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Ira Longwell Townsend 1808–1850 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 SEP 1808

Birth Location: Vernon, Sussex, New Jersey, USA

Death Date: OCT 1850

Death Location: Memorial in Townsend Cemetery Stockton, Jo Daviess County, Townsend Twp., Illinois, USA MEMORIAL ID75271026

Father: Samuel Townsend

Mother: Sarah Longwell

Spouse(s): Catherine DeLong

Children(s): Arvilla Townsend, Absolom Townsend, Austa Townsend, Elmira Townsend, Jasper Townsend, Sarah Townsend, Emily Townsend

Ira Longwell Townsend was born in 1808 in Vernon, Sussex, New Jersey, USA, the child of Samuel Asher Townsend And Sarah Sally Tyler Longwell. Ira Longwell Townsend married Catherine Eliza Delong, and had children including Absolom Willard Townsend, Arvilla L Townsend, Austa L Townsend, Elmira Townsend, Emily A Townsend, Jasper R Townsend, Sarah Townsend. Ira Longwell Townsend passed away in 1850 in Memorial in Townsend Cemetery Stockton, Jo Daviess County, Townsend Twp., Illinois, USA MEMORIAL ID75271026.

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Biography

  • Ira Longwell Townsend was born in 1808 in Vernon, Sussex, New Jersey, USA, the child of Samuel Asher Townsend And Sarah Sally Tyler Longwell.
  • Ira Longwell Townsend married Catherine Eliza Delong, and had children including Absolom Willard Townsend, Arvilla L Townsend, Austa L Townsend, Elmira Townsend, Emily A Townsend, Jasper R Townsend, Sarah Townsend.
  • Ira Longwell Townsend passed away in 1850 in Memorial in Townsend Cemetery Stockton, Jo Daviess County, Townsend Twp., Illinois, USA MEMORIAL ID75271026.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Ira Townsend's Ancestors

Self
Ira Townsend
1808–1850
Birth Place: Vernon, Sussex, New Jersey, USA
Parents
Samuel Asher Townsend
1783–1863
Frederickstown, Dutchess Co., New York, United States
Sarah ('Sally' Tyler) Longwell
1781–1821
Frederickstown, Dutchess Co., NY, US
Grandparents
Eber Townsend
1760–1822
Long Island, Dutchess Co., New York, United States
Elizabeth (Sarah (Lizzie)) Drew
1763–1841
Peekskill, Dutchess County, New York, United States
David (L) Longwell
1736–1815
Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Mary (Sarah) Tyler
1753–1815
South Salem, Westchester, New York, United States
Great-Grandparents
Charles Townsend
1730–1805
Phoebe Dickinson
1722–1777
Gilbert Drew
1732–1812
Sarah Hunt
1732–1769
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elihu Townsend
1704–1805
William Drew
1694–1762
Sarah Bartlett
1710–1775

Ira Townsend's Descendants

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Ira (Longwell) Townsend (17 SEP 1808–OCT 1850) m. Catherine (Eliza) DeLong (10 APR 1812–7 FEB 1851)
  1. 1. Arvilla (L) Townsend 1833–1880
  2. 2. Absolom (Willard) Townsend 1837–
  3. 3. Austa (L.) Townsend 1839–1868
  4. 4. Elmira Townsend 1841–1858
  5. 5. Jasper (R.) Townsend 1844–1877
  6. 6. Sarah Townsend 1846–1942
  7. 7. Emily (A) Townsend 1848–1938

Ira Townsend's Timeline

3 Records

1808
17 SEP 1808
Birth of Ira Longwell Townsend in Vernon, Sussex, New Jersey, USA
Vernon, Sussex, New Jersey, USA
1850
OCT 1850
Age 42
Death of Ira Longwell Townsend in Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean
1850
OCT 1850
Age 42
Burial of Ira Longwell Townsend in Memorial in Townsend Cemetery Stockton, Jo Daviess County, Townsend Twp., Illinois, USA MEMORIAL ID75271026
Memorial in Townsend Cemetery Stockton, Jo Daviess County, Townsend Twp., Illinois, USA MEMORIAL ID75271026

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: OCT 1850
    Event Place: Pacific Ocean

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: OCT 1850
    Event Place: Memorial in Townsend Cemetery Stockton, Jo Daviess County, Townsend Twp., Illinois, USA MEMORIAL ID75271026

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 SEP 1808
    Event Place: Vernon, Sussex, New Jersey, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence

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