John Franklin Thornton
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Parents
Sarah Haworth
Sarah Haworth
1828 - 1900
Henry Thornton
Henry Thornton
1831 - 1902
Spouse
Frances Jane Stroud
Frances Jane Stroud
1856 - 1940
Ida May Shepherd
Ida May Shepherd
1865 - 1902
Children
Siblings
William S Thornton
William S Thornton
1865 - 1890

1877


Jan 20
Age: 17y

1878


Feb 14
Age: 18y
1878 • The Tokyo Stock Exchange is established

1878


Oct 11
Age: 18y

1882


Oct 29
Age: 22y

marriage


Ida May Shepherd
Missouri, USA ⇓
1882 • A peace treaty is signed between Paraguay and Uruguay.

1884


Feb
Age: 24y
1884 The siege of Khartoum, Sudan begins (ends on January 26, 1885).

1885


Oct 17
Age: 25y
1885 • A bill is signed in the New York State legislature forming the Niagara Falls State Park.

1887


Jan 22
Age: 27y

birth of child


Sarah Jane Thornton
Missouri, USA ⇓
1887 • Construction of Spandau Prison in Berlin is completed.

1890


Jul
Age: 30y

1893


Apr 1
Age: 33y
1893 • The iconic Salt Lake City Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is dedicated after 40 years of construction.https://www.lds.org/locations/temple-square-salt-lake-city-temple

1898


Aug 17
Age: 38y
1898 • A 2-day blizzard known as the Portland Gale piles snow in Boston, Massachusetts, and severely impacts the Massachusetts fishing industry and several coastal New England towns.

1906


Aug 4
Age: 46y
1906 Traian Vuia makes a short flight in a self-propelled, heavier-than-air aircraft.

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