Jesse W. Thornton

1826 - 1887  (60 years)

• Name	Jesse W. Thornton
  Born	18 Nov 1826	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1848	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Occupation	1851	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Sawer
  Residence	1851	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Presbyterian
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-161064
  Died	16 Jun 1887	Browning, Linn, Missouri, United States   [2]
  Buried	Enterprise Cemetery, Browning, Linn, Missouri, United States   [2]
  Person ID	I161064	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Thomas Thornton,   b. 1782, Mirfield, , Yorkshire, England ,   d. 1830, Dumfries Township, Gore District, Ontario  (Age 48 years)
  Mother	Sarah (Sally) Dransfield,   b. 1785, Mirfield, , Yorkshire, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	23 Jul 1804	Thornhill, , Yorkshire, England   [4]
  Family ID	F29040	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret Gorman,   b. Sep 1829, , Genesee Co., New York ,   d. 24 Dec 1888, Browning, Linn, Missouri, United States  (Age ~ 59 years)
  Married	5 May 1848	Dundas, West Flamborough Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Children	1. Mary Ann Thornton,   b. 1848, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. John James Thornton,   b. Jan 1851, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 Apr 1933, Crescent, Logan, Oklahoma, United States  (Age ~ 82 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F40218	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Jesse W. Thornton, was born in Galt, Ontario, Nov. 18, 1826. and died in Enterprise, Linn county, Mo., June 16, 1887. Mr. Thornton was married to Miss Margaret Gorman, May 5, 1843. He was converted and joined the Methodist Church in 1852. Moved to Wisconsin in 1853, and came to Missouri in March, 1868, settling on the beautiful farm where he lived and died. He Ieaves to his widow and children the heritage of a good name and a Godly example. His funeral was very largely attended. The services were held under the shade of the trees, himself had planted. It was an occasion of solemnity: and poignant sorrow, but there .was nothing of gloom. The text used was the words of the Master: - "I am the way." Mr. Thornton was well known to many citizens of Warren and vicinity, having lived in Wayne, Wis., for hearty thirty years. He was one of the carpenters that helped to build the old Burnett home in the early days, of the town. Mrs. Joseph Sherk, sr., anti Mrs. Chas. Sheard, both of this place, are his sisters, and Mrs. Ben, Woodworth, near town, is his neice."'97Enterprise (Mo.) Exehange Galt Reporter 2 Sep 1887 pg 8

  
  

• Sources

  [S233] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1852, Div. 1, Pg. 5. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, E., America, N., County, L., & Cemetery, E. (1826). Jesse W. Thornton (1826-1887) - Find A Grave.... Findagrave.com. Retrieved 17 June 2018, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25723516/jesse-w.-thornton. [S2185] Quebec, Vital and Church Record (Drouin Collection), 1621-1968. Jesse Thornton of Dumfries in the Gore District, yeoman and Margaret Gorman of Dundas in said District Spinster, Dundas 5 May 1848 The named within named werethis day married by me in presence of Alexander Gorman and Thomas Battens. [S1803] zzEngland, Marriages, 1538-1973, ). Thomas Thornton GenderMale Marriage Date24 Jun 1804 Marriage PlaceThornhill, York, England SpouseSarah Dransfield FHL Film Number1542085 Reference IDpg130rn156

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 18 Nov 1826 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1848 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 5 May 1848 - Dundas, West Flamborough Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada Occupation - Sawer - 1851 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1851 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 16 Jun 1887 - Browning, Linn, Missouri, United States Buried - - Enterprise Cemetery, Browning, Linn, Missouri, United States  = Link to Google Earth