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James Townsend 1696 – 1765 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1696

Birth Location: Bucklebury, Berkshire, England

Death Date: 22 Feb 1765

Death Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Father: John Townsend

Mother: Elizabeth Coles

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The story of James Townsend began in 1696 in Bucklebury, Berkshire, England. James Townsend passed away in 1765 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of James Townsend began in 1696 in Bucklebury, Berkshire, England.
  • James Townsend passed away in 1765 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.

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James Townsend's Ancestors

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James Townsend
1696 – 1765
Birth Place: Bucklebury, Berkshire, England
Parents
John Townsend
1656 – 1727
Frederica, Kent, Delaware, United States
Elizabeth Coles
1665 – 1736
Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
Richard (Townsend III) **EE12
1614 – 1697
Bucklebury, Berkshire, England
Joan Markes
1617 – 1699
Hampstead Norris, Berkshire, England
Daniel Coles
1637 – 1692
Ipswich, Essex, MA Colony
Maha-Shalal (Jabez (Mary)) Gorton
1638 – 1692
Plymouth, Plymouth, MA Colony
Great-Grandparents
Richard Townsend
1577 – 1641
Norma Haller
1589 – 1621
William Markes
1600 – 1680
Margarett Wheatelye
1607 –
Robert Coles
1597 – 1654
Mary Hawxhurst
1602 – 1656
Samuell Gortonne
1592 – 1677
Mary Maplett
1609 – 1677
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Humphrey Cole
1572 – 1624
Mary Harris
1578 – 1650
Samson Hawkshurst
1571 – 1627
Alilce Warwick
1574 – 1627
Thomas Gorton
1566 – 1610
Anne Johnson
1566 – 1623

James Townsend's Timeline

2 Records

1696
1696
Birth of James Townsend in Bucklebury, Berkshire, England
Bucklebury, Berkshire, England
1765
22 Feb 1765
Age 69
Death of James Townsend in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1696
    Event Place: Bucklebury, Berkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Feb 1765
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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