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Joseph Leslie Thornton 1891–1967 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 06 Oct 1891

Birth Location: West Oxford, Ontario Canada

Death Date: 18 Dec 1967

Death Location: Woodstock, Ontario, Canada

Father: William THORNTON

Mother: Minnie Tripp

Spouse(s): Minnie Masson

Children(s): Ronald Thornton

In 1891, Joseph Leslie Thornton entered the world in West Oxford, Ontario Canada, born to William Benjamin Thornton And Minnie E Tripp. Joseph Leslie Thornton married Minnie Mae Masson, and had children including Ronald Masson Thornton. Joseph Leslie Thornton passed away in 1967 in Woodstock, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • In 1891, Joseph Leslie Thornton entered the world in West Oxford, Ontario Canada, born to William Benjamin Thornton And Minnie E Tripp.
  • Joseph Leslie Thornton married Minnie Mae Masson, and had children including Ronald Masson Thornton.
  • Joseph Leslie Thornton passed away in 1967 in Woodstock, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joseph Thornton's Ancestors

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Joseph Thornton
1891–1967
Birth Place: West Oxford, Ontario Canada
Parents
William Benjamin THORNTON
1864–1921
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Minnie (E.) Tripp
1868–1952
Dereham Twp,Oxford,Ontario
Grandparents
Joseph (Benjamin (twin)) Thornton
1840–1921
West Oxford township, Ontario, Canada
Sarah DODGE
1844–1905
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Thornton
1803–1878
Sophia Cody
1806–1886
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elijah Cody
1775–1828
Sarah Chapman
1776–1814

Joseph Thornton's Descendants

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Joseph (Leslie) Thornton (06 Oct 1891–18 Dec 1967) m. Minnie (Mae) Masson (01 Jul 1898–)
  1. 1. Ronald (Masson) Thornton 1927–2006

Joseph Thornton's Timeline

3 Records

1891
06 Oct 1891
Birth of Joseph Leslie Thornton in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
1891
06 Oct 1891
Birth of Joseph Leslie Thornton in West Oxford, Ontario Canada
West Oxford, Ontario Canada
1967
18 Dec 1967
Age 76
Death of Joseph Leslie Thornton in Woodstock, Ontario, Canada
Woodstock, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 06 Oct 1891
    Event Place: Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 06 Oct 1891
    Event Place: West Oxford, Ontario Canada
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Dec 1967
    Event Place: Woodstock, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

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