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Reuben Thornton 1796–1882 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 August 1796

Birth Location: Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 18 February 1882

Death Location: Giles, Tennessee, USA

Father: John Col.

Mother: Sara THURSTON

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In 1796, Reuben Thornton entered the world in Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA, born to John Spotswood Thornton Sr Lt Col And Sara Mynn Thurston. Reuben Thornton passed away in 1882 in Giles, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1796, Reuben Thornton entered the world in Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA, born to John Spotswood Thornton Sr Lt Col And Sara Mynn Thurston.
  • Reuben Thornton passed away in 1882 in Giles, Tennessee, USA.

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Reuben Thornton's Ancestors

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Reuben Thornton
1796–1882
Birth Place: Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Parents
John Spotswood Thornton Sr., Lt. Col.
1741–1822
Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Sara (Mynn) THURSTON
1743–1821
Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
William (Thornton) III
1720–1745
Gloucester County, Virginia, United States of America
Sarah Newton
1721–1816
VA
John Thurston
1709–1766
Norfolk, Independent Cities, Virginia
Sara (Means) II
1716–1786
Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Francis Thornton
1682–1737
Ann Sterling
1695–1741
Edward Thruston
1679–1760
Robert Capt
1689–1769
Sarah Cary
1696–1735
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Francis Sr
1652–1726
Jane Thornton
1651–1709
Susannah Perry
1642–1683
Joseph Means
1653–1700

Reuben Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1796
12 August 1796
Birth of Reuben Thornton in Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
1882
18 February 1882
Age 86
Death of Reuben Thornton in Giles, Tennessee, USA
Giles, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 August 1796
    Event Place: Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 February 1882
    Event Place: Giles, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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