Robert THORN

Other Events and Attributes:

• _UID: 0EA85223A6E64FC89579F36F9607B346D4B0
• Birth: Abt 1822, New Brunswick, Canada
• Birth: 1824
• Marriage witness: 3 Dec 1844, Prince Edward District, Canada West, Canada; at the wedding of John Lawson and Ann L. Branscombe
• Burial: 1908, Wellington, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada; in Wellington Cemetery, Old part, row 6, stone 2, grave 1

Notes:

Birth:
Since he was in his 83rd year in 1904, his birth year was calculated as circa 1822.

Birth:
This date was carved on his gravestone.

Marriage witness:
The other witness was William Clark.

Family/Spouse: Margaret CLAPP. Margaret was born in 1826; died in 1895; was buried in 1895 in Wellington, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. William D. THORN and died.
2. A. THORN
3. Miriam THORN was born on 29 May 1853 in Canada West, Canada; and died.
4. Nancy THORN and died.
5. Lucetta THORN was born on 25 Jan 1861 in Canada West, Canada; and died.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Death: Prince Edward County, Canada West, Canada; at the age of 66 years
• Politics: Canada West, Canada; an active Conservative
• Residence: Hillier Township, Prince Edward County, Canada West, Canada
• _UID: 99615464D7F44F1F861EC765A916AA3054B7
• Land: Abt 1826, Hillier Township, Prince Edward County, Upper Canada, Canada
• Residence: Abt 1835, Hillier Township, Prince Edward County, Upper Canada, Canada
• Military: Abt 1837, Upper Canada, Canada; service as a non-commissioned officer in the Rebellion of 1837
• Residence: Abt 1842, Prince Edward County, Canada West, Canada

Notes:

Land:
"He procured a hundred acres of virgin forest land in the third concession of Hillier, now owned by the Kirk and Nethery families. The pioneers were not only subjected to the encroachments of the forest, but to the depredations of the wolves, who occasionally wrought sad havoc among their flocks. Deer, partridge and many kinds of the best game abounded; and mink, muskrat and duck were to be had in plenty by the creek which ran through the farm and turned Trumpour's mill-wheel."

Residence:
His son, David Thorn, was born around this time.

Residence:
His daughter, Sophia E. Thorn, was born around this time.

Robert married Miriam CYPHERSNew Brunswick, Canada. Miriam and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Death: Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada
• Name: Mary Thorn
• Name: Mesvien Thorn
• _UID: 0C3A84EE7C0B46E3B8609014694C818CE6AE

Notes:

Death:
She died ten years after her husband's death. She was living with her son, George Thorn, when she died.

Other Events and Attributes:

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• Politics: Abt 1780, Dutchess County, New York, United States
• Residence: Bef 1783, Dutchess County, New York, United States
• Residence: Aft 1783, New Brunswick, Canada
• Occupation: Abt 1790, New Brunswick, Canada; farmed a two hundred acre lot with his son Seth
• Emigration: Abt 1811, New Brunswick, Canada; with the Babbits, Morgans and Giles families
• Residence: Abt 1811, Hillier Township, Prince Edward County, Upper Canada, Canada

Notes:

Politics:
He was a Loyalist.

Occupation:
They lived in two small houses.

Residence:
"Samuel Thorn lived about twenty-eight years in New Brunswick, and then removed to Prince Edward County and settled in Hillier."

Samuel married Phoebe CHASE. Phoebe and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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