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Ellen Thornton

Ellen Thornton

Female 1860 - 1933  (~ 73 years)

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  • Name Ellen Thornton  [1, 2, 3] 
    Birth Jul 1860  England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 4, 5, 6] 
    Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1967    		 Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1967
    Gender Female 
    Birth 1863  England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    FSID GHJB-XN2 
    Name Ellen Shay  [4] 
    Name Ellen Shea  [5] 
    Name Ellen Shea  [6] 
    Residence 1900  Pittsburgh Ward 6, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Residence 1910  Pittsburgh Ward 20, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Residence 1920  Pittsburgh Ward 20, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Death 2 Oct 1933  Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 5] 
    Cause: Carcinoma of stomach - Obstructing the pylorus contributed to Cardiac Failure 
    • 73 Age: 73
    Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1967    		 Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1967
    Burial Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    118491787_138145297654    		 118491787_138145297654
    Person ID I1403  Perchinske Strohmeyer Tree
    Last Modified 5 Aug 2025 

    Father Thomas Thornton,   b. Dec 1830, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Mary Carey,   b. 1829, Dundalk, Louth, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F477  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Jeremiah Shea,   b. Jul 1862, Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Jul 1940, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 77 years) 
    Marriage 1895  [4] 
    Age at Marriage She : ~ 34 years and 5 months - He : ~ 32 years and 5 months. 
    Children 
     1. Thomas Shea,   b. 1893, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +2. Marie Shea,   b. 7 Sep 1896, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 May 1950, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 53 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. Daniel Shea,   b. 1902, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Feb 1905, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 3 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F473  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 5 Aug 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Jul 1860 - England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1863 - England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Cause: Carcinoma of stomach - Obstructing the pylorus contributed to Cardiac Failure - 2 Oct 1933 - Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
    Wales Immagration ship    		Wales Immagration ship

  • Sources 
    1. [S508] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
      Record for Jeremiah Shea
      https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/118491787/jeremiah-shea

    2. [S152] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 31 January 2021, 23:25), entry for Ellen Thornton(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:GHJB-XN2); contributed by various users. PersonID GHJB-XN2.
      Ellen Thornton
      https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:GHJB-XN2

    3. [S680] Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1970, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).
      Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1970      		 Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1970


    4. [S420] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Pittsburgh Ward 6, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1358; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0118.
      Record for Jermiah Shay
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7602&h=58027634&indiv=try
      1900 United States Federal Census      		 1900 United States Federal Census


    5. [S444] Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1967, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;), Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 083001-086000.
      Record for Ellen Shea
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=5164&h=3193304&indiv=try
      Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1967      		 Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1967


    6. [S143] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Pittsburgh Ward 20, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1525; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 636.
      Record for Jeremiah Shea
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=6061&h=49907887&indiv=try
      1920 United States Federal Census      		 1920 United States Federal Census


    7. [S168] Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Pittsburgh Ward 20, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1305; Page: 1a; Enumeration District: 0549; FHL microfilm: 1375318.
      Record for Jerry Shea
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7884&h=23825218&indiv=try
      1910 United States Federal Census      		 1910 United States Federal Census



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