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Tho Elton

1st tier candidate:

Thomas Elton

1780 - 1782 cabinet maker, Philadelphia

1789 - 1796 joiner, Philadelphia

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2nd tier candidate:

Thomas Elton

born ca 1779 - 1860 - 

carpenter in Philadelphia

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Tho Elton

1st tier candidate

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Thomas Elton

1780 and 1794 deeds, cabinetmaker in Philadelphia

1791, 1794, 1795 and 1796 joiner in Philadelphia Directories

1782, 1789, 1793 cabinetmaker and joiner in Philadelphia taxes

His father John was a joiner with 7 bench planes and 42 moulding planes in his 1778 probate inventory.

Thomas, the oldest son, had 10 brothers and sisters.

married Susannah Wood in Philadelphia in 1774

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2nd tier candidate (based on late date for the plane's details)

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Thomas Elton

ca 1779 - 1860 - 

carpenter in 1849 will and 1860 Philadelphia US census

wife Ann

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1st tier Thomas Elton, 1780 deed, cabinetmaker in Philadelphia

(The presentation of visually based elements (scale imprints, scale drawings, etc.) is a challenge, especially when moving from the printed page to the realm of an electronic medium. For reference, the original GAWP 5, CAWP, BARS and SOJ publications had pages which were 8-1/2" in width.)

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