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Betsey Townsend 1796–1886 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Apr 1796

Birth Location: Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 5 Dec 1886

Death Location: Raynham, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Job Townsend

Mother: Peace Hammond

Spouse(s): Elisha Hayward

Children(s): Elizabeth Hayward

Betsey Townsend was born in 1796 in Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Job Townsend And Peace Hammond. Betsey Townsend married Elisha Hayward, and had children including Elizabeth Hayward. Betsey Townsend passed away in 1886 in Raynham, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Betsey Townsend was born in 1796 in Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Job Townsend And Peace Hammond.
  • Betsey Townsend married Elisha Hayward, and had children including Elizabeth Hayward.
  • Betsey Townsend passed away in 1886 in Raynham, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.

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Betsey Townsend's Ancestors

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Betsey Townsend
1796–1886
Birth Place: Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Job Townsend
1765–1842
Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Peace Hammond
1755–1841
Grandparents
Job Townsend
1748–1810
Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Phebe Richmond
1748–1785
Taunton, Bristol Co., Ma., USA
Great-Grandparents
Lydia Townsend
1705–1749
Josiah Richmond
1711–1785
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mehitable Deane
1697–1745

Betsey Townsend's Descendants

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Betsey Townsend (5 Apr 1796–5 Dec 1886) m. Elisha Hayward (26 Jun 1791–16 Mar 1868)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Hayward 1823–1905 m. Lucius (G) Hayward 1820–1907
    1. 1. Helen (Elizabeth) HAYWARD 1848–1912 m. Jeremiah (Crowell) Vaughan 1836–1886 m. Henry (Warren Bumpus) Jr 1860–1924
      1. 1. Amy (J.) Vaughan 1868–1917 m. John Elland 1867–1953
        1. 1. Rita (Vaughn) Elland 1901–1936 m. James (E) Howes 1890–1964
        2. 2. Doris (Elizabeth) Elland 1897–1968 m. Henry (Lincoln) Church 1882–1953
        3. 3. John (Haywood) Elland 1908–1971 m. Ethel (M) Tripp 1913–1974
        4. 4. Stillborn Elland 1907–1907
        5. 5. Florence (H) Elland 1900–1920
        6. 6. Clyde (Ainsworth) Elland 1902– m. Margaret (S) Knickerbocker 1901–
      2. 2. Henry (Elwin Bumpus) Sr. 1888–1959 m. Lillian (M) Bumpus 1887–
        1. 1. Ruth (Evelyn) Bumpus 1916–1995
    2. 2. Mariann (S) Hayward 1859–1870
      1. 1. Gertrude (Alice) Morse 1886–1982
    3. 3. Nahum (Frank) HAYWARD 1856–1935 m. Maria White 1864–
      1. 1. Harry (Elmer) Hayward 1886–1948 m. Helen (Mabel) Staples 1887–1961
        1. 1. Helen (Mabel) Hayward 1922–1994 m. Walter (Thomas) Child 1916–1986
        2. 2. Child (of) Hayward 1906–1906
      2. 2. Ella (W) Hayward 1892– m. Ralph (Herbert) Waite 1891–1970
        1. 1. Elizabet Cogswell 1918–2002
        2. 2. Ralph (H) Waite 1915–1988
        3. 3. Barbara (E) Hodgson 1916–2005 m. Albert (Edward) Hodgson 1915–2003
        4. 4. Donald (F) Waite 1920–1999 m. Elizabeth (E.) Hershberger 1920–2013
        5. 5. Dorothy (Ella) Waite 1923–2016 m. George (Joseph) Jackson 1923–2016
        6. 6. Shirley (Louise) Waite 1926–1990
        7. 7. Virginia (Arlene) Waite 1931–2006 m. Richard (Howard Anderson) Sr 1930–1987
      3. 3. Edith Dunbar 1897–1981 m. Walter (Channing) Dunbar 1891–1973
      4. 4. Edna (Florence) Hayward 1906–1910
      5. 5. Isaac (Francis) Hayward 1883–1955 m. Amy (F) Hayward 1886–1957
        1. 1. Frank (Stanley) Hayward 1908–1935
        2. 2. Amy (Elizabeth) Hayward 1912–1994 m. Howard (Thomas) Stewart 1907–1988
        3. 3. Marion (Evelyn) Teeple 1914–2006 m. Frederick (William) Teeple 1911–1989
        4. 4. Verlie (H) Rudolf 1916–2003 m. William (Sturtevant) Rudolf 1916–1995
    4. 4. Lydia (B.) Hayward 1865–
    5. 5. Adolaide Hayward 1852–
    6. 6. Anna Hayward 1868–

Betsey Townsend's Timeline

2 Records

1796
5 Apr 1796
Birth of Betsey Townsend in Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
1886
5 Dec 1886
Age 90
Death of Betsey Townsend in Raynham, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Raynham, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Apr 1796
    Event Place: Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Dec 1886
    Event Place: Raynham, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

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