Brief Life History of Josephine Irene
When Josephine Irene Thornton was born on 6 January 1892, in Medonte Township, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada, her father, Michael Patrick Thornton, was 47 and her mother, Margaret Mary O'Connell, was 44. She lived in Simcoe, Ontario, Canada in 1901. She died on 5 September 1957, in Seattle, King, Washington, United States, at the age of 65.
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- Joshephine Shortor in household of Michal Thornton, "Canada Census, 1901"
- Josephine Irene Thornton, "Washington Death Certificates, 1907-1960"
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World Events (8)
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
1897 · Seattle Grows Quickly
The Klondike gold rush started in 1896 in Canada, but by 1897 as miners started moving and following the gold it caused for Seattle to rapidly grow as more miners joined the search for gold.
1910 · The BSA is Made
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Name Meaning
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.
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