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Thornton, Thomas Ephraim, 1835-1918

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1835 - 1918

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

History of the life of Thomas Ephraim Thornton

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230340447]
Identifier: MSS 2473
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a microfilm copy of a typewritten biography. Thomas Ephraim Thornton was born in Canada in 1835. His family joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1837. The family later moved to Nauvoo, Illinois. He migrated to Utah in 1852 and married Priscilla Covington in 1856. They had 11 children. He resided in American Fork, Utah, where he died in 1918.

Dates: 1935
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

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