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Margaret Thornton 1678–1727 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 April 1678

Birth Location: Richmond, Wise, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1 August 1727

Death Location: Williamsburg, James, Virginia, United States

Father: Col. Sr

Mother: Alice Savage

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Margaret Thornton was born in 1678 in Richmond, Wise, Virginia, United States, the child of Col Francis Thornton Sr And Alice Savage. Margaret Thornton passed away in 1727 in Williamsburg, James, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • Margaret Thornton was born in 1678 in Richmond, Wise, Virginia, United States, the child of Col Francis Thornton Sr And Alice Savage.
  • Margaret Thornton passed away in 1727 in Williamsburg, James, Virginia, United States.

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Margaret Thornton's Ancestors

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Margaret Thornton
1678–1727
Birth Place: Richmond, Wise, Virginia, United States
Parents
Col. Francis Thornton Sr
1652–1727
Gloucester, Virginia, USA
Alice Savage
1651–1701
Gloucester,,Virginia,USA
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1678
2 April 1678
Birth of Margaret Thornton in Richmond, Wise, Virginia, United States
Richmond, Wise, Virginia, United States
1727
1 August 1727
Age 49
Death of Margaret Thornton in Williamsburg, James, Virginia, United States
Williamsburg, James, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 April 1678
    Event Place: Richmond, Wise, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 August 1727
    Event Place: Williamsburg, James, Virginia, United States

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