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Edmund Towne 1724–1779 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Aug 1724

Birth Location: Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 1779

Death Location: Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

Father: SGT. TOWNE++

Mother: Sarah Kenny

Spouse(s): Abigail Brewer

Children(s): Edmund None, Catharine None, Prudence None, Silas None, Abigail Towne

Edmund Towne was born in 1724 in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Sgt Ephraim Towne And Sarah Elizabeth Kenny. Edmund Towne married Abigail Brewer, and had children including Abigail Towne, Catharine, David, Edmund, Jonathan Clark, Martha, Prudence, Silas. Edmund Towne passed away in 1779 in Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Edmund Towne was born in 1724 in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Sgt Ephraim Towne And Sarah Elizabeth Kenny.
  • Edmund Towne married Abigail Brewer, and had children including Abigail Towne, Catharine, David, Edmund, Jonathan Clark, Martha, Prudence, Silas.
  • Edmund Towne passed away in 1779 in Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.

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Spouses(s)

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Edmund Towne's Ancestors

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Edmund Towne
1724–1779
Birth Place: Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
SGT. EPHRAIM TOWNE++
1688–1793
Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Sarah (Elizabeth) Kenny
1694–1727
Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
John (G) Towne
1658–1740
Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
Jacob Towne
1631–1704
Catherine Symonds
1630–1704
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Towne
1598–1673
Joanna Blessing
1595–1682
Captain Symonds
1594–1671
Elizabeth Foxe
1602–1680

Edmund Towne's Descendants

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Edmund Towne (19 Aug 1724–1779) m. Abigail Brewer (2 March 1724–1772)
  1. 1. Edmund 1758–
  2. 2. Catharine 1760–
  3. 3. Prudence 1766–
  4. 4. Silas 1768–
  5. 5. Abigail Towne 1755–1833 m. John (Knight) Jr. 1754–1833
    1. 1. Deiadaima ("Dame") Knight 1785–
    2. 2. Edmond Knight 1780–1811
    3. 3. Chloe Knight 1790–
    4. 4. Augustus Knight 1799–1876 m. Welthea Ladd 1804–1861
      1. 1. Orris (Pierre) Knight 1841–1915 m. Sarah (A) Knight 1852–1930 m. Mary Haynes 1840–1881
        1. 1. Louise (A) Knight 1892–
        2. 2. Fred (L.) Knight 1868–
        3. 3. Ernest Knight 1870–
        4. 4. Abby (A.) Knight 1872–
        5. 5. Oscar Knight 1875–
        6. 6. George (Armstrong Custer) Knight 1876–1951 m. Cora (Ellen) Newcomb 1875–1963
        7. 7. Waldo (E.) Knight 1878–
        8. 8. Hardy (Jay) Knight 1879–1958
      2. 2. Oscar (Burton) Knight 1841–1911
      3. 3. Sarah (A) Knight 1829–
      4. 4. Merrill Knight 1831–
      5. 5. John Knight 1836–
      6. 6. Mary Knight 1831–1831
      7. 7. Byron (Mordent (Pvt)) Knight 1824–1901
      8. 8. Ralph (Ladd) Knight 1826–1876
      9. 9. Abigail (Marie) Knight 1837–1914
      10. 10. Beach (Tory) Knight 1843–1913
    5. 5. Capt. (John Knight) III 1787–1878
    6. 6. Polly (Butler) Knight 1789–1878
    7. 7. Olive Knight 1782–1858
    8. 8. Fanny Knight 1793–
    9. 9. Abigail Knight 1775–1847
    10. 10. Sarah (Sally) Knight 1778–1860

Edmund Towne's Timeline

2 Records

1724
19 Aug 1724
Birth of Edmund Towne in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
1779
1779
Age 55
Death of Edmund Towne in Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Aug 1724
    Event Place: Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Family History Books, The Descendants of William Towne: Who Came to America on or About 1630 and Settled in Salem, Mass; Author: Towne, Edwin Eugene
    [2] U.S., Family History Books, The Genealogy of Henry and Ann Kinne: Pioneers of Salem, Massachusetts; Author: Robertson, Florance Alice Loveless Keeney

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1779
    Event Place: Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Family History Books, The Descendants of William Towne: Who Came to America on or About 1630 and Settled in Salem, Mass; Author: Towne, Edwin Eugene

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