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Walter Davis Townsend 1856–1918 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 February 1856

Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 10 March 1918

Death Location: Chemulpo Korea (Japan)

Father: William Townsend

Mother: Ellen Britton

Spouse(s): Ume Hashimoto

Children(s): Edward Townsend, Marguerite Townsend

Walter Davis Townsend was born in 1856 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA, the child of William Edward Townsend And Ellen Eliza Britton. Walter Davis Townsend married Ume Mikiyo Hashimoto, and had children including Edward Inouye Townsend, Marguerite Townsend. Walter Davis Townsend passed away in 1918 in Chemulpo Korea (Japan).

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Biography

  • Walter Davis Townsend was born in 1856 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA, the child of William Edward Townsend And Ellen Eliza Britton.
  • Walter Davis Townsend married Ume Mikiyo Hashimoto, and had children including Edward Inouye Townsend, Marguerite Townsend.
  • Walter Davis Townsend passed away in 1918 in Chemulpo Korea (Japan).

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Walter Townsend's Ancestors

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Walter Townsend
1856–1918
Birth Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
William Edward Townsend
1821–1866
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Ellen (Eliza) Britton
1824–1906
Orford, New Hampshire
Grandparents
Abiathar (George) Britton
1775–1853
Westmoreland, Cheshire, New Hampshire, USA
Maria Fowle
1787–1864
Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Fowle
1756–1823
Mary Fowle
1759–1838
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Walter Townsend's Descendants

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Walter (Davis) Townsend (9 February 1856–10 March 1918) m. Ume ("Mikiyo") Hashimoto (abt 1879–)
  1. 1. Edward ("Inouye") Townsend 1882–1942 m. Edith (Yukino) Tsukiyama 1897–1987 m. Toku Yamasaki 1897–
    1. 1. Edward (Townsend) Jr. 1914–1988
    2. 2. Thomas Townsend 1909–1983
    3. 3. Amy Townsend 1916–1923
    4. 4. Mary (Meriko) Townsend 1919–2002
  2. 2. Marguerite Townsend 1882–1920

Walter Townsend's Timeline

2 Records

1856
9 February 1856
Birth of Walter Davis Townsend in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1918
10 March 1918
Age 62
Death of Walter Davis Townsend in Chemulpo Korea (Japan)
Chemulpo Korea (Japan)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 February 1856
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 March 1918
    Event Place: Chemulpo Korea (Japan)

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