
1749–1822
Culpeper County, Virginia, USA
Jane (Augusta) Washington
1756–1833
Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Francis Thornton
1714–1749
Snow Creek, Essex, Virginia, USA
Frances Gregory
1716–1790
Bridges Creek, Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA
Augustine Washington
1694–1743
Bridges Creek, Wakefield Plantation, Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA
Mary Ball
1708–1789
Epping Forest parish, Lancaster, Virginia, British American Colony
Great-Grandparents
Francis Thornton
1682–1737
Mary Taliaferro
1684–1720
Roger Gregory
1690–1731
Mildred Washington
1696–1745
Lawrence Washington
1659–1697
Mildred Warner
1670–1701
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Francis Thornton
1651–1716
Alice Savage
1652–1696
Lawrence Washington
1659–1697
Mildred Warner
1670–1701

George Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1782
1782
Birth of George Alexander Thornton in Rappahannock County, Virginia, USA
Rappahannock County, Virginia, USA
1818
16 Dec 1818
Age 36
Death of George Alexander Thornton in Alexandria City, Virginia, USA
Alexandria City, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1782
    Event Place: Rappahannock County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Dec 1818
    Event Place: Alexandria City, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast

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