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Mordecai Thornton 1800–1878 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 DEC 1800

Birth Location: Summerville, Gonzales Co., Texas

Death Date: 1878 Bear Creek Cemetary Searcy County Ar

Death Location: Searcy County Ar

Father: Josiah Thornton

Mother: Sarah Fowler

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Mordecai Thornton was born in 1800 in Summerville, Gonzales Co., Texas, the child of Josiah Thornton And Sarah Fowler. Mordecai Thornton passed away in 1878 in Searcy County Ar.

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Biography

  • Mordecai Thornton was born in 1800 in Summerville, Gonzales Co., Texas, the child of Josiah Thornton And Sarah Fowler.
  • Mordecai Thornton passed away in 1878 in Searcy County Ar.

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Mordecai Thornton's Ancestors

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Mordecai Thornton
1800–1878
Birth Place: Summerville, Gonzales Co., Texas
Parents
Josiah Thornton
1758–1849
Louisa, Louisa, Virginia, United States
Sarah Fowler
1763–1849
NC
Grandparents
John Thornton
1715–1800
Richmond, Henry, Virginia, United States
Jemima Longworth
1724–1780
Westmoreland, Richmond, Virginia, United States
Joseph Fowler
1744–1830
North Carolina, United States
Molly Pinson
1736–1800
Medway, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Godfrey Fowler
1710–1790
Sarah Metcalfe
1718–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Godfrey 15
1670–1747
Susannah Archer
1674–1761

Mordecai Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1800
21 DEC 1800
Birth of Mordecai Thornton in Summerville, Gonzales Co., Texas
Summerville, Gonzales Co., Texas
1878
1878 Bear Creek Cemetary Searcy County Ar
Age 78
Death of Mordecai Thornton in Searcy County Ar
Searcy County Ar

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 DEC 1800
    Event Place: Summerville, Gonzales Co., Texas

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1878 Bear Creek Cemetary Searcy County Ar
    Event Place: Searcy County Ar

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