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Frances "Fanny" TOWNSEND 1740–1801 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Jun 1740

Birth Location: Concord Township, Delaware Co., Pennsylvania

Death Date: 1801

Death Location: Springhill, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Joseph Jr.*

Mother: Lydia *

Spouse(s): Nicholas HELMICH

Children(s): Nicholas Jr., John HELMICH

Frances "Fanny" TOWNSEND was born in 1740 in Concord Township, Delaware Co., Pennsylvania, the child of Joseph Wooderson Townsend Jr And Lydia Reynolds. Frances "Fanny" TOWNSEND married Nicholas Klaus Helmich, and had children including John Helmich, Nicholas Klaus Helmick Jr. Frances "Fanny" TOWNSEND passed away in 1801 in Springhill, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • Frances "Fanny" TOWNSEND was born in 1740 in Concord Township, Delaware Co., Pennsylvania, the child of Joseph Wooderson Townsend Jr And Lydia Reynolds.
  • Frances "Fanny" TOWNSEND married Nicholas Klaus Helmich, and had children including John Helmich, Nicholas Klaus Helmick Jr.
  • Frances "Fanny" TOWNSEND passed away in 1801 in Springhill, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Jr.*
1715–1749
Birth Location: Goshen, Chester, Pennsylvania
JJ
Lydia *
1716–1775
Birth Location: Redstone, Fayette, Pennsylvania
L*

Spouses(s)

Nicholas HELMICH
1735–1801
Birth Location: Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania Colony
NH

Children(s)

Nicholas Jr.
1760–1844
Birth Location: Winchester, Fredrick, Virginia
NJ
John HELMICH
1759–
Birth Location: –
JH

Frances TOWNSEND's Ancestors

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Frances TOWNSEND
1740–1801
Birth Place: Concord Township, Delaware Co., Pennsylvania
Parents
Joseph Wooderson TOWNSEND Jr.*
1715–1749
Goshen, Chester, Pennsylvania
Lydia (REYNOLDS) *
1716–1775
Redstone, Fayette, Pennsylvania
Grandparents
Joseph (TOWNSEND) Sr.*
1684–1766
Bucklebury, Berkshire, England
Martha (WOODERSON) *
1683–1767
Bucklebury, Berkshire, England
Francis (REYNOLDS) Sr.*
1684–1760
Chichester, Chester Co., Pa.
Elizabeth (ACTON) *
1690–1760
Salem, New Jersey
Great-Grandparents
William *
1652–1692
Mary *
1660–1692
Julian *
1657–1687
Ester *
1655–1686
Henry *
1655–1724
Prudence *
1657–1728
Benjamin *
1660–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard III*
1614–1697
Joan *
1617–1699
Samuel *
1625–1660
Lydia *
1625–
William Jr.*
1632–1689
Prudence *
1631–1689

Frances TOWNSEND's Descendants

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Frances ("Fanny") TOWNSEND (15 Jun 1740–1801) m. Nicholas (Klaus) HELMICH (1735–1801)
  1. 1. Nicholas (Klaus Helmick) Jr. 1760–1844 m. Sarah LITTLETON 1795–1879 m. Mary FRANKS 1769–1830
  2. 2. John HELMICH 1759–
    1. 1. John (N) HELMICH 1790–1871 m. Elizabeth HUTCHINS 1797–1873
      1. 1. Andrew HELMICH 1829–1922 m. Mary (F) BURGESS 1833–1912
        1. 1. Thomas (H) HELMICH 1866–1922 m. Ida (Neal) OWEN 1871–1959

Frances TOWNSEND's Timeline

2 Records

1740
15 Jun 1740
Birth of Frances "Fanny" TOWNSEND in Concord Township, Delaware Co., Pennsylvania
Concord Township, Delaware Co., Pennsylvania
1801
1801
Age 61
Death of Frances "Fanny" TOWNSEND in Springhill, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
Springhill, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Jun 1740
    Event Place: Concord Township, Delaware Co., Pennsylvania

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1801
    Event Place: Springhill, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
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