Agnes "Nancy" Thornton^{[1, 2]}

1824 - 1878  (54 years)

• Name	Agnes "Nancy" Thornton
  Born	16 May 1824	Dumfries Township, Gore District, Ontario
  Gender	Female
  Name	Agnes "Nancy" Batters
  Name	Agnes "Nancy" Shirk
  Name	Nancy Thornton
  Residence	1844	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4]
  Eby ID Number	00101-5629.2
  Died	19 Aug 1878	, Missouri, USA
  Person ID	I4457	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 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   [5]
  Family ID	F29040	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Thomas Cumming Batters,   b. 1818, , Scotland ,   d. 12 Apr 1857, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 39 years)
  Married	26 Mar 1844	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4]
  Children	1. Anna Marion "Marion" Batters,   b. 2 Feb 1845, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 Nov 1922  (Age 77 years)   2. Sarah Ann Batters,   b. 17 Nov 1846, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Mar 1856, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 9 years)   3. Agnes Batters,   b. 9 Mar 1849, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Eleanor June "Nellie" Batters,   b. 9 Jan 1852,   d. 17 Dec 1893, Browning, Linn, Missouri, United States  (Age 41 years)
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F18845	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	John Shirk,   b. 7 Oct 1821, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1868, , Missouri, USA  (Age 46 years)
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F1414	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..., 237. [S29] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Galt - St. Andrews Presbyterian. Agnes BATTERS born 09 Mar 1849 Parents Thomas BATTERSAgnes THORNTON baptized 06 Jul 1849 Privately St. Andrews Presbyterian [S29] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Galt - St. Andrews Presbyterian, pg 18. March 26 Thomas C. BATTERS, Dumfries, to Nancy THORNTON, Dumfries. Wit: Joseph Shesorck?, Dransfield Thornton [S12] Vit - ON, Gore - Gore District Marriage Register - Waterloo Entries, James Strang (Presbyterian) not Hamilton area (pg. 18 & 19). Thomas C. Batters [Butters], married Nancy Thornton, both of Dumfries. 26 Mar 1844, by banns, Witnesses: Jospeh Showick and Dransfield Thornton. [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 - 16 May 1824 - Dumfries Township, Gore District, Ontario Residence - 1844 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 26 Mar 1844 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 19 Aug 1878 - , Missouri, USA  = Link to Google Earth