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Eleanor Townsend 1814–1895 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Jan 1814

Birth Location: Ireland

Death Date: 27 Mar 1895

Death Location: Carthage, Jasper County, Missouri, USA

Father: Elijah Townsend

Mother: Nancy Riggs

Spouse(s): John Goucher

Children(s): David Goucher, Nancy Goucher, Elijah Dr, John Rev

Eleanor Townsend was born in 1814 in Ireland, the child of Elijah Townsend And Nancy Riggs. Eleanor Townsend married John Goucher, and had children including David Rogers Goucher, Elijah Townsend Goucher Dr, John Franklin Goucher Rev, Nancy Eleanor Goucher. Eleanor Townsend passed away in 1895 in Carthage, Jasper County, Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • Eleanor Townsend was born in 1814 in Ireland, the child of Elijah Townsend And Nancy Riggs.
  • Eleanor Townsend married John Goucher, and had children including David Rogers Goucher, Elijah Townsend Goucher Dr, John Franklin Goucher Rev, Nancy Eleanor Goucher.
  • Eleanor Townsend passed away in 1895 in Carthage, Jasper County, Missouri, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Elijah Townsend
1784–1871
Birth Location: Peters, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States
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Nancy Riggs
1787–1861
Birth Location: St Clair, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
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Spouses(s)

John Goucher
1814–1892
Birth Location: Ireland
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Children(s)

David Goucher
1843–1912
Birth Location: Waynesburg, Greene, Pennsylvania, USA
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Nancy Goucher
1836–1925
Birth Location: Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Elijah Dr
1836–
Birth Location: Waynesburg, Greene, Pennsylvania
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John Rev
1845–1922
Birth Location: Waynesboro, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA
JR

Eleanor Townsend's Ancestors

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Eleanor Townsend
1814–1895
Birth Place: Ireland
Parents
Elijah Townsend
1784–1871
Peters, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States
Nancy Riggs
1787–1861
St Clair, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
Edward (Riggs) Sr
1764–1843
Hightstown, Mercer, New Jersey, United States
Mary Higbee
1764–1853
Trenton, Burlington County, New Jersey, USA
Great-Grandparents
Obadiah Higbee
1732–1808
Anna Brower
1741–1812
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Peter Higbee
1710–1750
Abram Brouwer
1701–
Elizabeth Ackerman
1704–1787

Eleanor Townsend's Descendants

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Eleanor Townsend (25 Jan 1814–27 Mar 1895) m. John Goucher (25 January 1814–21 Jul 1892)
  1. 1. David (Rogers) Goucher 1843–1912 m. Isabella Morrison 1845–1908
  2. 2. Nancy (Eleanor) Goucher 1836–1925 m. John (Calhoun) Bedell 1835–1926
  3. 3. Elijah (Townsend Goucher) Dr 1836– m. Josephine (M) Osser 1847–1916
    1. 1. Paul (Bishop) Goucher 1872–1939 m. Rena (Belle) Booty 1878–1966
      1. 1. Virginia Goucher 1911–1996 m. George Thacker 1903–1968
        1. 1. Joanne (R) Thacker 1932–2008
      2. 2. Paula (Jennette) Goucher 1916–2002 m. James (Alexander Ferguson) II 1913–2001
        1. 1. Dennis (Robert) Ferguson 1946–1999
      3. 3. Dorothy (Marie) Goucher 1920–1995 m. Robert (William) Huge 1912–1978
  4. 4. John (Franklin Goucher) Rev 1845–1922 m. Mary (Cecilia) Fisher 1850–1902
    1. 1. Eleanor Goucher 1882–1943
    2. 2. Janet (Fisher) Goucher 1880–1974 m. Henry (Clay) Miller 1882–1955
      1. 1. Henry (Clay Miller) Jr 1910–1978
      2. 2. Janet (Fisher) Miller 1914–2009 m. Edwin (J.) Bernet 1911–1994
    3. 3. Elizabeth Goucher 1883–1964 m. Benjamin (Burgoyne) Chapman 1886–1964
    4. 4. Eleanor Goucher 1879–1880
    5. 5. Mary Goucher 1887–1887

Eleanor Townsend's Timeline

6 Records

1814
25 Jan 1814
Birth of Eleanor Townsend in Peters Twp, Washington, PA
Peters Twp, Washington, PA
1814
25 Jan 1814
Birth of Eleanor Townsend in Ireland
Ireland
1814
25 Jan 1814
Birth of Eleanor Townsend in Ireland
Ireland
1850
1850
Age 36
Eleanor Townsend resided here in Lansing, Ingham, Michigan, USA
Lansing, Ingham, Michigan, USA
1882
21 July 1882
Age 68
Death of Eleanor Townsend in buried at Peters Creek Baptist Church, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
buried at Peters Creek Baptist Church, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
1895
27 Mar 1895
Age 81
Death of Eleanor Townsend in buried at Peters Creek Baptist Church, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
buried at Peters Creek Baptist Church, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Jan 1814
    Event Place: Peters Twp, Washington, PA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Lansing, Ingham, Michigan; Roll: M432_351; Page: 53A; Image: 509
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Jan 1814
    Event Place: Ireland
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Jan 1814
    Event Place: Ireland
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Lansing, Ingham, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Lansing, Ingham, Michigan; Roll: M432_351; Page: 53A; Image: 509

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 July 1882
    Event Place: buried at Peters Creek Baptist Church, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Mar 1895
    Event Place: buried at Peters Creek Baptist Church, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Carthage, Jasper County, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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