Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Agnes "Nancy" Thornton

Female 1824 - 1878  (54 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Agnes "Nancy" Thornton was born 16 May 1824, Dumfries Township, Gore District, Ontario (daughter of Thomas Thornton and Sarah (Sally) Dransfield); died 19 Aug 1878, , Missouri, USA.

    Agnes married Thomas Cumming Batters 26 Mar 1844, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Thomas (son of William Batters and Marion Neilson) was born 1818, , Scotland; died 12 Apr 1857, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Pioneer Pergola Cemetery, St. Andrew's Park, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Anna Marion "Marion" Batters was born 2 Feb 1845, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 11 May 1845, St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 29 Nov 1922; was buried , Elmwood Cemetery, Warren, Jo Daviess, Illinois, United States.
    2. Sarah Ann Batters was born 17 Nov 1846, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 17 Mar 1856, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Pioneer Pergola Cemetery, St. Andrew's Park, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Agnes Batters was born 9 Mar 1849, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 6 Jul 1849, St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. Eleanor June "Nellie" Batters was born 9 Jan 1852; died 17 Dec 1893, Browning, Linn, Missouri, United States; was buried , Dry Ridge Cemetery, Browning, Linn, Missouri, United States.

    Agnes — John Shirk. John (son of Jacob Sherk and Hannah Bechtel) was born 7 Oct 1821, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1868, , Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Thomas Thornton was born 1782, Mirfield, , Yorkshire, England; was christened 17 Feb 1782, Mirfield, , Yorkshire, England; died 1830, Dumfries Township, Gore District, Ontario.

    Thomas married Sarah (Sally) Dransfield 23 Jul 1804, Thornhill, , Yorkshire, England. Sarah was born 1785, Mirfield, , Yorkshire, England; was christened 25 Jul 1785, Mirfield of Dewsbury, , Yorkshire, England; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Sarah (Sally) Dransfield was born 1785, Mirfield, , Yorkshire, England; was christened 25 Jul 1785, Mirfield of Dewsbury, , Yorkshire, England; died Yes, date unknown.
    Children:
    1. John Thornton was born 28 May 1807, , Yorkshire, England; was christened 21 Jun 1807, Elland, , Yorkshire, England; died , Keokuk, Lee, Iowa, USA.
    2. Thomas Gilbert Thornton was born 5 Jan 1810, Huddersfield, , Yorkshire, England; died Aug 1846, Galena, Jo Daviess, Illinois, United States.
    3. Mary Thornton was born 13 May 1812, Huddersfield, , Yorkshire, England; was christened 7 Jun 1812, Huddersfield, , Yorkshire, England; died 18 Feb 1841, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Ann Thornton was born 9 Dec 1814, Huddersfield, , Yorkshire, England; was christened 8 Jan 1915, Huddersfield, , Yorkshire, England; died 2 Feb 1899, Caledonia, Kent, Michigan, USA; was buried , Lakeside Cemetery, Caledonia, Kent, Michigan, USA.
    5. Eliza Thornton was born 31 Aug 1817, Huddersfield, , Yorkshire, England; died 1909, Humboldt, Richardson, Nebraska, United States.
    6. Dransfield Thornton was born 1820, Caledonia, Livingston, New York, USA; died 7 Oct 1871, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. David A. Thornton was born 10 Sep 1821, , Ontario, Canada; died 21 Mar 1906, , Linn Co., Missouri; was buried , Jenkins Cemetery, Linn, , Missouri.
    8. 1. Agnes "Nancy" Thornton was born 16 May 1824, Dumfries Township, Gore District, Ontario; died 19 Aug 1878, , Missouri, USA.
    9. Jesse W. Thornton was born 18 Nov 1826, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Jun 1887, Browning, Linn, Missouri, United States; was buried , Enterprise Cemetery, Browning, Linn, Missouri, United States.