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Jacob Blessing Towne 1631–1704 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 March 1631

Birth Location: Great Yarmouth, Great Yarmouth Borough, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 27 November 1704

Death Location: Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: William Towne

Mother: JONE #12-2317

Spouse(s): Katherine Symonds, Elizabeth Browning, Mary Browning, Catharine Towne, Sarah Elithrope

Children(s): Deacon Towne, Elizabeth Towne, Mary Towne, Abigail Towne, Sarah Towne, Rebecca Towne, Thomas Towne, Margery TOWNE, Thomas Towne

The story of Jacob Blessing Towne began in 1631 in Great Yarmouth, Great Yarmouth Borough, Norfolk, England. Jacob Blessing Towne married Catharine Towne, Elizabeth Browning, Katherine Jone Symonds, Mary Hindes Browning, Sarah Elithrope, and had children including Abigail Browning Towne, Deacon John Lewis Towne, Elizabeth Browning Towne, Margery Towne, Mary Towne, Rebecca Browning Towne, Sarah Browning Towne, Thomas Towne. Jacob Blessing Towne passed away in 1704 in Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Jacob Blessing Towne began in 1631 in Great Yarmouth, Great Yarmouth Borough, Norfolk, England.
  • Jacob Blessing Towne married Catharine Towne, Elizabeth Browning, Katherine Jone Symonds, Mary Hindes Browning, Sarah Elithrope, and had children including Abigail Browning Towne, Deacon John Lewis Towne, Elizabeth Browning Towne, Margery Towne, Mary Towne, Rebecca Browning Towne, Sarah Browning Towne, Thomas Towne.
  • Jacob Blessing Towne passed away in 1704 in Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Jacob Towne's Ancestors

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Jacob Towne
1631–1704
Birth Place: Great Yarmouth, Great Yarmouth Borough, Norfolk, England
Parents
William Denton Towne
1599–1673
Norwich, Norfolk, England
JONE ((JOANNA) BLESSING) #12-2317
1590–1675
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
Grandparents
John (William Blessing) (Blyssange)
1575–1677
Somerleyton, Norfolk, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jacob Towne's Descendants

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Jacob (Blessing) Towne (11 March 1631–27 November 1704) m. Katherine (Jone) Symonds (18 April 1630–27 November 1714) m. Elizabeth Browning (07 Jan 1640–16 Dec 1717) m. Mary (Hindes) Browning (7 Nov 1637–16 December 1717) m. Catharine Towne (18 Apr 1630–1669) m. Sarah Elithrope (1633–1657)
  1. 1. Deacon (John Lewis) Towne 1658–1740 m. Mary (Ann Eastman) Smith 1658–1726
  2. 2. Elizabeth (Browning) Towne 1669–1712
  3. 3. Mary Towne 1653–1730
  4. 4. Abigail (Browning) Towne 1664–1712
  5. 5. Sarah (Browning) Towne 1657–1730
  6. 6. Rebecca (Browning) Towne 1668–1702
  7. 7. Thomas Towne 1655–1720
  8. 8. Margery TOWNE 1648–1697
  9. 9. Thomas Towne 1654–1720

Jacob Towne's Timeline

3 Records

1631
11 March 1631
Birth of Jacob Blessing Towne in Great Yarmouth, Great Yarmouth Borough, Norfolk, England
Great Yarmouth, Great Yarmouth Borough, Norfolk, England
1657
26 June 1657
Age 26
Jacob Blessing Towne was married in Topsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Topsfield, Massachusetts, USA
1704
27 November 1704
Age 73
Death of Jacob Blessing Towne in Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 March 1631
    Event Place: Great Yarmouth, Great Yarmouth Borough, Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 26 June 1657
    Event Place: Topsfield, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 November 1704
    Event Place: Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

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