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John Thornton 1766 – 1833 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1766

Birth Location: Granville County, North Carolina Colony, Colonial America

Death Date: 1833

Death Location: Georgia, USA

Father: Roger Thornton

Mother: Catherine Linsey

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John Thornton II was born in 1766 in Granville County, North Carolina Colony, Colonial America, the child of Roger Thornton and Catherine [Catern] Lindsey Linsey. In 1833, John Thornton II passed away in Georgia, USA.

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Roger Thornton
1725 – 1797
Birth Location: Farnham, Richmond, Virginia, United States
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Catherine Linsey
1725 – 1797
Birth Location: Franham Parish, Richmond, Wise, Virginia Colony, Colonial America
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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1766
    Event Place: Granville County, North Carolina Colony, Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1833
    Event Place: Georgia, USA
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