Halstead/Halsted Family History

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THORNE, William

THORNE, William[1]

Male 1840 - 1876  (35 years)

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  • Name THORNE, William 
    Birth 31 Aug 1840 
    Gender Male 
    _UID 3CD6431BACCF29449466742B1B28CFB5B876 
    Death Jun 1876 
    Person ID I33244  Garys-Tree
    Last Modified 28 Jan 2009 

    Family THORNE, Marcellite,   b. 29 Jan 1842   d. Jun 1876 (Age 34 years) 
    Family ID F11982  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 7 Feb 2024 

  • Notes 


    • William Thorne drowned in the capsizing of the yacht "Mohawk" in N. Y.
      Harbor, June, 1876, with his wife. Lost in same accident as his wife, was
      the son of Thomas and Frances M. (Thorne) Garner. He was known as
      Commodore Garner. They had one daughter, who married the Marquis de
      Breteull of France, brother to Lady Gordon Cumming, wife of Sir Wm.
      Gordon Cumming of England. He was on very friendly footing with King
      Edward of England, visiting him at Sandringham each year. He was
      maternally a grandson of the Hebrew banker, Achille Fould, who played so
      important a role throughout the reign of Napoleon III, both as chief
      financier of the empire and as the most powerful of Napoleon's Cabinet
      ministers.
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  • Sources 
    1. [S960] Imported GEDCOM file fr Ken Erd Mar 2006.


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