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Joshua J. Francis Townsend 1820 – 1896 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 July 1820

Birth Location: Worcester County, Maryland, United States of America

Death Date: 18 January 1896

Death Location: Worcester County, Maryland, United States of America

Father: Ephraim Townsend

Mother: Mary Powell

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Joshua J. Francis Townsend was born in 1820 in Worcester County, Maryland, United States of America, the child of Ephraim Thomas Townsend and Mary Powell. Joshua J. Francis Townsend passed away in 1896 in Worcester County, Maryland, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Joshua J. Francis Townsend was born in 1820 in Worcester County, Maryland, United States of America, the child of Ephraim Thomas Townsend and Mary Powell.
  • Joshua J. Francis Townsend passed away in 1896 in Worcester County, Maryland, United States of America.

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Joshua Townsend's Ancestors

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Joshua Townsend
1820 – 1896
Birth Place: Worcester County, Maryland, United States of America
Parents
Ephraim Thomas Townsend
1789 – 1840
Worcester Co, MD
Mary Powell
1785 – 1827
, Worcester, Maryland
Grandparents
Charles Townsend
1752 – 1821
Somerset, Maryland, United States
Elizabeth ("Betsy") Tilghman
1750 – 1816
Worcester Co, , Maryland, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Townsend
1718 – 1769
Sarah Cordrey
1720 – 1768
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Charles Townsend
1678 – 1748
Mary Donoho
1680 – 1748

Joshua Townsend's Timeline

2 Records

1820
11 July 1820
Birth of Joshua J. Francis Townsend in Worcester County, Maryland, United States of America
Worcester County, Maryland, United States of America
1896
18 January 1896
Age 76
Death of Joshua J. Francis Townsend in Worcester County, Maryland, United States of America
Worcester County, Maryland, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 July 1820
    Event Place: Worcester County, Maryland, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 January 1896
    Event Place: Worcester County, Maryland, United States of America

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