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Col. Elijah Carver Townsend 1818–1913 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 JUL 1818

Birth Location: Steuben, New York, United States

Death Date: 6 JUL 1913

Death Location: Evergreen Cemetery, Shullsburg, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA Show Map MEMORIAL ID103891883

Father: Samuel Townsend

Mother: Sarah Longwell

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

Col. Elijah Carver Townsend was born in 1818 in Steuben, New York, United States, the child of Samuel Asher Townsend And Sarah Sally Tyler Longwell. In 1850, Col. Elijah Carver Townsend established residence. Col. Elijah Carver Townsend passed away in 1913 in Evergreen Cemetery, Shullsburg, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA Show Map MEMORIAL ID103891883.

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Biography

  • Col. Elijah Carver Townsend was born in 1818 in Steuben, New York, United States, the child of Samuel Asher Townsend And Sarah Sally Tyler Longwell.
  • In 1850, Col. Elijah Carver Townsend established residence.
  • Col. Elijah Carver Townsend passed away in 1913 in Evergreen Cemetery, Shullsburg, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA Show Map MEMORIAL ID103891883.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Townsend
1783–1863
Birth Location: Frederickstown, Dutchess Co., New York, United States
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Sarah Longwell
1781–1821
Birth Location: Frederickstown, Dutchess Co., NY, US
SL

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Col. Townsend's Ancestors

Self
Col. Townsend
1818–1913
Birth Place: Steuben, New York, United States
Parents
Samuel Asher Townsend
1783–1863
Frederickstown, Dutchess Co., New York, United States
Sarah ('Sally' Tyler) Longwell
1781–1821
Frederickstown, Dutchess Co., NY, US
Grandparents
Eber Townsend
1760–1822
Long Island, Dutchess Co., New York, United States
Elizabeth (Sarah (Lizzie)) Drew
1763–1841
Peekskill, Dutchess County, New York, United States
David (L) Longwell
1736–1815
Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Mary (Sarah) Tyler
1753–1815
South Salem, Westchester, New York, United States
Great-Grandparents
Charles Townsend
1730–1805
Phoebe Dickinson
1722–1777
Gilbert Drew
1732–1812
Sarah Hunt
1732–1769
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elihu Townsend
1704–1805
William Drew
1694–1762
Sarah Bartlett
1710–1775

Col. Townsend's Timeline

13 Records

1818
14 JUL 1818
Birth of Col. Elijah Carver Townsend in Steuben, New York, United States
Steuben, New York, United States
1850
1850
Age 32
Col. Elijah Carver Townsend resided here
None
1860
1860
Age 42
Col. Elijah Carver Townsend resided here
None
1863
1 JUL 1863
Age 45
Col. Elijah Carver Townsend resided here
None
1870
1870
Age 52
Col. Elijah Carver Townsend resided here
None
1870
1 JUN 1870
Age 52
Col. Elijah Carver Townsend appeared in census in Wisconsin, USA
Wisconsin, USA
1880
1880
Age 62
Col. Elijah Carver Townsend resided here
None
1880
1880
Age 62
Col. Elijah Carver Townsend appeared in census in Shullsburg, Lafayette, Wisconsin, USA
Shullsburg, Lafayette, Wisconsin, USA
1900
1900
Age 82
Col. Elijah Carver Townsend resided here
None
1905
1 JUN 1905
Age 87
Col. Elijah Carver Townsend resided here
None
1905
1905
Age 87
Col. Elijah Carver Townsend resided here
None
1910
1910
Age 92
Col. Elijah Carver Townsend resided here
None
1913
6 JUL 1913
Age 95
Death of Col. Elijah Carver Townsend in Shullsburg, Lafayette, Wisconsin, United States
Shullsburg, Lafayette, Wisconsin, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 JUL 1818
    Event Place: Steuben, New York, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 JUL 1913
    Event Place: Shullsburg, Lafayette, Wisconsin, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 JUN 1905

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Evergreen Cemetery, Shullsburg, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA Show Map MEMORIAL ID103891883

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 JUL 1863

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Shullsburg, Lafayette, Wisconsin, USA

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1 JUN 1870
    Event Place: Wisconsin, USA

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Occupation

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 24 MAR 1846
    Event Place: New Diggings,Lafayette,Wisconsin

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1905

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 10 JUL 1913
    Event Place: Iowa County Democrat
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