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Benjamin Townsend 1723–1789 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1723

Birth Location: Long Island City, Queens, New York, USA

Death Date: 18 Sep 1789

Death Location: Jericho, Nassau, New York, USA

Father: Jacob Townsend

Mother: Pheobe Seaman

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The story of Benjamin Townsend began in 1723 in Long Island City, Queens, New York, USA. Benjamin Townsend passed away in 1789 in Jericho, Nassau, New York, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Townsend began in 1723 in Long Island City, Queens, New York, USA.
  • Benjamin Townsend passed away in 1789 in Jericho, Nassau, New York, USA.

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Benjamin Townsend's Ancestors

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Benjamin Townsend
1723–1789
Birth Place: Long Island City, Queens, New York, USA
Parents
Jacob Townsend
1692–1742
Oyster Bay, Nassau, New York, United States
Pheobe Seaman
1699–1772
Jerusalem, Livingston, New York, USA
Grandparents
Richard Seaman
1673–1749
Hempstead, Nassau, New York, United States
Jane Mott
1680–1759
Hempstead, Queens, New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Seaman
1611–1694
Martha Moore
1639–1698
Adam Mott
1649–1732
Mary Stillwell
1663–1750
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Dr. LLD
1590–1684
ANNE HICKS
1592–1624
Martha Yonges
1613–1671
Jane Hewlett
1625–1665

Benjamin Townsend's Timeline

2 Records

1723
1723
Birth of Benjamin Townsend in Long Island City, Queens, New York, USA
Long Island City, Queens, New York, USA
1789
18 Sep 1789
Age 66
Death of Benjamin Townsend in Jericho, Nassau, New York, USA
Jericho, Nassau, New York, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1723
    Event Place: Long Island City, Queens, New York, USA
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The Frost Genealogy : Descendants of William Frost of Oyster Bay, New York : showing connections ne

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Sep 1789
    Event Place: Jericho, Nassau, New York, USA
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The Frost Genealogy : Descendants of William Frost of Oyster Bay, New York : showing connections ne

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