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Rachel TOWNSEND 1643–1696 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1643

Birth Location: Oyster Bay, Long Island, Queens County, New York

Death Date: May 1696

Death Location: Long Island City, Queens County, New York

Father: John Townsend

Mother: SUSANNA HARCOURT

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In 1643, Rachel TOWNSEND entered the world in Oyster Bay, Long Island, Queens County, New York, born to John Townsend And Susanna Harcourt. Rachel TOWNSEND passed away in 1696 in Long Island City, Queens County, New York.

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Biography

  • In 1643, Rachel TOWNSEND entered the world in Oyster Bay, Long Island, Queens County, New York, born to John Townsend And Susanna Harcourt.
  • Rachel TOWNSEND passed away in 1696 in Long Island City, Queens County, New York.

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Rachel TOWNSEND's Ancestors

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Rachel TOWNSEND
1643–1696
Birth Place: Oyster Bay, Long Island, Queens County, New York
Parents
John Townsend
1645–1709
Hempstead,Nassau,New York,USA
SUSANNA HARCOURT
1633–1696
Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
John Townsend
1608–1668
Raynham Hall, Norfolk, , England
Elizabeth Coles
1631–1684
Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Richard Harcourt
1623–1696
Hempstead, Nassau, New York, USA
Elizabeth Potter
1630–1683
Hempstead, Long Island, Nassau County, New York
Great-Grandparents
THOMAS TOWNSEND*
1594–1677
Mary Newgate
1615–1692
Robert Coles
1597–1658
Mary Hawxhurst
1602–1684
John Potter
1600–1643
Elizabeth Wood
1626–1677
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Rachel TOWNSEND's Timeline

2 Records

1643
ABT 1643
Birth of Rachel TOWNSEND in Oyster Bay, Long Island, Queens County, New York
Oyster Bay, Long Island, Queens County, New York
1696
May 1696
Age 53
Death of Rachel TOWNSEND in Long Island City, Queens County, New York
Long Island City, Queens County, New York

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1643
    Event Place: Oyster Bay, Long Island, Queens County, New York

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 1696
    Event Place: Long Island City, Queens County, New York

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