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1847–1868

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Birth Date
17 March 1808
Death Date
12 April 1885
Gender
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Mary Thornton


Alternate Names

    Mary Kennedy

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  • From Ireland; wife of William Thornton.  Mary crossed the Atlantic on the ship Falcon in 1853 with her husband and some of her children.  A son, Alexander who was age 5 was on the ship with his family but must have died before the plains crossing.   Mary was re-baptized on 30 October 1853 at Salt Lake City.

Appleton M. Harmon Company (1853)

  • Age at Departure: 45

Traveled with

  • William Collins Thornton (Age: 47)
  • Samuel Thornton (Age: 18)
  • Hugh Thornton (Age: 16)
  • Arthur Thornton (Age: 15)
  • Thomas Gilbert Thornton (Age: 12)
  • Margaret Eccles Thornton (Age: 9)
  • Alexander Kennedy Thornton (Age: 6)

Sources

  • “Appleton M. Harmon Company report, 1853.” In Brigham Young office emigrating companies reports 1850-1862, Reports 1853-1855. (CR 1234 5, Box 1, Folder 29)
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  • Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910.