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Jonathan Townsend 1717–1776 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Apr 1717

Birth Location: Marlboro, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Death Date: 22 Dec 1776

Death Location: New Salem, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Benjamin Sr

Mother: Susannah Wheeler

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In 1717, Jonathan Townsend entered the world in Marlboro, Middlesex, Massachusetts, born to Benjamin Townsend Sr And Susannah Wheeler. Jonathan Townsend passed away in 1776 in New Salem, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1717, Jonathan Townsend entered the world in Marlboro, Middlesex, Massachusetts, born to Benjamin Townsend Sr And Susannah Wheeler.
  • Jonathan Townsend passed away in 1776 in New Salem, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA.

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Jonathan Townsend's Ancestors

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Jonathan Townsend
1717–1776
Birth Place: Marlboro, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Parents
Benjamin Townsend Sr
1682–1782
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Susannah Wheeler
1690–1726
Concord, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
Thomas (Townsend) Jr.
1635–1689
Boddington, Gloucestershire, England
Mary Davis
1646–1700
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Samuel Wheeler
1664–1717
Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony.
Mary Hosmer
1668–1740
Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Lynn
1594–1677
Mary Newgate
1596–1691
Samuel Davis+
1611–1672
Anna Norcross
1610–1672
John Wheeler
1643–1713
Sarah Larkin
1647–1725
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Sir
1568–1625
Margaret Forthe
1565–1596
John Davis
1591–1675
Mary Spring
1589–1656
George Wheeler
1605–1687
Katherine Wheeler
1609–1685

Jonathan Townsend's Timeline

2 Records

1717
26 Apr 1717
Birth of Jonathan Townsend in Marlboro, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Marlboro, Middlesex, Massachusetts
1776
22 Dec 1776
Age 59
Death of Jonathan Townsend in New Salem, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA
New Salem, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Apr 1717
    Event Place: Marlboro, Middlesex, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Dec 1776
    Event Place: New Salem, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA

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