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Thomas Ransom 1806–1879 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 July 1806

Birth Location: Plymouth Township, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 25 Aug 1879

Death Location: Milledgeville, Carroll County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: George Ransom

Mother: Elizabeth (Ransom)

Spouse(s): Nancy Ransom, Elvira Healy

Children(s): Lydia Smythe, Emma Allison, Estella Fletcher, Mary Grant, Angelo Ransom, Annie Ransom, Frances Ransom, Nellie Ransom, Prentiss Ransom, Thomas Jr, Burton Ransom

Thomas Ransom was born in 1806 in Plymouth Township, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of George Palmer Ransom And Elizabeth Lamoreaux Ransom. Thomas Ransom married Elvira Temperance Healy, Nancy Ann Ransom, and had children including Angelo T Ransom, Annie C Ransom, Burton Ransom, Emma Allison, Estella Fletcher, Frances A Ransom, Lydia Kridler Smythe, Mary Elizabeth Grant, Nellie Brink Ransom, Prentiss Ransom, Thomas Ransom Jr. Thomas Ransom passed away in 1879 in Milledgeville, Carroll County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Thomas Ransom was born in 1806 in Plymouth Township, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of George Palmer Ransom And Elizabeth Lamoreaux Ransom.
  • Thomas Ransom married Elvira Temperance Healy, Nancy Ann Ransom, and had children including Angelo T Ransom, Annie C Ransom, Burton Ransom, Emma Allison, Estella Fletcher, Frances A Ransom, Lydia Kridler Smythe, Mary Elizabeth Grant, Nellie Brink Ransom, Prentiss Ransom, Thomas Ransom Jr.
  • Thomas Ransom passed away in 1879 in Milledgeville, Carroll County, Illinois, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Thomas Ransom's Ancestors

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Thomas Ransom
1806–1879
Birth Place: Plymouth Township, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
George Palmer Ransom
1762–1850
Norfolk, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Elizabeth (Lamoreaux) (Ransom)
1776–1859
Monroe, Orange County, New York, United States of America
Grandparents
Samuel (Ransom) Capt.
1738–1778
Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Esther Lawrence
1738–1794
Canaan, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
Thomas Lamoureux
1745–1829
Cornwall, Orange, New York, USA
Keturah (Tuttle (Tuthill)) Lamoreaux
1755–1833
Woodbury, Orange County, New York, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Jean Lomereaux
1723–1809
Charity (Lamoureux)
1723–1809
JONATHAN (Captain)
1727–1802
Temperance Smith
1732–1780
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Daniel Lamoreaux
1695–1769
JEANNE (Lamoureux)
1696–1739

Thomas Ransom's Descendants

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Thomas Ransom (19 July 1806–25 Aug 1879) m. Nancy (Ann) Ransom (9 May 1818–12 July 1846) m. Elvira (Temperance) Healy (13 August 1823–29 November 1911)
  1. 1. Lydia (Kridler) Smythe 1842–1888
  2. 2. Emma Allison 1847–1882
  3. 3. Estella Fletcher 1857–1899
  4. 4. Mary (Elizabeth) Grant 1839–1886
  5. 5. Angelo (T) Ransom 1851–1859
  6. 6. Annie (C.) Ransom 1862–1886
  7. 7. Frances (A) Ransom 1853–1882
  8. 8. Nellie (Brink) Ransom 1870–1872
  9. 9. Prentiss Ransom 1861–1940
  10. 10. Thomas (Ransom) Jr 1844–1879
  11. 11. Burton Ransom 1865–1941

Thomas Ransom's Timeline

2 Records

1806
19 July 1806
Birth of Thomas Ransom in Plymouth Township, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
Plymouth Township, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
1879
25 Aug 1879
Age 73
Death of Thomas Ransom in Elkhorn Grove, Carroll, Illinois, United States
Elkhorn Grove, Carroll, Illinois, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 July 1806
    Event Place: Plymouth Township, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Aug 1879
    Event Place: Elkhorn Grove, Carroll, Illinois, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Milledgeville, Carroll County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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