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Nathan N. (Sylvanus) Thornton 1824–1897 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Sep 1824

Birth Location: Freedom, Cattaraugus, New York, USA

Death Date: Aug 1897

Death Location: Newton, Jasper, Iowa, USA

Father: Sylvanus Thornton

Mother: Barbara Place

Spouse(s): Harriet Allen

Children(s): Edgar Thornton, Sarah Thornton

Nathan N. (Sylvanus) Thornton was born in 1824 in Freedom, Cattaraugus, New York, USA, the child of Sylvanus R Thornton And Barbara Place. In 1850, Nathan N. (Sylvanus) Thornton resided in Machias, Cattaraugus, New York. In 1860, Nathan N. (Sylvanus) Thornton resided in Newton, Jasper, Iowa, United States. Nathan N. (Sylvanus) Thornton married Harriet T Isaac Allen, and had children including Edgar Allen Nathan Thornton, Sarah Alice Nathan Thornton. Nathan N. (Sylvanus) Thornton passed away in 1897 in Newton, Jasper, Iowa, USA.

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Biography

  • Nathan N. (Sylvanus) Thornton was born in 1824 in Freedom, Cattaraugus, New York, USA, the child of Sylvanus R Thornton And Barbara Place.
  • In 1850, Nathan N. (Sylvanus) Thornton resided in Machias, Cattaraugus, New York.
  • In 1860, Nathan N. (Sylvanus) Thornton resided in Newton, Jasper, Iowa, United States.
  • Nathan N. (Sylvanus) Thornton married Harriet T Isaac Allen, and had children including Edgar Allen Nathan Thornton, Sarah Alice Nathan Thornton.
  • Nathan N. (Sylvanus) Thornton passed away in 1897 in Newton, Jasper, Iowa, USA.

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Nathan Thornton's Ancestors

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Nathan Thornton
1824–1897
Birth Place: Freedom, Cattaraugus, New York, USA
Parents
Sylvanus R Thornton
1788–1865
Stephen Town, Rensselaer, New York, USA
Barbara Place
1783–1870
Vermont, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Nathan Thornton's Descendants

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Nathan (N. (Sylvanus)) Thornton (5 Sep 1824–Aug 1897) m. Harriet (T. (Isaac)) Allen (17 Jun 1824–1911)
  1. 1. Edgar (Allen (Nathan)) Thornton 1846–1928 m. Lamora (Elnora (Fuller)) Swetland 1846–1927
  2. 2. Sarah (Alice (Nathan)) Thornton –1863

Nathan Thornton's Timeline

8 Records

1824
5 Sep 1824
Birth of Nathan N. (Sylvanus) Thornton in Freedom, Cattaraugus, New York, USA
Freedom, Cattaraugus, New York, USA
1850
1850
Age 26
Nathan N. (Sylvanus) Thornton resided here in Machias, Cattaraugus, New York
Machias, Cattaraugus, New York
1860
1860
Age 36
Nathan N. (Sylvanus) Thornton resided here in Newton, Jasper, Iowa, United States
Newton, Jasper, Iowa, United States
1870
1870
Age 46
Nathan N. (Sylvanus) Thornton resided here in Newton, Jasper, Iowa, United States
Newton, Jasper, Iowa, United States
1885
1885
Age 61
Nathan N. (Sylvanus) Thornton resided here in Newton
Newton
1895
1895
Age 71
Nathan N. (Sylvanus) Thornton resided here in Newton, Jasper, Iowa
Newton, Jasper, Iowa
1897
9 Aug 1897
Age 73
Death of Nathan N. (Sylvanus) Thornton in Newton, Jasper, Iowa, USA
Newton, Jasper, Iowa, USA
1897
Aug 1897
Age 73
Burial of Nathan N. (Sylvanus) Thornton in Newton, Jasper, Iowa, USA
Newton, Jasper, Iowa, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Sep 1824
    Event Place: Freedom, Cattaraugus, New York, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Iowa State Census Collection
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Newton, Jasper, Iowa; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .
    [3] Iowa State Census, 1895
    [4] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Newton, Jasper, Iowa; Roll: ; Page: 131; Image: 459.
    [5] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Machias, Cattaraugus, New York; Roll: M432_480; Page: 482B; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Machias, Cattaraugus, New York
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Machias, Cattaraugus, New York; Roll: M432_480; Page: 482B; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Newton, Jasper, Iowa, United States
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Newton, Jasper, Iowa; Roll: ; Page: 131; Image: 459.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Newton, Jasper, Iowa, United States
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Newton, Jasper, Iowa; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1885
    Event Place: Newton
    Record Source: Iowa State Census Collection

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1895
    Event Place: Newton, Jasper, Iowa
    Record Source: Iowa State Census, 1895

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Aug 1897
    Event Place: Newton, Jasper, Iowa, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Aug 1897
    Event Place: Newton, Jasper, Iowa, USA

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