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John Benjamin Thornton 1829–1903 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Nov 1829

Birth Location: West Oxford

Death Date: 23 Apr 1903

Death Location: West Oxford

Father: Benjamin Thornton

Mother: Sophia Cody

Spouse(s): MARY DODGE

Children(s): Sarah Thornton

John Benjamin Thornton was born in 1829 in West Oxford, the child of Benjamin Thornton And Sophia Cody. John Benjamin Thornton married Mary Dodge, and had children including Sarah Cummings Thornton. John Benjamin Thornton passed away in 1903 in West Oxford.

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Biography

  • John Benjamin Thornton was born in 1829 in West Oxford, the child of Benjamin Thornton And Sophia Cody.
  • John Benjamin Thornton married Mary Dodge, and had children including Sarah Cummings Thornton.
  • John Benjamin Thornton passed away in 1903 in West Oxford.

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Children(s)

John Thornton's Ancestors

Self
John Thornton
1829–1903
Birth Place: West Oxford
Parents
Benjamin Thornton
1803–1878
New York, United States
Sophia Cody
1806–1886
Marcellus, New York
Grandparents
Elijah Cody
1775–1828
Milford, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States,
Sarah Chapman
1776–1814
,,Massachusetts,USA
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Cody
1736–1787
Mary Parmenter
1737–1817
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Isaac Cody
1703–1737
Hannah Carryl
1712–1712
Elias Parmenter
1705–1776
Thankful Baker
1703–1753

John Thornton's Descendants

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John (Benjamin) Thornton (30 Nov 1829–23 Apr 1903) m. MARY DODGE (20 Apr 1834–12 May 1900)
  1. 1. Sarah (Cummings) Thornton 1865–1940

John Thornton's Timeline

3 Records

1829
30 Nov 1829
Birth of John Benjamin Thornton in , Oxford, Maine, USA
, Oxford, Maine, USA
1829
30 Nov 1829
Birth of John Benjamin Thornton in West Oxford
West Oxford
1903
23 Apr 1903
Age 74
Death of John Benjamin Thornton in West Oxford
West Oxford

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Nov 1829
    Event Place: , Oxford, Maine, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Nov 1829
    Event Place: West Oxford
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Apr 1903
    Event Place: West Oxford
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

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