Brief Life History of Mary
Mary Thornell was born in 1737, in Venango, Crawford, Pennsylvania, United States as the daughter of Israel thornell and Georgianna Williams Force Williams Thornall. She married William Lewis Thickstun on 4 January 1763, in Metuchen, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She died in 1839, in New Jersey, United States, at the age of 102, and was buried in Metuchen, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States.
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- Mary Thornell, "New Jersey, Marriages, 1670-1980"
- Mary Thornell, "New Jersey, Marriages, 1670-1980"
- Mary Thornell, "New Jersey, County Marriages, 1682-1956"
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1775
During the six-year Revolutionary war, more of the fights took place in New Jersey than any other colony. Over 296 engagements between opposing forces were recorded. One of the largest conflicts of the entire war took place between Morristown and Middlebrook, referred to as the "Ten Crucial Days" and remembered by the famous phrase "the times that try men's souls". The revolution won some of their most desperately needed victories during this time.
1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1791
Bill of Rights guarantees individual freedom.
Name Meaning
Swedish: ornamental name composed of the element thorn, an ornamental spelling of torn ‘thorn bush’, + the suffix -ell, a derivative of the Latin adjectival ending -elius.
English: variant of Thornhill .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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