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Sarah Alcorah Townshend 1862–1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 MAY 1862

Birth Location: Jolicure, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada

Death Date: 09 OCT 1917

Death Location: Muskegon, Muskegon, Michigan, USA

Father: James Townsend

Mother: Jane Read

Spouse(s): Bedford Cole

Children(s): Bessie Cole, Grace Cole, Edna Cole, Harry Cole, Roy Cole, Ethel Cole, Sherman Cole

The story of Sarah Alcorah Townshend began in 1862 in Jolicure, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada. In 1911, Sarah Alcorah Townshend resided in Cumberland, Nova Scotia. Sarah Alcorah Townshend married Bedford Cole, and had children including Bessie Viola Cole, Edna Gwendolyn Cole, Ethel Grace Cole, Grace E Cole, Harry Allen Cole, Roy B Cole, Sherman Cole. Sarah Alcorah Townshend passed away in 1917 in Muskegon, Muskegon, Michigan, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Sarah Alcorah Townshend began in 1862 in Jolicure, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada.
  • In 1911, Sarah Alcorah Townshend resided in Cumberland, Nova Scotia.
  • Sarah Alcorah Townshend married Bedford Cole, and had children including Bessie Viola Cole, Edna Gwendolyn Cole, Ethel Grace Cole, Grace E Cole, Harry Allen Cole, Roy B Cole, Sherman Cole.
  • Sarah Alcorah Townshend passed away in 1917 in Muskegon, Muskegon, Michigan, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Townsend
1824–1887
Birth Location: Jolicure, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
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Jane Read
1841–
Birth Location: Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
JR

Spouses(s)

Bedford Cole
1866–1943
Birth Location: New Brunswick, Canada
BC

Children(s)

Bessie Cole
1888–
Birth Location: Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
BC
Grace Cole
1899–
Birth Location: Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
GC
Edna Cole
1895–
Birth Location: Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
EC
Harry Cole
1896–1977
Birth Location: Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
HC
Roy Cole
1904–1968
Birth Location: Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
RC
Ethel Cole
1889–1993
Birth Location: Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
EC
Sherman Cole
1891–
Birth Location: Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
SC

Sarah Townshend's Ancestors

Self
Sarah Townshend
1862–1917
Birth Place: Jolicure, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
Parents
James Elmer Townsend
1824–1887
Jolicure, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
Jane Read
1841–
Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
Grandparents
Thomas (H Townsend) (Townshend)
1781–1841
Park Corner, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Eunice (Reed) (Read)
1795–1871
Jolicure, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
George Read
1798–1888
Jolicure, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
Sarah (S.) Richardson
1804–1862
Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
Great-Grandparents
John Capt.
1756–1794
Elizabeth Kaye
1757–1855
Eliphalet Jr.
1758–1819
Margaret Converse
1768–1850
Eliphalet Jr.
1758–1819
Margaret Converse
1768–1850
Joseph Richardson
1774–1846
Jane Patterson
1783–1848
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James (Townsend)
1734–1806
Elizabeth Davis
1726–1795
Joseph Kaye
1736–1821
Susannah Roberts
1742–1801
Eliphalet Sr.
1730–1804
Sally Bucklin
1737–1811
Jesse (Convers)
1741–1822
Elizabeth (Native)
1745–
Eliphalet Sr.
1730–1804
Sally Bucklin
1737–1811
Jesse (Convers)
1741–1822
Elizabeth (Native)
1745–
John Richardson
1730–1788
Mary Flintoff
1736–1820
John Patterson
1753–1825
Mary Ferguson
1765–1862

Sarah Townshend's Descendants

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Sarah (Alcorah) Townshend (27 MAY 1862–09 OCT 1917) m. Bedford Cole (29 Apr 1866–2 Mar 1943)
  1. 1. Bessie (Viola) Cole 1888–
  2. 2. Grace (E) Cole 1899–
  3. 3. Edna (Gwendolyn) Cole 1895–
  4. 4. Harry (Allen) Cole 1896–1977
  5. 5. Roy (B) Cole 1904–1968
  6. 6. Ethel (Grace) Cole 1889–1993
  7. 7. Sherman Cole 1891–

Sarah Townshend's Timeline

3 Records

1862
27 MAY 1862
Birth of Sarah Alcorah Townshend in Jolicure, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
Jolicure, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
1911
1911
Age 49
Sarah Alcorah Townshend resided here in Cumberland, Nova Scotia
Cumberland, Nova Scotia
1917
09 OCT 1917
Age 55
Death of Sarah Alcorah Townshend in Muskegon, Muskegon, Michigan, USA
Muskegon, Muskegon, Michigan, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 MAY 1862
    Event Place: Jolicure, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] 1911 Census of Canada, Year: 1911; Census Place: 7 - Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia; Page: 5; Family No: 45
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Cumberland, Nova Scotia
    Record Source: 1911 Census of Canada, Year: 1911; Census Place: 7 - Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia; Page: 5; Family No: 45

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 09 OCT 1917
    Event Place: Muskegon, Muskegon, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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