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Ephraim Towne 1688–1779 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 APR 1688

Birth Location: Topsfield,Essex,Massachusetts

Death Date: 1779

Death Location: Oxford, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Father: John Towne

Mother: Mary Smith

Spouse(s): Sarah Kenny

Children(s): Edmund Towne, Paul Towne, Thomas Towne

Ephraim Towne was born in 1688 in Topsfield,Essex,Massachusetts, the child of John Towne And Mary Smith. Ephraim Towne married Sarah Kenny, and had children including Edmund Towne, Paul Towne, Thomas Towne. Ephraim Towne passed away in 1779 in Oxford, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • Ephraim Towne was born in 1688 in Topsfield,Essex,Massachusetts, the child of John Towne And Mary Smith.
  • Ephraim Towne married Sarah Kenny, and had children including Edmund Towne, Paul Towne, Thomas Towne.
  • Ephraim Towne passed away in 1779 in Oxford, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Towne
1658–1740
Birth Location: Topsfield, Essex, Massachusets
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Mary Smith
1660–1726
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Kenny
1694–1727
Birth Location: Topsfield,Essex,Massachusetts
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Children(s)

Edmund Towne
1724–1779
Birth Location: Oxford, Suffolk, Massachusets
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Paul Towne
1722–1722
Birth Location: Oxford, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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Thomas Towne
1727–1727
Birth Location: Oxford, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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Ephraim Towne's Ancestors

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Ephraim Towne
1688–1779
Birth Place: Topsfield,Essex,Massachusetts
Parents
John Towne
1658–1740
Topsfield, Essex, Massachusets
Mary Smith
1660–1726
Grandparents
Jacob Towne
1632–1704
St. Nicholas Ch. Great Yarmout,Co.Norfolk, England
Katharine Symonds
1630–1704
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
Robert Smith
1626–1693
Kirton,Lincolnshire,England
Mary French
1634–1684
Boston,Suffolk,Massachusetts
Great-Grandparents
William Towne
1599–1685
Joanna Blessing
1595–1675
John Symonds
1615–1671
Ruth Fox
1601–1635
Robert Smith
1599–
Thomas French
1608–1680
Mary Scudamore
1612–1681
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Towne
1568–1621
Ann Denton
1575–1630
William Blyssynge
1575–
Samuel Symonds
1595–1678
Dorothy Harlakenden
1596–1636
John Fox
1562–
Catherine Crickemer
1580–
Thomas French
1584–1639
Susannah Riddlesdale
1584–1658
William Scudamore
1564–1598
Frances Lechmere
1568–

Ephraim Towne's Descendants

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Ephraim Towne (22 APR 1688–1779) m. Sarah Kenny (04 NOV 1694–29 JUL 1727)
  1. 1. Edmund Towne 1724–1779 m. Abigail Brewer 1724–1772
    1. 1. Abigail ("Nabby") TOWNE 1755–1833 m. John (Knight) Jr. 1754–1833
      1. 1. Abigail Knight 1775–1847
      2. 2. Augustus Knight 1799–1876
        1. 1. Byron (Mordant) Knight 1824–1901
        2. 2. Orris (Pierre) Knight 1841–1915
        3. 3. Merrill (Augustus) Knight 1831–1891
        4. 4. John (S. Knight) 2 1833–1870
      3. 3. Chloe Knight 1791–
      4. 4. Deiadaima ("Dame") KNIGHT 1785–
      5. 5. Edmund Knight 1780–1811
      6. 6. Fanny Knight 1793–1813
      7. 7. Capt (John KNIGHT) III 1787–1878 m. Prudence Cady 1789–1847
        1. 1. Charles (Carroll) Knight 1827–1879
        2. 2. Edmond (A) Knight 1816–1855
        3. 3. Guy (Kinsley) Knight 1831–1900
        4. 4. Hannah Knight 1818–1878
        5. 5. Hiram (A.) Knight 1825–1912
        6. 6. Sara (Jane) Knight 1829–1916
        7. 7. Julia Knight 1815–
        8. 8. Maria (L) Knight 1820–1878
        9. 9. Perthenia (Belle) Knight 1812–1875 m. Joshua (Wingate) Shaw 1795–1860
        10. 10. Judson Knight 1823–1827
        11. 11. Benjamin (Franklin) Knight 1833–1893
        12. 12. Harriet Knight 1835–1866
        13. 13. Daniel (E.) Knight 1849–
        14. 14. Harriet Knight 1824–1866
        15. 15. George Knight 1833–
      8. 8. Olive Knight 1782–1858
        1. 1. John (Knight) Wescott 1809–1881 m. Elizabeth Dunlap 1817–1896
        2. 2. Anson Wescott 1800–1877
        3. 3. Ira (Lewis) Wescott 1806–1879
      9. 9. Mary (Butler (Polly)) Knight 1789–1875
      10. 10. Sarah ('Sally') Knight 1778–1847
      11. 11. Chloe Knights 1774–1851 m. Adonijah Barns 1772–1841
        1. 1. Jonas (Lee) Barnes 1799–1878
        2. 2. Chloe (Knight) Barnes 1799–1881
        3. 3. Adonijah Barnes 1804–1888
        4. 4. William (Sumner) Barnes 1811–1893
    2. 2. Catherine Towne 1760–1840
    3. 3. David Towne 1762–1828
    4. 4. Edmund (Brewer) Towne 1756–1800
    5. 5. Martha Towne 1758–1832
    6. 6. Prudence Towne 1766–1841
    7. 7. Silas Towne 1768–1843
  2. 2. Paul Towne 1722–1722
  3. 3. Thomas Towne 1727–1727

Ephraim Towne's Timeline

2 Records

1688
22 APR 1688
Birth of Ephraim Towne in Topsfield,Essex,Massachusetts
Topsfield,Essex,Massachusetts
1779
1779
Age 91
Death of Ephraim Towne in Oxford, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Oxford, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 APR 1688
    Event Place: Topsfield,Essex,Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1779
    Event Place: Oxford, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
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