Sylvanus R or Sylvenius Thornton, DD

Abt 1788 - Abt 1865  (~ 77 years)

• Name	Sylvanus R or Sylvenius Thornton, DD
  Suffix	DD
  Born	Abt 1788	Rensselaer County, New York
  Gender	Male
  Died	Abt 1865	Cattaraugus County, New York
  Person ID	I272008487721	Eby/Aebi and Bernethy Family
  Last Modified	13 Nov 2013

  
  

  Father	Nehemiah Thornton, DD,   b. 23 Jan 1769,   d.
  Mother	Sylpha or Zilpha Rich,   b. Abt 1768,   d. 9 Oct 1847, Cattaraugus County, New York  (Age ~ 79 years)
  Family ID	F246729428056	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Barbara Place,   b. 1784, Vermont ,   d. 15 Jan 1870, Jasper County, Iowa  (Age 86 years)
  Children	+ 1. Alonzo Charles Thornton,   b. 19 Dec 1807, New York ,   d. 22 Jul 1884, Ischua, Cattaraugus County, New York  (Age 76 years)   2. Pauline Thornton,   b. 1812, Seneca County, New York ,   d. 5 May 1888, Jasper County, Iowa  (Age 76 years) + 3. Parley Thornton, DD,   b. Abt 1808, New York ,   d. Bef 1860  (Age ~ 52 years)   4. Angeline Ellen Thornton,   b. 25 Jun 1814,   d. 18 Jul 1858, Machias, Cattaraugus County, New York  (Age 44 years) + 5. Samuel Silas A Thornton,   b. 30 Sep 1820, Cattaraugus County, New York ,   d. 15 Jun 1861, Newton, Jasper County, Iowa  (Age 40 years) + 6. Nathan Thornton,   b. 5 Sep 1824, Cattaraugus County, New York ,   d. 9 Aug 1897, Jasper County, Iowa  (Age 72 years)
  Last Modified	4 Nov 2013
  Family ID	F246729427661	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - Abt 1788 - Rensselaer County, New York Died - Abt 1865 - Cattaraugus County, New York  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  HISTORY OF CATTARAUGUS COUNTY, NEW YORK Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of its Prominent Men and Pioneers. Philadelphia: L.H. Everts, 1879, Edited by Franklin Ellis CHAPTER ON THE TOWN OF FREEDOM Transcribed from pages 390-399 by Samantha Eastman Others who were here during the years before mentioned, i.e., from 1823 to 1825, but whose location we are unable to ascertain, were Aaron Armstrong, John Aiken, Joseph Bradish, William and James Cooper, John Champlain, Jr., Aaron Clark, George Dunn, Peter I. Toland, David Franklin, Peter Huggerboom, David Hillman, Noah C. Howe, Jehiel Kibbe, John King, John Knowlton, Abram and Henry Keller, Barber Lawson, John W. Leonard, Christian Myers, John Martin, James McKey, Lemuel Rounds, John Richmond, Garrabrant Spear, Aaron Seavey, Earl Seaman, S.R. Thornton, Ashbel W. Treat, David Van Buskirk, Chauncey D. Webster, Wm. W. Ward, Seth Winslow, John Willis, and John Welch. 1830 United States Federal Census about Sylvester R Thomson Name: Sylvester R Thomson [Sylvene R Thornton] Home in 1830 (City, County, State): Freedom, Cattaraugus, New York Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9: 2 Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: 1 Free White Persons - Males - 40 thru 49: 1 Free White Persons - Males - 80 thru 89: 1 Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14: 1 Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19: 3 Free White Persons - Females - 40 thru 49: 1 Free White Persons - Under 20: 6 Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 3 Total Free White Persons: 10 Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 10 1850 Census Yorkshire, Cattaraugus, New York as Sylvanus THORNTON living with Thomas and Rachel WALKER. Not sure who they are to Sylvanus...??? 1860 Census Yorkshire, Cattaraugus, New York as Slvenius THORNTON living with Orrin and Ann COOK. Not sure who they are to Sylvanus...???