Daniel
THORNTON
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Born: abt. 1783
Daniel THORNTON died 16 December 1864 in Johnston, Rhode Island, USA.
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1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
Name: Daniel Thornton
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Death Date: 16 Dec 1864
Death Place: Johnston, Providence, Rhode Island
Age: 81
Birth Date: 1783
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Father's Name: Jonathan Thorton
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I09386-6
System Origin: Rhode Island-EASy
GS Film number: 940847
Reference ID: p 822-823
'Rhode Island Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:F86Q-951 : 6 December 2014), Daniel Thornton, 16 Dec 1864; citing Johnston, Providence, Rhode Island, reference p 822-823; FHL microfilm 940,847.'
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