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Wilfred Wallace Thornton 1893–1981 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Sep 1893

Birth Location: Hillsburg, Erin, Wellington, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 29 Jan 1981

Death Location: Troy, Oakland County, Michigan, United States of America

Father: James Thornton

Mother: Eliza Hemsworth

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In 1893, Wilfred Wallace Thornton entered the world in Hillsburg, Erin, Wellington, Ontario, Canada, born to James Henry Thornton And Eliza Hemsworth. Wilfred Wallace Thornton passed away in 1981 in Troy, Oakland County, Michigan, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1893, Wilfred Wallace Thornton entered the world in Hillsburg, Erin, Wellington, Ontario, Canada, born to James Henry Thornton And Eliza Hemsworth.
  • Wilfred Wallace Thornton passed away in 1981 in Troy, Oakland County, Michigan, United States of America.

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Wilfred Thornton's Ancestors

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Wilfred Thornton
1893–1981
Birth Place: Hillsburg, Erin, Wellington, Ontario, Canada
Parents
James Henry Thornton
1863–1912
Esquesing, Halton, Ontario, Canada
Eliza Hemsworth
1870–1914
Halton County, Ontario
Grandparents
Charles Hemsworth
1833–1888
Ireland
Margret (Emack) Hemsworth
1841–1925
Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Hemsworth
1784–1840
Sarah Bell
1782–1884
George Emack
1816–1892
Margaret Moore
1813–1893
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Godfrey Hemsworth
1745–1793
Arabella Gubbins
1744–1804
Bull
1780–

Wilfred Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1893
1 Sep 1893
Birth of Wilfred Wallace Thornton in Hillsburg, Erin, Wellington, Ontario, Canada
Hillsburg, Erin, Wellington, Ontario, Canada
1981
29 Jan 1981
Age 88
Death of Wilfred Wallace Thornton in Troy, Oakland County, Michigan, United States of America
Troy, Oakland County, Michigan, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Sep 1893
    Event Place: Hillsburg, Erin, Wellington, Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Jan 1981
    Event Place: Troy, Oakland County, Michigan, United States of America

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