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Richard Townley 1787–1853 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 December 1787

Birth Location: New Jersey, United States

Death Date: 24 October 1853

Death Location: Tompkins County, New York, United States of America

Father: Richard Townley

Mother: Polly Lewis

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Richard Townley was born in 1787 in New Jersey, United States, the child of Richard Townley And Polly Lewis. Richard Townley passed away in 1853 in Tompkins County, New York, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Richard Townley was born in 1787 in New Jersey, United States, the child of Richard Townley And Polly Lewis.
  • Richard Townley passed away in 1853 in Tompkins County, New York, United States of America.

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Richard Townley's Ancestors

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Richard Townley
1787–1853
Birth Place: New Jersey, United States
Parents
Richard Townley
1764–1840
Canoe Brook, Essex, New Jersey, United States
Polly Lewis
1766–1825
Canoe Brook, Essex, New Jersey
Grandparents
Master (Mather) Lewis
1730–1809
Scotland
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Townley's Timeline

2 Records

1787
31 December 1787
Birth of Richard Townley in New Jersey, United States
New Jersey, United States
1853
24 October 1853
Age 66
Death of Richard Townley in Lansing, Tompkins, New York, United States
Lansing, Tompkins, New York, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 December 1787
    Event Place: New Jersey, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 October 1853
    Event Place: Lansing, Tompkins, New York, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Tompkins County, New York, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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