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Born
20 September 1830 ,  Exeter, Maine, USA
Died
18 December 1900 ,  China, Maine, USA
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David WORTHINGLouisiana UNKNOWN
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Thornton A WORTHING was born 20 September 1830 in Exeter, Maine, USA

Thornton A WORTHING was the child of David WORTHING   and   Louisiana UNKNOWN

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Thornton A  married  Lorania CHOATE 20 March 1853 .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Lorania CHOATE  was born 21 January 1827 in Windsor, Maine, USA (Malta) (Gerry).  Lorania died 3 June 1905 in China, Maine, USA.  Lorania was the child of Aaron CHOATE and Mary PERKINS.

Thornton A WORTHING died 18 December 1900 in China, Maine, USA.
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Thornton A WORTHING married Grave has been locatedflag female ancestor Lorania CHOATE-- Date: 20 March 1853 Place: 
Lorania CHOATE was the child of Aaron CHOATE and Mary PERKINS


Children of Thornton A WORTHING and Lorania CHOATE

Grave has been locatedflag male ancestor Merton Forest WORTHING (b.15 February 1870, , Maine, USA  d. 13 August 1903, )
m. Harriet T DAVIS 3 July 1894 in China, Maine, USA



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birth1830 Birth
20 September 1830
Exeter, Maine, USA
U.S. President1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States
Invention 1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
News1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States
NewsFrom the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.
U.S. President1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
Invention 1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
U.S. President1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States
Invention 1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)
U.S. President1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States
marriage1853 Marriage / Partner
Thornton A WORTHING and Lorania CHOATE 20 March 1853,

He was 22 years old.
U.S. President1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States
Invention 1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)
U.S. President1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States
News1857 - March 6 – Dred Scott v. Sandford: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Blacks are not citizens and slaves can not sue for freedom, driving the country further towards the American Civil War.
Invention 1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser
News1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.
U.S. President1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States
News1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.
News1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States
News1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
Invention 1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)
U.S. PresidentApril 14, 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln was mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth at in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. He died the next day. Andrew Johnson becomes President of the United States.
Invention 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
U.S. President1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States
1870 Birth of Child
Merton Forest WORTHING was born 15 February 1870, , Maine, USA

Thornton A was 39 years old.
News1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.
Invention 1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.
U.S. President1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States
Invention 1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.
Invention 1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)
News1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.
U.S. President1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1881 - July 2 - James A. Garfield was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 2, 1881. He died in Elberon, New Jersey, two months later on September 19, 1881. The shooting occurred less than four months into his term as president. Charles J. Guiteau was convicted of Garfield's murder and executed by hanging one year after the shooting. Chester Arthur becomes President of the United States.
Invention 1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
U.S. President1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States
News1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled
Invention 1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)
U.S. President1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States
Invention 1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented
U.S. President1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States
marriage1894 Marriage of Child
Merton Forest WORTHING married 3 July 1894, China, Maine, USA to Harriet T DAVIS
Invention 1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)
U.S. President1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States
News1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain
News1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.
Thornton A WORTHING - Grave
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Branch Mills Cemetery China Kennebec County Maine, USA

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death1900 Death
18 December 1900
China, Maine, USA

He died at the age of 70.
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Branch Mills Cemetery China Kennebec County Maine, USA
Added: 6/22/2016 9:15:01 AM - Updated: 12/27/2016 9:29:45 AM
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