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Margaret Thornton 1678 – 1756 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 April 1678

Birth Location: King George County, Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 1756

Death Location: King George County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Francis Thornton

Mother: Alice Savage

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Margaret Thornton (Pathway to Pres. James Madison Sr & Jr) was born in 1678 in King George County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of Francis Thornton and Alice Savage. Margaret Thornton (Pathway to Pres. James Madison Sr & Jr) passed away in 1756 in King George County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Margaret Thornton (Pathway to Pres. James Madison Sr & Jr) was born in 1678 in King George County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of Francis Thornton and Alice Savage.
  • Margaret Thornton (Pathway to Pres. James Madison Sr & Jr) passed away in 1756 in King George County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Margaret Thornton's Ancestors

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Margaret Thornton
1678 – 1756
Birth Place: King George County, Virginia, United States of America
Parents
Francis Thornton
1652 – 1726
Gloucester County, Virginia, United States of America
Alice Savage
1653 – 1695
Virginia, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
William Thornton
1620 – 1708
Adel, Yorkshire, England
Elizabeth Rowland
1627 – 1671
Middle Plantation, Williamsburg County, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Thornton
1579 – 1650
Frances Robinson
1600 – 1650
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Thornton
1600 – 1600
Barbara Westby

Margaret Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1678
2 April 1678
Birth of Margaret Thornton (Pathway to Pres. James Madison Sr & Jr) in King George County, Virginia, United States of America
King George County, Virginia, United States of America
1756
1756
Age 78
Death of Margaret Thornton (Pathway to Pres. James Madison Sr & Jr) in King George County, Virginia, United States of America
King George County, Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 April 1678
    Event Place: King George County, Virginia, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1756
    Event Place: King George County, Virginia, United States of America

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