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Deacon Lt John Towne 1658–1740 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 April 1658

Birth Location: Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 27 November 1740

Death Location: Oxford, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Jacob Towne

Mother: Katherine Symonds

Spouse(s): Mary Smith

Children(s): Israel Ensign

The story of Deacon Lt John Towne began in 1658 in Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, USA. Deacon Lt John Towne married Mary Anne Smith, and had children including Israel Towne Ensign. Deacon Lt John Towne passed away in 1740 in Oxford, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Deacon Lt John Towne began in 1658 in Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Deacon Lt John Towne married Mary Anne Smith, and had children including Israel Towne Ensign.
  • Deacon Lt John Towne passed away in 1740 in Oxford, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.

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Deacon Towne's Ancestors

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Deacon Towne
1658–1740
Birth Place: Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Jacob Blessing Towne
1631–1704
Great Yarmouth, Great Yarmouth Borough, Norfolk, England
Katherine (Jone) Symonds
1630–1714
Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
JONE ((JOANNA) BLESSING) #12-2317
1590–1675
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
Elizabeth ("Ruth" (Symonds)) Foxe
1602–1680
Walcott, Norfolk, England
Great-Grandparents
John (Blyssange)
1575–1677
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Deacon Towne's Descendants

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Deacon (Lt John) Towne (2 April 1658–27 November 1740) m. Mary (Anne) Smith (28 Oct 1658–1726)
  1. 1. Israel (Towne) Ensign 1684–1771 m. Susannah Haven 1690–1787
    1. 1. Mary Towne 1709–1810 m. Theodore KINGSBURY 1707–1787
      1. 1. Abijah Kingsbury 1732–1804 m. Mary Chamberlain 1737–1820
        1. 1. PHILLIPS (A) KINGSBURY 1761–1834 m. Elizabeth Cobleigh 1761–1844

Deacon Towne's Timeline

2 Records

1658
2 April 1658
Birth of Deacon Lt John Towne in Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
1740
27 November 1740
Age 82
Death of Deacon Lt John Towne in Oxford, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Oxford, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 April 1658
    Event Place: Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 November 1740
    Event Place: Oxford, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

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