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Joshua Thornton 1700–1762 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1700

Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk Co, Province of Massachusetts

Death Date: 1762

Death Location: Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

Father: *Timothy Sr

Mother: Experience Brooking

Spouse(s): Martha Eveleth

Children(s): Lydia Hollingsworth

Joshua Thornton was born in 1700 in Boston, Suffolk Co, Province of Massachusetts, the child of Timothy Thornton Sr And Experience Brooking. Joshua Thornton married Martha Eveleth, and had children including Lydia Hollingsworth. Joshua Thornton passed away in 1762 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Joshua Thornton was born in 1700 in Boston, Suffolk Co, Province of Massachusetts, the child of Timothy Thornton Sr And Experience Brooking.
  • Joshua Thornton married Martha Eveleth, and had children including Lydia Hollingsworth.
  • Joshua Thornton passed away in 1762 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

*Timothy Sr
1647–1726
Birth Location: Windsor, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA
*S
Experience Brooking
1653–1694
Birth Location: Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
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Spouses(s)

Martha Eveleth
1702–1762
Birth Location: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
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Children(s)

Lydia Hollingsworth
1717–1759
Birth Location: New Castle County, Colony of Delaware
LH

Joshua Thornton's Ancestors

Self
Joshua Thornton
1700–1762
Birth Place: Boston, Suffolk Co, Province of Massachusetts
Parents
*Timothy Thornton Sr
1647–1726
Windsor, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA
Experience Brooking
1653–1694
Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joshua Thornton's Descendants

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Joshua Thornton (1700–1762) m. Martha Eveleth (1702–10 Apr 1762)
  1. 1. Lydia Hollingsworth 1717–1759 m. William (Samuel) Ross 1730–1803
    1. 1. Stephen Ross 1750–1814 m. Elizabeth Crose 1757–1814 m. Sarah Campbell 1780–1854 m. Elizabeth Crose 1749–1814
      1. 1. Philip (Ross) Jr 1772–1813 m. Rebecca Pringle 1780–1820 m. Elizabeth Casey 1752–1795
        1. 1. Rebecca Ross 1811–1864 m. Silas Bobbitt 1803–1850
        2. 2. Nicholas Ross 1804–
        3. 3. Nancy Ross 1800–1864
        4. 4. Elizabeth Ross 1799–
        5. 5. Reuben Ross 1808–1884
        6. 6. Adam (H.) Ross 1797–1860
        7. 7. Barbara Ross 1797–1826
        8. 8. Solomon Ross 1799–
        9. 9. Philip Ross 1803–1866
        10. 10. Catherine Ross 1805–1896
        11. 11. Elizabeth Ross 1807–
        12. 12. Sarah Ross 1810–1834
        13. 13. Nicholas (G) Ross 1806–1810
        14. 14. Steven Ross 1797–1879
        15. 15. Rebecca Ross 1811–1883
      2. 2. John Ross 1771–
      3. 3. Seth Ross 1778–1858
      4. 4. Stephen Ross 1767–1855
      5. 5. Mary Ross 1769–1852
      6. 6. Margaret (Anna) Ross 1772–1825
      7. 7. William Ross 1774–1852
      8. 8. Barbara (Ann) Ross 1784–1826
      9. 9. Rebecca Ross 1779–1858
      10. 10. John Ross 1770–1837

Joshua Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1700
1700
Birth of Joshua Thornton in Boston, Suffolk Co, Province of Massachusetts
Boston, Suffolk Co, Province of Massachusetts
1762
1762
Age 62
Death of Joshua Thornton in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1700
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk Co, Province of Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1762
    Event Place: Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
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