When Joseph Thornock was born on 19 August 1848, in Whitwick, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom, his father, John Thornock, was 32 and his mother, Ann Bott, was 28. He married Amelia Ann Ellen Long on 2 February 1875, in Bloomington, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Bloomington, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States in 1880 and Fish Haven, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States in 1900. He died on 25 January 1921, in Rexburg, Madison, Idaho, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Bloomington Cemetery, Bloomington, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States.
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Historical Boundaries: 1850: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Davis, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Davis, Utah, United States
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Historical Boundaries 1879: Oneida, Idaho Territory, United States 1885: Bingham, Idaho Territory, United States 1890: Bingham, Idaho, United States 1893: Fremont, Idaho, United States 1913: Madison, Idaho, United States
Origin undetermined. It looks like an English name, but no trace of it is found in English or Scottish records.
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History of Joseph Thornock Son of John and Ann Bott Thornock Written by Arvilla Minson Thornock (wife to Oscar Levi) Published in Thornock Pioneers Salt Lake Valley Colonizers Bear Lake Valley Edited …
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