Person:Edward Thornton (6)
Edward Joseph Thornton
b.1829 Ireland
d.31 Mar 1888 Newark,NJ
Parents and Siblings
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  1. Charles Thornton1825 -
  2. Edward Joseph Thornton1829 - 1888
  3. Richard Thornton1829 -
Spouse and Children
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m. 19 Feb 1854
  1. Matthew H. Thornton1856 - 1940
  2. Charles A. Thornton1857 - 1901
  3. Mary Elizabeth Thornton1859 -
  4. Edward I. Thornton1860 -
  5. Edward J. Thornton1860 -
  6. Thomas Thornton1862 - 1893
  7. James F. Thornton1863 - 1905
  8. Elizabeth Thornton1864 -
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Facts and Events
Name Edward Joseph Thornton
Gender Male
Birth? 1829 Ireland
Emigration? 12 Nov 1851 Arrival Port of New York Ship: States Rights
Marriage 19 Feb 1854 Saint Augustine RC Church, Lawrence Street,Philadelphia,PAto Margaret McGeehan
Occupation? 1870 Newark,NJMorrocan Wood Finisher
Census 1870 Newark, Essex, New Jersey, United Stateswith Margaret McGeehan
Residence? Newark, NJ54 Bergen Street
Death? 31 Mar 1888 Newark,NJ
Burial? Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Newark/ East Orange, NJ Section B Block 284

Edward J. Thornton was drafted into the Union Army on February 22, 1865. He served for one (1) year as a private in the 12th Regiment, Company K of New Jersey Infantry.He was "mustered in" at Newark, NJ. The 12th Regiment was engaged at Dabney's Mills ,VA on Feb.28,1865,from there to Hatcher's Run,VA on March 3,1865,and then,to Boydton Plank Road,VA on April 1st. The 12th took part in the capture of the city of Richmond, VA on April 2,1865. From there, the regiment was involved in battles at Sailor's Creek, VA on April 6th, the battle at High Bridge, VA, April 7th; Farmville, Va, April 7th and finally, joined other Union troops at Appomattox, VA where the Confederate army under General Robert E. Lee surrendered to the Union led by General Ulysses S.Grant to end the Civil War on April 9, 1865.

Pvt. Thornton "mustered out"on July 15, 1865.

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