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Samuel Thornton (1782–1842)

Yesterday evening, at his residence, Elizabeth-street, Samuel Thornton, Esq., in his sixtieth year, one of the early settlers, near thirty years.

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'Thornton, Samuel (1782–1842)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/thornton-samuel-14326/text25394, accessed 3 November 2024.

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Life Summary [details]

Birth

1782
England

Death

15 March, 1842 (aged ~ 60)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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