Mary Thornton^[1]

1812 - 1841  (28 years)

• Name	Mary Thornton
  Born	13 May 1812	Huddersfield, , Yorkshire, England   [2, 3]
  Christened	7 Jun 1812	Huddersfield, , Yorkshire, England   [3]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Mary Shirk
  Eby ID Number	00101-5637.1
  Died	18 Feb 1841	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I4471	Generations
  Last Modified	1 Dec 2024

  
  

  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	John Shirk,   b. 23 Nov 1796, , Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 1843, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 46 years)
  Children	1. Sarah Shirk   2. Eliza Shirk   3. Joseph Shirk   4. Mary Ann "Nancy" Shirk,   b. 1 Feb 1841, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Apr 1929, Caledonia, Kent, Michigan, USA  (Age 88 years)
  Last Modified	3 Dec 2024
  Family ID	F1418	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S10] Book - Vol II A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 238. [S244] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Deutsche Canadier (1841-1865) - Index to Births, Deaths and Marriages Announced in the Deutsche Canadier, Berlin, Canada West. originally indexed by Simone Nieuwolt and Sylvie Kuppek..organised by Rosemary Ambrose, 5 Mar 1841 Page 10. Died 18 Feb 1841 Maria Scherk, wife of Johann Scherk from Waterloo Tp, died in her 29th year. [S2302] England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 (Ancestry.com). Mary Ann Thornton Gender:Female Birth Date:13 May 1812 Baptism Date:7 Jun 1812 Baptism Place:Huddersfield, York, England Father:Thomas Thornton Mother:Sally Dransfield [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 - 13 May 1812 - Huddersfield, , Yorkshire, England Christened - 7 Jun 1812 - Huddersfield, , Yorkshire, England Died - 18 Feb 1841 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth