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Joseph Thornton 1703–1742 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1703

Birth Location: of, Providence, Ri

Death Date: 1 Apr 1742

Death Location: Glocester, Providence, Rhode Island

Father: Benjamin Thornton

Mother: Elizabeth Gurney

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In 1703, Joseph Thornton entered the world in of, Providence, Ri, born to Benjamin Thornton And Elizabeth Herendeen Gurney. Joseph Thornton passed away in 1742 in Glocester, Providence, Rhode Island.

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Biography

  • In 1703, Joseph Thornton entered the world in of, Providence, Ri, born to Benjamin Thornton And Elizabeth Herendeen Gurney.
  • Joseph Thornton passed away in 1742 in Glocester, Providence, Rhode Island.

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Joseph Thornton's Ancestors

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Joseph Thornton
1703–1742
Birth Place: of, Providence, Ri
Parents
Benjamin Thornton
1681–1742
Gloucester, Providence, RI
Elizabeth (Herendeen) Gurney
1683–1768
Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
Zachariah Gurney
1660–1732
Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Mary Benson
1660–1760
Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
Rebecca Taylor
1630–1719
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joseph Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1703
1703
Birth of Joseph Thornton in of, Providence, Ri
of, Providence, Ri
1742
1 Apr 1742
Age 39
Death of Joseph Thornton in Glocester, Providence, Rhode Island
Glocester, Providence, Rhode Island

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1703
    Event Place: of, Providence, Ri

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1742
    Event Place: Glocester, Providence, Rhode Island

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