When Abram W Thornton was born on 17 November 1827, in Ovid, Seneca, New York, United States, his father, Ebenezer Thornton, was 38 and his mother, Abigail Wood, was 26. He married Mary Ellen Richardson about 1848, in Berrien Township, Berrien, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Michigan, United States in 1870 and Bedford Township, Monroe, Michigan, United States in 1880. He died on 18 December 1903, in Lake Township, Berrien, Michigan, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Bridgman, Berrien, Michigan, United States.
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Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
Historical Boundaries 1833: La Porte, Indiana, United States
The capital of Michigan was moved from Detroit to Lansing on March 17, 1847. The capital was moved to be further away from Canada, to encourage settlement and boost economy toward the inner regions of the state, and to make to capital more accessible to everyone statewide.
English and Scottish: habitational name from any of numerous places throughout England and Scotland so called, from Old English thorn ‘thorn tree’ + tūn ‘farmstead, estate’. The placename is most frequent in northern England, especially Yorkshire, where there are at least 16 possible sources for the surname.
Irish: Anglicized (translated) form of Gaelic Mac Sceacháin ‘son of Sceachán’ (see Skehan ).
Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Draighneáin ‘descendant of Draighneán’ (see Drennan ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Possible Related NamesThey had good crops and did well on their farm but as they got older they didn’t like the hard winters in Michigan. Florida was the Shangri-La of the day and they decided to spend the winter there. …
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