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Ira Thornton 1784–1819 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 OCT 1784

Birth Location: Salisbury, Conn

Death Date: 21 APR 1819

Death Location: New Caldonia, Livingston, NY

Father: Ezra Thornton

Mother: Sarah Jewell

Spouse(s): Sarah Whitlock, Sally Monroe

Children(s): Sarah Thornton, Charles Thornton, Ira Thornton, Ezra Thornton

The story of Ira Thornton began in 1784 in Salisbury, Conn. Ira Thornton married Sally Monroe, Sarah Sally Whitlock, and had children including Charles M Thornton, Ezra Thornton, Ira Stebbins Thornton, Sarah M Thornton. Ira Thornton passed away in 1819 in New Caldonia, Livingston, NY.

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Biography

  • The story of Ira Thornton began in 1784 in Salisbury, Conn.
  • Ira Thornton married Sally Monroe, Sarah Sally Whitlock, and had children including Charles M Thornton, Ezra Thornton, Ira Stebbins Thornton, Sarah M Thornton.
  • Ira Thornton passed away in 1819 in New Caldonia, Livingston, NY.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ezra Thornton
1759–1815
Birth Location: Salisbury, CT
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Sarah Jewell
1758–1840
Birth Location: Salisbury, Conn
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Whitlock
1777–
Birth Location: Connecticut
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Sally Monroe
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Sarah Thornton
1809–1896
Birth Location: Meredith Twp., Delaware co., NY
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Charles Thornton
1811–1892
Birth Location: Meredith, Delaware co., NY
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Ira Thornton
1813–1892
Birth Location: Meredith Twp., Delaware Co., NY
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Ezra Thornton
1816–1894
Birth Location: Meredith Twp., Delaware Co., NY
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Ira Thornton's Ancestors

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Ira Thornton
1784–1819
Birth Place: Salisbury, Conn
Parents
Ezra Thornton
1759–1815
Salisbury, CT
Sarah Jewell
1758–1840
Salisbury, Conn
Grandparents
Ezra Thornton
1724–
Providence, RI
Ruth Sheperdsen
1728–
Glocester, RI
Ebenezer Jewell
Anna Norton
Great-Grandparents
John Thornton
–1780
Esther Unknown
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Thornton
1681–1742
Unknown Gurney

Ira Thornton's Descendants

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Ira Thornton (6 OCT 1784–21 APR 1819) m. Sarah (Sally) Whitlock (1777–UNKNOWN) m. Sally Monroe (–UNKNOWN)
  1. 1. Sarah (M.) Thornton 1809–1896 m. John Yerkes 1799–1877
    1. 1. Julia (Ann) Yerkes 1832–1901 m. Sebring Voorhees
      1. 1. Carl Voorhees
    2. 2. Fannie (M.) Yerkes 1833– m. Dexter White –1903
    3. 3. William Yerkes 1835– m. Rebecca Rogers –1877 m. Alice Dunlap
    4. 4. Lyman (A.) Yerkes 1838– m. Maria (Antoinette) Gardner
      1. 1. Harriet (L.) Yerkes 1862–1896 m. John (M.) MacKenzie
      2. 2. S. (Gardner) Yerkes 1868– m. Helen Bainbridge
    5. 5. Elizabeth Yerkes 1840– m. Isaac (Newton) Blackwood
      1. 1. Nellie Blackwood
      2. 2. Grace Blackwood
      3. 3. John Blackwood
    6. 6. John (Harmon) Yerkes 1842–1856
  2. 2. Charles (M.) Thornton 1811–1892 m. Mary (A.) Barrett –1833 m. Harriet (E.) Cronkite 1816–1884
    1. 1. Charles (M.) Thornton
    2. 2. Sarah (Maria) Thornton 1838–1912 m. Levi (Mortimer) Palmer 1832–1899
      1. 1. Ida (May) Palmer 1855–1915
      2. 2. Charles (Thornton) Palmer 1858–1920 m. Linnie (M.) Power
      3. 3. Eva (Antoinette) Palmer 1861–
      4. 4. James (Bailey) Palmer 1868–1920
      5. 5. Georgia (Anna) Palmer 1871– m. Will (L.) Linham
    3. 3. Mary (A.) Thornton 1844–
    4. 4. Myron Thornton 1845–
    5. 5. Monroe Thornton 1846–
    6. 6. Elizabeth Thornton 1851–
    7. 7. William Thornton 1853–
  3. 3. Ira (Stebbins) Thornton 1813–1892 m. Mary (Cooke) Andrews 1823–1896
    1. 1. Sarah Thornton 1839– m. Simon Teneick –1873 m. Byron Hamer m. Edwin Harper
      1. 1. Antoinette Teneick
      2. 2. Lalia Hamer m. Chuff Emmons
      3. 3. Austin Hamer m. Bertha Culy
      4. 4. Nettie Hamer m. James Lancaster
      5. 5. Ila Harper
    2. 2. Maria Thornton 1840– m. Benjamin Acker
      1. 1. Stebbins Acker m. Luella Munger
        1. 1. Juanita Acker
      2. 2. Clive Acker
    3. 3. Napolean (B.) Thornton 1847–1922 m. Elizabeth Vrooman 1853–1939
      1. 1. Marvin Thornton m. Alta Unknown
      2. 2. May Thornton m. Roy Davison
        1. 1. Jack Davison
        2. 2. Charles Davison
      3. 3. Blanche Thornton m. Henry (Van) Norman m. John Phillips
        1. 1. Earl (Van) Norman
        2. 2. Van (Norman) Phillips
      4. 4. Josephine Thornton
      5. 5. Louise Thornton m. Richard DeKay
        1. 1. Robert DeKay
      6. 6. Flossie Thornton –1958
      7. 7. Maud Thornton 1870–
      8. 8. Adine (Jeanette) Thornton 1872–1944 m. Walter Brown
        1. 1. Clayton Brown 1895–1949 m. Ella Southworth
        2. 2. Donald Brown 1897– m. Ruth Henney
        3. 3. Hazel Brown 1899– m. Clarence (Austin) McAdam 1899–
        4. 4. Caddie (May) Brown 1902– m. Robert (G.) Rayburn
        5. 5. Bernard Brown 1904–1905
        6. 6. Thelma (Isabelle) Brown 1906– m. Charles Miller
        7. 7. Russell (Walter) Brown 1909–1910
        8. 8. Doris (Elizabeth) Brown 1911– m. Ernest Baird
        9. 9. Vera Brown 1914– m. Floyd Dodge
        10. 10. Veda Brown 1914– m. Charles Courser
      9. 9. Hattie Thornton 1877–
      10. 10. George (Franklin) Thornton 1882–1964 m. Lydia (S.) Wager 1879–1972
        1. 1. Delos (Franklin) Thornton 1907–1990 m. Cleo LaBar
        2. 2. George (E.) Thornton 1905–1966 m. Fleta Narragon
        3. 3. Walter (N.) Thornton 1903– m. Vera Naldrett m. Mildred Lemore
    4. 4. Mary (Ann) Thornton 1844–1904 m. Saron (Robert) Plowman 1842–1895
      1. 1. Louise Plowman 1868–1945 m. Benjamin (Burgess) Smith 1852–1935
        1. 1. Florence (Louise) Smith 1907–1979 m. Michael Tatish
        2. 2. Lylyan (Irene) Smith 1909–1989 m. Lester (Howard) Lake 1902–1994
      2. 2. Robert (Lee) Plowman 1870–1937 m. Clara Bissell 1874–1951
        1. 1. Dorothy Plowman m. John (W.) Horman 1898–1962
        2. 2. Edna Plowman m. Arlie Hazelborn
        3. 3. Beth Plowman m. Oris Martin
        4. 4. Lucille (May) Plowman 1894– m. Herman (Carl) Diehm 1891–
        5. 5. Ruth Plowman 1898– m. Edwin Kyes
      3. 3. Charles (Abner) Plowman 1876–1950 m. Myrtle (B.) Becker 1884–1961
        1. 1. Mabel (Henrietta) Plowman m. Leo Eichorn
      4. 4. Ray (F.) Plowman 1886– m. Carrie (O.) Plowman 1885–1958
    5. 5. Whipple (A.) Thornton 1844–1865
    6. 6. Josephine Thornton 1852–1909 m. John Keller 1853–1936
      1. 1. Nora Keller –1956 m. Vernon Peters
      2. 2. Clio Keller 1882– m. Edward (Franklin) Grubaugh 1880–
        1. 1. Audrey (Eloeen) Grubaugh 1909–1999 m. Albert (Joseph) Fruchtl 1898–1977
    7. 7. Douglas Thornton m. Carrie Mitchell m. Emma Lancaster
    8. 8. Virginia (M.) Thornton 1850–1924 m. Watson (W.) Cronkite 1848–1893 m. Philanous (D.) Emmons 1829–1905
      1. 1. Adeline Cronkite m. Frank Owen
  4. 4. Ezra Thornton 1816–1894 m. Rhoda Aldrich 1820–
    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–

Ira Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1784
6 OCT 1784
Birth of Ira Thornton in Salisbury, Conn
Salisbury, Conn
1819
21 APR 1819
Age 35
Death of Ira Thornton in New Caldonia, Livingston, NY
New Caldonia, Livingston, NY

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 OCT 1784
    Event Place: Salisbury, Conn

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 APR 1819
    Event Place: New Caldonia, Livingston, NY
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