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

Eli Sheard

Male 1839 - 1865  (26 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Eli Sheard was born 1839, , Ontario, Canada (son of Charles Sheard and Eliza Thornton); died 26 Mar 1865.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Charles Sheard was born 1805, , England; died Yes, date unknown.

    Charles married Eliza Thornton 30 Apr 1838. Eliza (daughter of Thomas Thornton and Sarah (Sally) Dransfield) was born 31 Aug 1817, Huddersfield, , Yorkshire, England; died 1909, Humboldt, Richardson, Nebraska, United States. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Eliza Thornton was born 31 Aug 1817, Huddersfield, , Yorkshire, England (daughter of Thomas Thornton and Sarah (Sally) Dransfield); died 1909, Humboldt, Richardson, Nebraska, United States.
    Children:
    1. 1. Eli Sheard was born 1839, , Ontario, Canada; died 26 Mar 1865.
    2. Joseph Sheard was born 7 Nov 1840, , Ontario, Canada; died 28 Feb 1928, Cathay, Wells, North Dakota, United States.
    3. Thomas Sheard was born 1843, , Ontario, Canada; died 24 Feb 1936, Cathay, Wells, North Dakota, United States.
    4. Henry Sheard was born 1846, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. John Sheard was born 1848, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.


Generation: 3

  1. 6.  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. 7.  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. 3. 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. 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.