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Mary Griswold

Alternate Names
Mary Thornton (Married Name)
Birth Date
On 1812 February 21 (Born)
Death Date
On 1858 April 11 (Died)
Gender
Female
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Wife of Oliver Thornton. According to census records, the Thornton family was living in Pottawattamie in 1850. The family's travel to Utah is mentioned in the obituary of her son, Thomas E. Thornton.

Born

1812 February 21

Date Details

Occurred On 1812 February 21

Traveled in Robert Wimmer Company (1852)

1852 July – September 15 (Age 40) Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Oliver E. Thornton (Age 45)
Oliver Evans Thornton (Age 4)
Lydia Meacham Thornton (Age 21)
Joseph Smith Thornton (Age 2)
Amos Griswold Thornton (Age 19)
Thomas Ephraim Thornton (Age 17)
Alice Ann Griswold Thornton (Age 12)

Date Details

Started Circa 1852 July
Joined Company
Ended On 1852 September 15
Company Arrived

Died

1858 April 11 (Age 46)
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