| − | In 1789, Thornton moved to a large farm estate in Merrimack, New Hamphire where he wrote political essays for newspapers. While visiting his daughter in Newburyport, Massachusetts he died at the age of 89. Matthew Thronton was buried at Thornton’s Ferry Cemetery, Merrimack, New Hamphire. | + | In 1789, Thornton moved to a large farm estate in Merrimack, New Hamphire where he wrote political essays for newspapers. While visiting his daughter in Newburyport, Massachusetts he died at the age of 89. Matthew Thornton was buried at Thornton’s Ferry Cemetery, Merrimack, New Hamphire. |