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Elisha Towne 1708–1791 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 05 Sep 1708

Birth Location: Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 1791

Death Location: Milford, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA

Father: Joseph Towne

Mother: Abigail Curtis

Spouse(s): Mercy Foster

Children(s): Thomas Towne

Elisha Towne was born in 1708 in Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Joseph Towne And Abigail Curtis. Elisha Towne married Mercy Foster, and had children including Thomas Elisha Towne. Elisha Towne passed away in 1791 in Milford, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA.

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Biography

  • Elisha Towne was born in 1708 in Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Joseph Towne And Abigail Curtis.
  • Elisha Towne married Mercy Foster, and had children including Thomas Elisha Towne.
  • Elisha Towne passed away in 1791 in Milford, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA.

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Spouses(s)

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Elisha Towne's Ancestors

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Elisha Towne
1708–1791
Birth Place: Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Joseph Towne
1673–1757
MA
Abigail Curtis
1683–1729
Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Joseph Towne
1639–1713
Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Phebe Perkins
1644–1715
Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
William Towne
1598–1673
Joanna Blessing
1595–1682
Thomas Junior
1616–1686
Phebe Gould
1620–1691
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Towne
1568–1627
Ann Towne
1569–1630
Zaccheus Gould
1589–1668
Phebe Deacon
1597–1663

Elisha Towne's Descendants

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Elisha Towne (05 Sep 1708–1791) m. Mercy Foster (23 Oct 1711–1761)
  1. 1. Thomas (Elisha) Towne 1743–1824 m. Sarah Burton 1749–1800
    1. 1. Joseph Towne 1771–1845
      1. 1. Nahum (B) Towne 1810–1894 m. Mehitable Barnes 1804–1880
        1. 1. Carmi (Towne) *** 1850–1932 m. May (Sprague) ** 1874–1929

Elisha Towne's Timeline

2 Records

1708
05 Sep 1708
Birth of Elisha Towne in Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
1791
1791
Age 83
Death of Elisha Towne in Milford, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
Milford, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 05 Sep 1708
    Event Place: Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1791
    Event Place: Milford, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA

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