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John THORN 1746–1832 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Aug 1746

Birth Location: North Molton, Devon, England

Death Date: 02 Sep 1832

Death Location: Chagford, Devon, England

Father: Michael THORNE

Mother:

Spouse(s): Eleanor CREDIFORD

Children(s): Bettey THORN, John THORN

In 1746, John THORN entered the world in North Molton, Devon, England, born to Michael Thorne And Mary. John THORN married Eleanor Crediford, and had children including Bettey Thorn, John Thorn. John THORN passed away in 1832 in Chagford, Devon, England.

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Biography

  • In 1746, John THORN entered the world in North Molton, Devon, England, born to Michael Thorne And Mary.
  • John THORN married Eleanor Crediford, and had children including Bettey Thorn, John Thorn.
  • John THORN passed away in 1832 in Chagford, Devon, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Michael THORNE
1713–
Birth Location: St Edmond's Exeter, Devon, England
MT

Spouses(s)

Eleanor CREDIFORD
1755–1814
Birth Location: Lustleigh, Devon, England
EC

Children(s)

Bettey THORN
1782–
Birth Location: Lustleigh, Devon, England
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John THORN
1786–1874
Birth Location: Lustleigh Hamstead, Devon, England
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John THORN's Ancestors

Self
John THORN
1746–1832
Birth Place: North Molton, Devon, England
Parents
Michael THORNE
1713–
St Edmond's Exeter, Devon, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John THORN's Descendants

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John THORN (17 Aug 1746–02 Sep 1832) m. Eleanor CREDIFORD (Jan 1755–1814)
  1. 1. Bettey THORN 1782–
  2. 2. John THORN 1786–1874 m. Henriet (Hannah) TYRE 1779–1873
    1. 1. Hannah THORN 1824–
    2. 2. Eleanor ((Ellen) Matilda) THORN 1817–1889 m. William (Frederick) SHEPHARD 1800–1893
      1. 1. John (William) SHEPHARD 1844–1894 m. Mary (Ann) WOOLLEY 1846–1918
        1. 1. Jessie SHEPHARD 1884–1884
        2. 2. Thomas (H) SHEPHARD –1889
        3. 3. John (Frederick William) SHEPHARD 1872–1912
        4. 4. Mary (A) SHEPHARD 1885–1887
        5. 5. Rosina (M) SHEPHARD 1870–1946
        6. 6. Elizabeth (A) SHEPHARD 1874–
        7. 7. George (R) SHEPHARD 1879–1945
        8. 8. Emily (Matilda) SHEPHERD 1880–1930
        9. 9. Ernest (Edward) SHEPHARD 1882–1954
      2. 2. Richard (Thomas) SHEPPARD 1853–1941
      3. 3. Margaret (Nancy) SHEPPARD 1850–1931
      4. 4. George (Robert) SHEPPARD 1848–1920
      5. 5. Charles (Frederick) SHEPPARD 1846–1849
      6. 6. Harriet (Hannah McIntyre) SHEPPARD 1838–1923
      7. 7. Ellen (Rebecca) SHEPHARD 1844–1919
      8. 8. Sarah (Charlotte) SHEPHARD 1840–1913
      9. 9. Ellen (Rebecca) SHEPPARD 1842–1843
      10. 10. Thomas (Henry) SHEPPARD 1860–1924
      11. 11. Elizabeth (Anne) SHEPPARD 1857–1876
      12. 12. William (Groves) SHEPPARD 1855–1923
    3. 3. Charles THORN 1824–1893 m. Margaret (Dickson) COWAN 1827–1911
      1. 1. Sarah (Ann) THORN 1856–1861
      2. 2. Emily (Edith Lillian) THORN 1870–1953
      3. 3. Alfred THORN 1867–1950 m. Clara PULLEN 1876–1940
        1. 1. Alfred (Charles) THORN 1894–1918
        2. 2. Clara (Georgie) THORN 1900–1972 m. Eric (Andrew) TAYLOR 1899–1922
        3. 3. Elsie (Emily) THORN 1902–1974 m. Robert (Joseph) LOVELL 1900–1993
        4. 4. Eva (Pearl) THORN 1897–1956 m. George (William H) NORRIS 1891–1952
        5. 5. Gladys THORN 1908– m. Walter HICKS –1979
        6. 6. Raymond THORN 1910–1973
        7. 7. Maud (Rebecca) THORN 1904–1951
        8. 8. Stanley (Peter) THORN 1908–
        9. 9. Colin THORN 1906–1915
        10. 10. Florence (M) THORN 1904–1913
      4. 4. James THORN 1866–1939 m. Blanche REYNOLDS 1878–
        1. 1. James (Sydney) THORN 1915–1997
        2. 2. Frank (Willis) THORN 1911–1965 m. Mary (Louisa) MADDEN 1915–1989
      5. 5. Ellen (Rebecca) THORN 1864–1940 m. John (George) BREWSTER 1861–1937
      6. 6. William (Charles) THORN 1860–1916 m. Emily (Jane) ROSS 1873–1961
        1. 1. Alexander THORN 1911–1992
        2. 2. Reginald (Roy) THORN 1907–
        3. 3. Edith (Lillian Queenie) THORN 1908–
        4. 4. Ada (Ruby) THORN 1904–
        5. 5. Thomas (Henry) THORN 1902–
        6. 6. Emily (Minerva Frances ') THORN 1898–
        7. 7. Elsie (Margaret) THORN 1897–
        8. 8. Charles (William) THORN 1894–
        9. 9. Stephen (Victor) THORN 1900–1979
        10. 10. Lylia (May) THORN 1912–
      7. 7. Elizabeth THORN 1858–1945 m. George (Edward) CHAPPLE 1854–1926
        1. 1. George (Alfred) CHAPPLE 1895–
        2. 2. Elizabeth (Maude) CHAPPLE 1891–1967
        3. 3. Emily (Mary) CHAPPLE 1887–
        4. 4. Lillian (Margaret) CHAPPLE 1885–
        5. 5. Annetta (Louisa) CHAPPLE 1882–1950
      8. 8. Andrew THORN 1854–1924 m. Mary (Ann) WALLACE 1859–1943
        1. 1. Charles (Andrew) THORNE 1877–1940
        2. 2. William (John) THORNE 1879–1903
        3. 3. Walter (Thomas) THORNE 1891–1894
        4. 4. Zillah (Victoria) THORNE 1898–1973
        5. 5. Edgar (Nelson) THORNE 1900–1963
        6. 6. Matilda (Margaret (Maggie)) THORNE 1889–1932
        7. 7. Mark (Wallace) THORNE 1889–1955
        8. 8. George (Albert) THORN 1882–1956
      9. 9. Richard (Andrew) THORN 1852–1902 m. Jane FERRIS 1856–1927
        1. 1. Laura (Margaret) THORN 1886–1965
        2. 2. James (Blackett) THORN 1884–1943
        3. 3. Richard (Henry) THORN 1882–1951
        4. 4. John THORN 1879–1879
        5. 5. Augusta (Jane) THORN 1901–1919
        6. 6. Albert (Edward) THORN 1898–1965
        7. 7. Harold (Norman) THORN 1895–1949
        8. 8. Andrew (Charles) THORNE 1892–1962
        9. 9. Cecil (John) THORNE 1889–1946
      10. 10. Thomas (John) THORN 1849–1923 m. Eliza (Sophia) ARMSTRONG 1857–1927
        1. 1. Lavinia (Isabel) THORN 1883–1883
        2. 2. Ellen (Rebecca) THORN 1897–1898
        3. 3. Reuben (Andrew) THORN 1895–1897
        4. 4. Isley (Henry) THORN 1892–1950
        5. 5. Margaret (Jane Matilda) THORN 1890–1970
        6. 6. Leslie (George) THORN 1888–1949
        7. 7. Herbert (William) THORN 1886–1955
        8. 8. Albert (James) THORN 1884–1916
        9. 9. Eleanor (Isabel Lavinia) THORN 1882–1943
        10. 10. Frederick (Charles) THORN 1881–1915
        11. 11. Thomas (John) THORN 1879–1955
      11. 11. John (T) THORN 1862–1938
        1. 1. James (Aiden) THORN 1906–1906
        2. 2. Dorothy (Ellen) THORN 1896–1898
        3. 3. Charles (John) THORN 1891–
        4. 4. Elizabeth (Sarah) THORN 1887–1965
      12. 12. Charles (Frederick) THORN 1848–1921 m. Abigail SMITH 1855–1937
        1. 1. Elias (Allen) THORN 1879–1892
        2. 2. Minnie (Elizabeth) THORN 1884–1958 m. Charles (Hercules) JENKINS 1880–1950
        3. 3. Charles (Henry) THORN 1876–1928 m. Jane CUTHEL 1870–1953
        4. 4. Annie (M) THORN 1888–1909 m. Charles (Hercules) JENKINS 1880–1950
        5. 5. Ellen (Sarah) THORN 1877–1950 m. James (Hamilton) HALLIDAY 1871–1954
        6. 6. Abigail (Rose) THORN 1882–1958 m. Sidney (Ernest) MCGRATH 1882–1966
        7. 7. William (George) THORN 1881–1958 m. Mary (Jane) DUNBAR 1886–1960
    4. 4. Ann THORN 1826–1826
    5. 5. Richard THORN 1819–1849 m. Margaret (Eleanor) COOPER 1827–1886
      1. 1. John (Thomas) THORN 1848–1883
      2. 2. Margaret THORN 1847–
      3. 3. Harriet THORN 1846–
      4. 4. Ellen (R) THORN 1844–1925
      5. 5. Charles (William) THORN 1842–1919 m. Matilda ARMSTRONG 1842–1921
        1. 1. Eliza (Ellen Jane) THORN 1874–1884
        2. 2. Emily (Isabel) THORN 1876–1958
        3. 3. Margaret (Ann) THORN 1872–1940 m. William GILL 1868–1949
        4. 4. Charles (Thomas Patrick) THORN 1886–1941
        5. 5. Grace (L) THORN 1893–1928
        6. 6. Eva (Matilda) THORN 1878–1951 m. Ernest (William) COOPER 1872–1952
        7. 7. Bertha (Mary) THORN 1880–1954 m. John (Edward Joseph) REA 1880–1953
        8. 8. John (Andrew) THORN 1891–1949 m. Vera TAYLOR 1896–1992
        9. 9. Edward (William) THORN 1888–1957 m. Hannah (Ada) HILL 1885–1959
        10. 10. Ethel (Elena (Elsie Lena)) THORN 1884–1953 m. Charles (Robert) STUBBS 1881–1946
    6. 6. Thomas THORN 1815–1900 m. Ann (Jane) MCWILLIAMS 1840–1909 m. Catherine DUFFEY 1831–1849
      1. 1. Ellen (Rebecca) THORN 1847–1877
      2. 2. John (Thomas) THORN 1849–1849
      3. 3. Frederick (George) THORN 1883–1955
      4. 4. John (Albert) THORN 1874–
      5. 5. Thomas THORN 1862–1937
      6. 6. Anne (Jane) THORN 1860–1939
      7. 7. Susannah THORN 1858–1917
      8. 8. William (Henry) THORN 1879–1918
      9. 9. Alfred (Ernest) THORN 1872–1960
      10. 10. Mary (Florence Emily) THORN 1876–1955
      11. 11. Matilda THORN 1867–1934
      12. 12. Charles (William) THORN 1864–1907

John THORN's Timeline

3 Records

1746
17 Aug 1746
Birth of John THORN in North Molton, Devon, England
North Molton, Devon, England
1746
17 Aug 1746
John THORN was baptized in North Molton,Devon,England
North Molton,Devon,England
1832
02 Sep 1832
Age 86
Death of John THORN in Chagford, Devon, England
Chagford, Devon, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Aug 1746
    Event Place: North Molton, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 17 Aug 1746
    Event Place: North Molton,Devon,England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 02 Sep 1832
    Event Place: Chagford, Devon, England
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