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Jesse Thornton 1789–1817 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Dec 1789

Birth Location: Newton, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 16 Aug 1817

Death Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Father: Wm Thompson

Mother: Mary Moon

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The story of Jesse Thornton began in 1789 in Newton, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States. Jesse Thornton passed away in 1817 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Jesse Thornton began in 1789 in Newton, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States.
  • Jesse Thornton passed away in 1817 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Jesse Thornton's Ancestors

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Jesse Thornton
1789–1817
Birth Place: Newton, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
Wm Thompson
1765–1837
Newtown, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States
Mary Moon
1766–1814
Bucks, Pennsylvania
Grandparents
James Moon
1738–1796
Falls, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States
Sarah Dowdney
1741–1796
Bristol, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
James Moon
1713–1796
Hannah Price
1717–1738
Thomas Dowdney
1710–1765
Mary Bowne
1716–1791
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Reece Price
1685–
William Dowdney
1684–1729
Elizabeth Ellet
1682–1748

Jesse Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1789
25 Dec 1789
Birth of Jesse Thornton in Newton, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States
Newton, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States
1817
16 Aug 1817
Age 28
Death of Jesse Thornton in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Dec 1789
    Event Place: Newton, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Aug 1817
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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