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Harriett Elizabeth Thornton 1789–1879 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 01 Aug 1789

Birth Location: Carolina Co, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 17 Nov 1879

Death Location: Carolina Co, Virginia, USA

Father: Henry Thornton

Mother: Ann Fitzhugh

Spouse(s): John Conway

Children(s): Francis Conway, Anne Conway, Catlett Conway, Eleanor Conway

Harriett Elizabeth Thornton was born in 1789 in Carolina Co, Virginia, USA, the child of Henry Francis Thornton And Ann Rose Fitzhugh. In 1880, Harriett Elizabeth Thornton resided in 6th Ward, Jefferson, Louisiana, USA. Harriett Elizabeth Thornton married John Conway, and had children including Anne Rose Fitzhugh Conway, Catlett Conway, Eleanor Carmichael Conway, Francis Henry Conway. Harriett Elizabeth Thornton passed away in 1879 in Carolina Co, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Harriett Elizabeth Thornton was born in 1789 in Carolina Co, Virginia, USA, the child of Henry Francis Thornton And Ann Rose Fitzhugh.
  • In 1880, Harriett Elizabeth Thornton resided in 6th Ward, Jefferson, Louisiana, USA.
  • Harriett Elizabeth Thornton married John Conway, and had children including Anne Rose Fitzhugh Conway, Catlett Conway, Eleanor Carmichael Conway, Francis Henry Conway.
  • Harriett Elizabeth Thornton passed away in 1879 in Carolina Co, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Harriett Thornton's Ancestors

Self
Harriett Thornton
1789–1879
Birth Place: Carolina Co, Virginia, USA
Parents
Henry Francis Thornton
1765–1830
Carolina Co, Virginia, USA
Ann (Rose) Fitzhugh
1769–1808
Bellaire, Stafford, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Anthony (Thornton) Jr.
1727–1782
Virginia, Virginia, USA
Susannah Fitzhugh
1732–1795
St Pauls Parish, Stafford, Virginia, USA
John (Lewis) FitzHugh
1727–1809
Belle, Stafford, Virginia, USA
Alice Thornton
1722–1739
Virginia Colony
Great-Grandparents
Anthony Thornton
1695–1757
Winifred Presley
1692–1740
Henry Bedford)
1686–1758
Susannah Cooke
1693–1749
Maj. FitzHugh
1690–1733
Anna McCarty
1707–1737
Col II
1682–1737
Mary (Colonel))
1685–1726
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Col. Thornton
1651–1726
Alice Savage
1651–1695
Colonel Presley
1683–1758
Col. FitzHugh
1651–1701
Sarah Tucker
1663–1703
Hon. II
1649–1718
Frances Ironmonger
1649–1720
Col. FitzHugh
1651–1701
Sarah Tucker
1663–1703
Capt. McCarty
1679–1724
Sarah Pope
1667–1716
Col. Thornton
1651–1726
Alice Savage
1651–1695
Col. Sr.
1656–1720
Sarah (Smythe)
1660–1720

Harriett Thornton's Descendants

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Harriett (Elizabeth) Thornton (01 Aug 1789–17 Nov 1879) m. John Conway (21 March 1787–22 Mar 1865)
  1. 1. Francis (Henry) Conway 1816–1873
  2. 2. Anne (Rose Fitzhugh) Conway 1818–1852
  3. 3. Catlett Conway 1820–1878
  4. 4. Eleanor (Carmichael) Conway 1824–1900

Harriett Thornton's Timeline

3 Records

1789
01 Aug 1789
Birth of Harriett Elizabeth Thornton in Carolina Co, Virginia, USA
Carolina Co, Virginia, USA
1879
17 Nov 1879
Age 90
Death of Harriett Elizabeth Thornton in Carolina Co, Virginia, USA
Carolina Co, Virginia, USA
1880
1880
Age 91
Harriett Elizabeth Thornton resided here in 6th Ward, Jefferson, Louisiana, USA
6th Ward, Jefferson, Louisiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 01 Aug 1789
    Event Place: Carolina Co, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1885
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: 6th Ward, Jefferson, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Nov 1879
    Event Place: Carolina Co, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1885
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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