John Joseph Thorne

1872 - 1967  (95 years)

• Name	John Joseph Thorne  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	19 Oct 1872	Collingwood, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Baptism	3 Nov 1872	Collingwood, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Arrival	1892  [2]
  Name	J J Thorn  [4]
  Name	John J Thorne  [5]
  Reference Number	20343
  Residence	Between 1917 and 1918	Bay City, Bay, Michigan, USA   [3]
  Residence	1930	Bay City, Bay, Michigan, USA   [2]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head
  Death	28 Dec 1967
  Person ID	I20343	KLD Genealogy
  Last Modified	26 Nov 2025

  
  

  Father	Robert Thorne,   b. 1844, Milbrook, Ontario, Canada
  Relationship	biological
  Mother	Ella Louise Mullen,   b. 6 Dec 1850, Norwood, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada d. 27 Dec 1934, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA (Age 84 years)
  Relationship	biological
  Family ID	F7168	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Leona,   b. Abt 1889, Michigan, USA
  Children	1. Robert W Thorne,   b. Abt 1913, Michigan, USA  [Father: biological]  [Mother: biological]   2. Living
  Family ID	F7231	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Nov 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Mabel E Pontine,   b. Abt 1882, Bay City, Bay, Michigan, USA
  Marriage	22 Nov 1899	Bay City, Bay, Michigan, USA   [4, 5]
  Divorce	Bay, Michigan, USA   [5]
  Family ID	F7230	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Nov 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 19 Oct 1872 - Collingwood, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada Baptism - 3 Nov 1872 - Collingwood, Ontario, Canada Marriage - 22 Nov 1899 - Bay City, Bay, Michigan, USA Residence - Between 1917 and 1918 - Bay City, Bay, Michigan, USA Residence - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head - 1930 - Bay City, Bay, Michigan, USA Divorce - - Bay, Michigan, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show	2 Photos
  	John Joseph " Jack or J.J." Thorne Born in Oct 1872 in Collingwood, Ontario, Canada. Married Leona Marie Ritter on Apr. 28, 1908. Married the first time to Mabel E. Pontine on Nov. 22, 1899 at St. James Church in Bay City, Michigan. He died in 1967.
  	John Joseph "J.J." Thorne

  
  

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