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Louisa Marie Townsend 1843–1932 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Oct 1843

Birth Location: Louisbourg, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada

Death Date: 24 Mar 1932

Death Location: Louisbourg, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: Solomon Townsend

Mother: Christina Gibbs

Spouse(s): Robert Ranson

Children(s): David Ranson

Louisa Marie Townsend was born in 1843 in Louisbourg, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada, the child of Solomon Townsend And Christina Elizabeth Gibbs. Louisa Marie Townsend married Robert Ranson, and had children including David Joshua Kennely Ranson. Louisa Marie Townsend passed away in 1932 in Louisbourg, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Biography

  • Louisa Marie Townsend was born in 1843 in Louisbourg, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada, the child of Solomon Townsend And Christina Elizabeth Gibbs.
  • Louisa Marie Townsend married Robert Ranson, and had children including David Joshua Kennely Ranson.
  • Louisa Marie Townsend passed away in 1932 in Louisbourg, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Solomon Townsend
1807–1891
Birth Location: Louisbourg, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Christina Gibbs
1809–1851
Birth Location: Big Lorraine, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Spouses(s)

Robert Ranson
1831–1923
Birth Location: South Shields, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

David Ranson
1882–1949
Birth Location: Louisbourg, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Louisa Townsend's Ancestors

Self
Louisa Townsend
1843–1932
Birth Place: Louisbourg, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
Parents
Solomon Townsend
1807–1891
Louisbourg, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
Christina (Elizabeth) Gibbs
1809–1851
Big Lorraine, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
Grandparents
James Townsend
1765–1827
Shrivenham, Vale of White Horse District, Oxfordshire, England
James Gibbs
1768–1827
Romsey, Hampshire, England
Ann Browning
1764–1841
Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
James (1)
1739–1806
Elizabeth Davis
1726–1795
Abraham Gibbs
1719–
Christian (Gibbs)
1723–1772
Stephen Browning
1740–
Anne Fittel
1740–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Townsend
1697–1787
Catherine Abel
1710–1786

Louisa Townsend's Descendants

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Louisa (Marie) Townsend (18 Oct 1843–24 Mar 1932) m. Robert Ranson (25 Sep 1831–30 Jan 1923)
  1. 1. David (Joshua Kennely) Ranson 1882–1949 m. Katie (Elizabeth) Christie 1880–1959
    1. 1. Manettie (Louise) Ranson 1904–1992 m. Leonard (Woodbury) MacDonald 1902–1991
      1. 1. James MacDonald 1935–2020

Louisa Townsend's Timeline

2 Records

1843
18 Oct 1843
Birth of Louisa Marie Townsend in Louisbourg, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
Louisbourg, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
1932
24 Mar 1932
Age 89
Death of Louisa Marie Townsend in Louisbourg, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
Louisbourg, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Oct 1843
    Event Place: Louisbourg, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Mar 1932
    Event Place: Louisbourg, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
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