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Washington Rockwell Townsend 1846–1916 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 November 1846

Birth Location: Fulton County, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 19 March 1916

Death Location: Mount Angel, Marion County, Oregon, USA

Father: George Townsend

Mother: Miriam Sampson

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The story of Washington Rockwell Townsend began in 1846 in Fulton County, Illinois, USA. Washington Rockwell Townsend passed away in 1916 in Mount Angel, Marion County, Oregon, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Washington Rockwell Townsend began in 1846 in Fulton County, Illinois, USA.
  • Washington Rockwell Townsend passed away in 1916 in Mount Angel, Marion County, Oregon, USA.

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Washington Townsend's Ancestors

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Washington Townsend
1846–1916
Birth Place: Fulton County, Illinois, USA
Parents
George Gamaliel Townsend
1803–1886
Steuben County, New York, USA
Miriam Sampson
1810–1889
Seneca, Ontario County, New York, USA
Grandparents
Abraham Townsend
1750–1826
Wales, , , England
Elizabeth Rockwell
1759–1814
Eastern, Giles, Virginia, USA
Isaac Sampson
1760–1838
Orange, New York, United States
Miriam Calkins
1760–1834
Duchess, New York, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Calkins
1723–1787
Abigail Northrup
1724–1777
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Washington Townsend's Timeline

2 Records

1846
27 November 1846
Birth of Washington Rockwell Townsend in Fulton County, Illinois, USA
Fulton County, Illinois, USA
1916
19 March 1916
Age 70
Death of Washington Rockwell Townsend in Fossil, Wheeler County, Oregon, USA
Fossil, Wheeler County, Oregon, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 November 1846
    Event Place: Fulton County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 March 1916
    Event Place: Fossil, Wheeler County, Oregon, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mount Angel, Marion County, Oregon, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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