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Emma Jane Flagg Townsend 1854 – 1936 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1854

Birth Location: New York

Death Date: 25 Apr 1936

Death Location: Ogdensburg, St Lawrence, New York

Father: Samuel Lovely

Mother: Julia Ordway

Spouse(s): Jacob Rabetoy

Children(s): Nellie Rabetoy, Charles Rabetoy, Jacub Rabetoy, Royol Rabetoy, Emma Rabetoy, Cecielia Rabatoy, Lilian Rabetoy, Frank Rabetoy, Pearl Rabetoy, Ruth Rabetoy

In 1854, Emma Jane Flagg Townsend entered the world in New York, born to Samuel Lovely and Julia Ordway. In 1860, Emma Jane Flagg Townsend resided in Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence, New York. Emma Jane Flagg Townsend married Jacob Rabetoy, and had children including Nellie Rabetoy, Charles Rabetoy, Jacub S Rabetoy, Royol J Rabetoy, Emma A Rabetoy, Cecielia Blanch Rabatoy, Lilian M Rabetoy, Frank Rabetoy, Pearl E Rabetoy, Ruth Olive Rabetoy. Emma Jane Flagg Townsend passed away in 1936 in Ogdensburg, St Lawrence, New York.

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Biography

  • In 1854, Emma Jane Flagg Townsend entered the world in New York, born to Samuel Lovely and Julia Ordway.
  • In 1860, Emma Jane Flagg Townsend resided in Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence, New York.
  • Emma Jane Flagg Townsend married Jacob Rabetoy, and had children including Nellie Rabetoy, Charles Rabetoy, Jacub S Rabetoy, Royol J Rabetoy, Emma A Rabetoy, Cecielia Blanch Rabatoy, Lilian M Rabetoy, Frank Rabetoy, Pearl E Rabetoy, Ruth Olive Rabetoy.
  • Emma Jane Flagg Townsend passed away in 1936 in Ogdensburg, St Lawrence, New York.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Lovely
1809 – 1884
Birth Location: Oswegatchie, St. Lawrence, New York
SL
Julia Ordway
1810 –
Birth Location: New Hampshire
JO

Spouses(s)

Jacob Rabetoy
1852 – 1937
Birth Location: Cumberland, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
JR

Children(s)

Nellie Rabetoy
1872 –
Birth Location: New York
NR
Charles Rabetoy
1874 –
Birth Location: New York
CR
Jacub Rabetoy
1876 –
Birth Location: New York
JR
Royol Rabetoy
1879 – 1928
Birth Location: New York
RR
Emma Rabetoy
1882 – 1973
Birth Location: New York
ER
Cecielia Rabatoy
1886 – 1992
Birth Location: New York
CR
Lilian Rabetoy
1890 – 1983
Birth Location: New York
LR
Frank Rabetoy
1892 –
Birth Location: New York
FR
Pearl Rabetoy
1895 – 1980
Birth Location: New York
PR
Ruth Rabetoy
1898 – 1984
Birth Location: Lisbon, St Lawrence, New York
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Emma Townsend's Ancestors

Self
Emma Townsend
1854 – 1936
Birth Place: New York
Parents
Samuel Lovely
1809 – 1884
Oswegatchie, St. Lawrence, New York
Julia Ordway
1810 –
New Hampshire
Grandparents
Valentine Lovely
1770 – 1832
New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut
Abigail (I) Weller
1741 – 1833
New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut
Great-Grandparents
Percy Levalley
1735 –
Thomas Weller
1702 – 1758
Hannah Bostwick
1705 – 1747
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Weller
1671 – 1734
Rebecca Cooley
1671 – 1744

Emma Townsend's Descendants

1.
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Emma (Jane Flagg) Townsend (abt 1854 – 25 Apr 1936) m. Jacob Rabetoy (19 Feb 1852 – 1 Sep 1937)
  1. 1. Nellie Rabetoy (Abt 1872 – )
  2. 2. Charles Rabetoy (Abt 1874 – )
  3. 3. Jacub (S) Rabetoy (Apr 1876 – )
  4. 4. Royol (J) Rabetoy (Feb 1879 – 1928)
  5. 5. Emma (A) Rabetoy (13 Apr 1882 – Jul 1973) m. Peter Gagnon (1876 – 1958)
    1. 1. Nellie (Elizabeth) Gagnon (10 Aug 1902 – 26 May 1993) m. Leon (Edward) Nellis (25 Dec 1895 – 1 Sep 1967)
      1. 1. Leon (Peter) Nellis (26 Feb 1924 – 9 Jan 1997) m. Claire (Virginia) Corkery (4 July 1926 – 2005)
        1. 1. Linda Reed (10 May 1954 – 15 Sep 2021)
        2. 2. jnellis01 Nellis
      2. 2. Ralph (S) Nellis (abt 1927 – )
      3. 3. Sally (A) Nellis (abt 1930 – )
      4. 4. David (J) Nellis (abt 1935 – )
    2. 2. Ralph Gagnon (1904 – )
    3. 3. Dorothy Gagnon (1908 – )
    4. 4. Evelyn Gagnon (abt 1913 – )
  6. 6. Cecielia (Blanch) Rabatoy (2 Sep 1886 – 27 Feb 1992) m. John (Christian) Gehring (Oct 1871 – 19 Oct 1949)
    1. 1. John (James) Gehring (4 Jul 1915 – 29 May 2003) m. Anne (G) Harris (14 Feb 1916 – 17 Jan 1997)
      1. 1. Dennis (J) Gehring (abt 1938 – )
      2. 2. Terry (K) Gehring (17 Jul 1941 – 15 Jan 2022) m. Barbara (J) Buican
        1. 1. Michelle Gehring (Jun 1966 – )
    2. 2. Robert (Henry) Gehring (22 Jun 1917 – 16 Sep 1974) m. Thelma (M) Gehring (17 Sep 1911 – 31 Mar 2002)
  7. 7. Lilian (M) Rabetoy (Jun 1890 – 1983)
  8. 8. Frank Rabetoy (Oct 1892 – )
  9. 9. Pearl (E) Rabetoy (Sep 1895 – 1980) m. Adolph Bellfy (abt 1895 – )
  10. 10. Ruth (Olive) Rabetoy (6 Sep 1898 – Apr 1984) m. Joseph (Gabriel) Lovigne (15 Apr 1901 – Oct 1979)
    1. 1. Joseph (Jacob) Lavigne (12 Mar 1929 – 2 May 2002) m. Patricia Ashley (17 Oct 1931 – 11 May 2015)
      1. 1. Karen Lavigne
      2. 2. Peggy Lavign
      3. 3. Joseph Lavigne
      4. 4. Suzanne Lavign
    2. 2. Catherine Lavigne (abt 1934 – )

Emma Townsend's Timeline

10 Records

1854
abt 1854
Birth of Emma Jane Flagg Townsend in New York
New York
1855
30 Jun 1855
Age 1
Birth of Emma Jane Flagg Townsend in New York
New York
1860
1860
Age 6
Emma Jane Flagg Townsend resided here in Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence, New York
Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence, New York
1870
1870
Age 16
Emma Jane Flagg Townsend resided here in Oswegatchie, Saint Lawrence, New York
Oswegatchie, Saint Lawrence, New York
1880
1880
Age 26
Emma Jane Flagg Townsend resided here in Ogdensburg, St Lawrence, New York
Ogdensburg, St Lawrence, New York
1900
1900
Age 46
Emma Jane Flagg Townsend resided here in Lisbon, Saint Lawrence, New York
Lisbon, Saint Lawrence, New York
1910
1910
Age 56
Emma Jane Flagg Townsend resided here in Lisbon, Saint Lawrence, New York
Lisbon, Saint Lawrence, New York
1920
1920
Age 66
Emma Jane Flagg Townsend resided here in Ogdensburg Ward 4, Saint Lawrence, New York
Ogdensburg Ward 4, Saint Lawrence, New York
1930
1930
Age 76
Emma Jane Flagg Townsend resided here in Ogdensburg, Saint Lawrence, New York
Ogdensburg, Saint Lawrence, New York
1936
25 Apr 1936
Age 82
Death of Emma Jane Flagg Townsend in Ogdensburg, St Lawrence, New York
Ogdensburg, St Lawrence, New York

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Jun 1855
    Event Place: New York
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Ogdensburg Ward 4, Saint Lawrence, New York; Roll: T625_1260; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 165
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Ogdensburg, Saint Lawrence, New York; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0094; FHL microfilm: 2341376
    [3] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Ogdensburg, St Lawrence, New York; Roll: 927; Page: 238B; Enumeration District: 241
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Lisbon, Saint Lawrence, New York; Roll: 1157; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0103; FHL microfilm: 1241157
    [5] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence, New York; Roll: M653_854; Page: 148; Family History Lib
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Lisbon, Saint Lawrence, New York; Roll: T624_1074; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0138; FHL microfilm: 1375087
    [7] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1854
    Event Place: New York
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Oswegatchie, Saint Lawrence, New York; Roll: M593_1098; Page: 745A

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence, New York
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence, New York; Roll: M653_854; Page: 148; Family History Lib

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Oswegatchie, Saint Lawrence, New York
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Oswegatchie, Saint Lawrence, New York; Roll: M593_1098; Page: 745A

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Ogdensburg, St Lawrence, New York
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Ogdensburg, St Lawrence, New York; Roll: 927; Page: 238B; Enumeration District: 241

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Lisbon, Saint Lawrence, New York
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Lisbon, Saint Lawrence, New York; Roll: 1157; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0103; FHL microfilm: 1241157

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Lisbon, Saint Lawrence, New York
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Lisbon, Saint Lawrence, New York; Roll: T624_1074; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0138; FHL microfilm: 1375087

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Ogdensburg Ward 4, Saint Lawrence, New York
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Ogdensburg Ward 4, Saint Lawrence, New York; Roll: T625_1260; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 165

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Ogdensburg, Saint Lawrence, New York
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Ogdensburg, Saint Lawrence, New York; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0094; FHL microfilm: 2341376

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Apr 1936
    Event Place: Ogdensburg, St Lawrence, New York
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] New York, Death Index, 1880-1956, New York Department of Health; Albany, NY; NY State Death Index

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ogdensburg, St Lawrence, New York
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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