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Reuben Thornton 1723–1768 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1723

Birth Location: Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA

Death Date: May 1768

Death Location: 'Drysdale Parish" Caroline, Virginia, USA

Father: Francis Thornton

Mother: Mary Taliaferro

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Reuben Thornton was born in 1723 in Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA, the child of Francis Thornton And Mary Taliaferro. Reuben Thornton passed away in 1768 in 'Drysdale Parish" Caroline, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Reuben Thornton was born in 1723 in Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA, the child of Francis Thornton And Mary Taliaferro.
  • Reuben Thornton passed away in 1768 in 'Drysdale Parish" Caroline, Virginia, USA.

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Reuben Thornton's Ancestors

Self
Reuben Thornton
1723–1768
Birth Place: Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
Parents
Francis Thornton
1682–1738
Fall Hill, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Mary Taliaferro
1685–1780
Powhatten Plantation, Essex, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Col. (Francis Thornton) Sr
1652–1727
Gloucester, Virginia, USA
Alice Savage
1651–1701
Gloucester,,Virginia,USA
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Reuben Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1723
1723
Birth of Reuben Thornton in Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
1768
May 1768
Age 45
Death of Reuben Thornton in 'Drysdale Parish" Caroline, Virginia, USA
'Drysdale Parish" Caroline, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1723
    Event Place: Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 1768
    Event Place: 'Drysdale Parish" Caroline, Virginia, USA

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