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Joel Thornburgh

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Birthplace: Hopewell, Berkeley, Virginia
Death: May 05, 1861 (84)
New Hope, Howar, Indiana, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Benjamin Eli Thornburgh and Sarah Thornburgh
Husband of Diana Thornburg and Diana Thornburgh
Father of Mary M Abel and Thomas Thornburgh
Brother of Charity Long
Half brother of Ann Thornburgh; Sarah Mary Ellis; Abraham Thornburgh; Judith Thornburg; Thomas Thornburgh and 5 others

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About Joel Thornburgh

Joel Thornburgh was the son of Benjamin Eli Thornburgh and second wife Mary Brooks. He was born March 13, 1777, at Hopewell, Berkeley County, Virginia and died May 5, 1861 at New Hope, Howard County, Indiana. He was buried at New Hope Burying Ground, Howard County, Indiana. He was a Quaker. He married Diana Purdy. Nothing more is known about her.

He is sometimes mistaken for Joel Thornburgh, born c.1775, who died in Greene County, Ohio. That Joel was born in North Carolina, which is proven with the 1850 US Census for Greene County, Ohio.

Child of Joel Thornburgh and wife Diana Purdy:

  • Thomas Thornburgh, 1804-1875, married Nancy Moorman
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Joel Thornburgh's Timeline

1777
March 13, 1777
Hopewell, Berkeley, Virginia
1804
1804
Grene Co, Greene County, Ohio, United States
1815
1815
North Carolina, United States
1861
May 5, 1861
Age 84
New Hope, Howar, Indiana, United States