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Amos Towne 1709–1747 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 JUL 1709

Birth Location: Topsfield, Massachusetts (Essex)

Death Date: 1747

Death Location: Drowned

Father: Joseph Towne

Mother: Amy Smith

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Amos Towne, Daniel Towne

Amos Towne was born in 1709 in Topsfield, Massachusetts (Essex), the child of Joseph Towne And Amy Smith. Amos Towne married Mary Smith, and had children including Amos Towne, Daniel Towne, Samuel Towne. Amos Towne passed away in 1747 in Drowned.

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Biography

  • Amos Towne was born in 1709 in Topsfield, Massachusetts (Essex), the child of Joseph Towne And Amy Smith.
  • Amos Towne married Mary Smith, and had children including Amos Towne, Daniel Towne, Samuel Towne.
  • Amos Towne passed away in 1747 in Drowned.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Towne
1661–
Birth Location: Topsfield, Massachusetts (Essex)
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Amy Smith
1668–1756
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Amos Towne
1737–1793
Birth Location: –
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Daniel Towne
1742–
Birth Location: –
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Amos Towne's Ancestors

Self
Amos Towne
1709–1747
Birth Place: Topsfield, Massachusetts (Essex)
Parents
Joseph Towne
1661–
Topsfield, Massachusetts (Essex)
Amy Smith
1668–1756
Grandparents
Edmund Towne
1628–1678
St. Nicholas, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
Mary Browning
1638–1717
Salem, Massachusetts (Essex)
Robert Smith
1626–1693
Sutterton, Lincolnshire, England
Mary French
1634–
Boston, Massachusetts (Suffolk)
Great-Grandparents
William Towne
1598–1673
Joanna Blessing
1595–1682
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Amos Towne's Descendants

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Amos Towne (2 JUL 1709–1747)
  1. 1. Amos Towne 1737–1793 m. Sarah Miller 1754–1840
    1. 1. Lucy Towne 1790–1862 m. Johnson Patten 1782–1848
      1. 1. Jane (Merrill) Patten 1821–1877 m. Asa (Waldo) Wildes 1822–1894
        1. 1. George (Lunt) Wildes 1847–1915 m. Elizabeth (Neil) Gilman –1928
        2. 2. William (Henry) Wildes 1850–1914 m. Abigail ((Abbie)) Keen(e) 1849–1931
        3. 3. Annie (Waldo) Wildes 1856–1939 m. Charles (Douglas) Whitehouse –1901
        4. 4. Mary (Howard) Wildes 1859–1920 m. Walter (Goodwin) Davis 1857–
        5. 5. Francis (Chase) Wildes 1846–1849
    2. 2. Robert Towne 1761–
    3. 3. Amos Towne 1763–1763
    4. 4. Mary Towne 1764–1831
    5. 5. Amos Towne 1766–1794
    6. 6. Lydia Towne 1785–1859 m. Daniel Nason 1780–1864
      1. 1. Daniel Nason 1803– m. Mehitable Downing 1806–
    7. 7. Susan Towne 1786– m. John Bickford 1750–1836
      1. 1. Mary (Jane) Lord 1815– m. George Fletcher 1802–1880
        1. 1. John (B.) Fletcher 1834–
        2. 2. Susan (L.) Fletcher 1836–
        3. 3. George (L.) Fletcher 1839–
        4. 4. Sarah (E.) Fletcher 1843–
        5. 5. Cynthia Fletcher 1850–
        6. 6. Ellen (F.) Fletcher 1850–
      2. 2. Charles Lord 1817–1842
    8. 8. Joseph Towne 1788–1832
    9. 9. Jeremiah Towne 1791–1808
    10. 10. John Towne 1793–1809
  2. 2. Daniel Towne 1742–

Amos Towne's Timeline

2 Records

1709
2 JUL 1709
Birth of Amos Towne in Topsfield, Massachusetts (Essex)
Topsfield, Massachusetts (Essex)
1747
1747
Age 38
Death of Amos Towne in Drowned
Drowned

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 JUL 1709
    Event Place: Topsfield, Massachusetts (Essex)
    Record Source:
    [1] Masschusetts & Maine Families, Vol. 3, Towne of Topsfield, pg. 491
    [2] Masschusetts & Maine Families, Vol. 3, Towne of Topsfield, pg. 492

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1747
    Event Place: Drowned
    Record Source: Masschusetts & Maine Families, Vol. 3, Towne of Topsfield, pg. 493
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