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Priscilla Thornton 1656–1729 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1656

Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, America

Death Date: 6 Aug 1729

Death Location: Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Robert Thornton

Mother:

Spouse(s): John Beaman

Children(s): Sarah Beaman

In 1656, Priscilla Thornton entered the world in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, America, born to Robert Thornton And Mary Not Doling. Priscilla Thornton married John Beaman, and had children including Sarah Beaman. Priscilla Thornton passed away in 1729 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1656, Priscilla Thornton entered the world in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, America, born to Robert Thornton And Mary Not Doling.
  • Priscilla Thornton married John Beaman, and had children including Sarah Beaman.
  • Priscilla Thornton passed away in 1729 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA.

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Priscilla Thornton's Ancestors

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Priscilla Thornton
1656–1729
Birth Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, America
Parents
Robert Thornton
1624–1707
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Priscilla Thornton's Descendants

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Priscilla Thornton (1656–6 Aug 1729) m. John Beaman (21 Feb 1649–15 January 1739)
  1. 1. Sarah Beaman 1682–1717 m. Joseph Sawyer 1682–1737
    1. 1. Joseph Sawyer 1706–1737 m. Tabatha Prescott 1710–1801
      1. 1. Sarah Sawyer 1735–1769 m. Benjamin Wilson 1727–1790
        1. 1. Mary Wilson 1762–1846 m. Peter Prescott 1758–1851
        2. 2. Artemus Wilson 1757–1847 m. Cata Drury –1851

Priscilla Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1656
1656
Birth of Priscilla Thornton in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, America
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, America
1729
6 Aug 1729
Age 73
Death of Priscilla Thornton in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts
Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1656
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The Beaman and Clark genealogy : a history of the descendants of Gamaliel Beaman and Sarah Clark of Rochester and Lancaster, Mass., 1635-1909
    [4] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records
    [5] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Aug 1729
    Event Place: Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts
    Record Source:
    [1] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Genealogy of the Descendants of John White of Wenham and Lancaster, Massachusetts : 1638-1900 : in two volumes
    [2] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The Beaman and Clark genealogy : a history of the descendants of Gamaliel Beaman and Sarah Clark of Rochester and Lancaster, Mass., 1635-1909
    [5] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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