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Robert Towns

Robert Towns[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]

Male 1799 - 1883  (83 years)

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  • Name Robert Towns 
    Birth 13 Jul 1799  Gardiner, Kennebec, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11] 
    Gender Male 
    Death 30 Mar 1883  Kosciusko, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 9, 10] 
    Burial Prairie Township, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Robert Towns Gravestone    		 Robert Towns Gravestone
    Person ID I1064  rrss
    Last Modified 13 Mar 2019 

    Father Israel Towne,   b. 1764, Gardiner, Kennebec, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1820, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years) 
    Mother Ruth Niles,   b. 1770, Massachusetts, Maine Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1815, Gardiner, Kennebec, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 45 years) 
    Marriage 1790  Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F263  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Sarah Hoopengardner,   b. 1800, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Aug 1854, Etna Township, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 54 years) 
    Marriage 5 Nov 1822  Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [10, 11] 
    Children 
     1. Joseph Towns,   b. 20 Sep 1823   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. John Henry Towns,   b. 2 Mar 1825, New Franklin, Summit, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Mar 1905, Haddam, Washington, Kansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)
     3. Agnes Towne,   b. 12 Dec 1827, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Oct 1906, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
     4. Lewis M Towne,   b. 22 Sep 1829, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Sep 1859 (Age 29 years)
     5. Mary Towne,   b. 27 Jan 1832   d. 27 Sep 1832 (Age 0 years)
     6. Jesse L Towns,   b. 20 Aug 1833, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     7. Henry Towns,   b. 8 Oct 1835, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     8. Lucinda Ann Towns,   b. 4 Dec 1838, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Oct 1932, Chillicothe, Livingston, Missouri, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 93 years)
     9. William Allen Towns,   b. 12 Mar 1842, Stark, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Jul 1921, Etna Township, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
    Family ID F277  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 6 Jul 2023 

    Family 2 Sarah Stewart,   b. Abt 1825, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage
    Robert Towns and Sarah Stewart Marriage    		 Robert Towns and Sarah Stewart Marriage
    Family ID F278  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 6 Jul 2023 

    Family 3 Susanna Dodson,   b. Mar 1826, Maryland, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Oct 1866, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 40 years) 
    Marriage 21 Apr 1857  Kosciusko, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Family ID F279  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 6 Jul 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 13 Jul 1799 - Gardiner, Kennebec, Maine, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 5 Nov 1822 - Pennsylvania, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 21 Apr 1857 - Kosciusko, Indiana, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 30 Mar 1883 - Kosciusko, Indiana, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Prairie Township, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Robert Towns and Susanna Dodson    		Robert Towns and Susanna Dodson
    Robert Towns and Sarah Stewart    		Robert Towns and Sarah Stewart
    Robert Towns and Sarah Stewart    		Robert Towns and Sarah Stewart

    Headstones
    Robert Towns Gravestone    		Robert Towns Gravestone

  • Notes 
    • Was on the way from Alliance, OH to an area west of Chicago inthe summer of 1854. At Stony Point, IN, his wife Sarah and sonLewis died of typhoid fever. The family stayed in the area andRobert married Susannah Dodson Boyd.

  • Sources 
    1. [S16] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Etna, Kosciusko, Indiana; Roll: M653_273; Page: 173; Family History Library Film: 803273.
      Robert Towns and Susannah Dodson Family Census 1860      		 Robert Towns and Susannah Dodson Family Census 1860
      Entry for Robert Town, Sarah Town, William Town, and Cornelia Town. Sarah Town is Susanna Dodson. Cornelia Town is Cornelia Boyd. Robert's first and third wives are Sarah, but not his second. Cornelia is Susannah's daughter from her marriage to Andrew Boyd. Brother Zacharias is on the next page.


    2. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Washington, Stark, Ohio; Roll: M432_730; Page: 356A; Image: 60.
      Robert Towns Family Census 1850      		 Robert Towns Family Census 1850


    3. [S84] 1830 United States Federal Census, 1830; Census Place: Washington, Stark, Ohio; Series: M19; Roll: 140; Page: 196; Family History Library Film: 0337951.
      Robert Towns Family Census 1830      		 Robert Towns Family Census 1830
      Washington Township, Stark, Ohio. Robert Towns: two males 0-5, one male 5-10, one male 30-40, one female 0-5, one female 20-30, one female 30-40.


    4. [S1] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Etna, Kosciusko, Indiana; Roll: M593_332; Page: 315B; Image: 227256; Family History Library Film: 545831.
      Robert Towns Family Census 1870      		 Robert Towns Family Census 1870
      Etna Township, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States. Robert Towns, 75, Angelina Myres, Housekeeper, 18, Zachariah Boid, Farmhand, 20. Zachariah Boid is Robert Towns' stepson.


    5. [S11] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Etna, Kosciusko, Indiana; Roll: 290; Family History Film: 1254290; Page: 59C; Enumeration District: 049.
      Robert Towns Family Census 1880      		 Robert Towns Family Census 1880
      Etna Township, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States. Robert Town, 80, Sarah Towns, 55, four people ages 12-21 listed as servants. Sarah Towns is Sarah Stewart.


    6. [S4] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current.

    7. [S5] Indiana, Marriages, 1810-2001.
      Robert Towns and Sarah Stewart Marriage      		 Robert Towns and Sarah Stewart Marriage


    8. [S51] 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: Washington, Stark, Ohio; Roll: 427; Page: 49; Family History Library Film: 0020177.
      Robert Towns and Sarah Hoopengardner Census 1840      		 Robert Towns and Sarah Hoopengardner Census 1840
      Washington Township, Stark, Ohio. Robert Towns: One male 0-5, one male 5-10, one male 10-15, two males 15-20, one male 40-50, one female 0-5, one female 10-15, one female 40-50.


    9. [S36] Indiana Deaths, 1882-1920.

    10. [S42] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 2023.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: EET.

    11. [S79] The Descendants of William Towne, Who Came to America in or about 1630 and Settled in Salem, Mass, Detail for Robert Towne, born 1799.
      ROBERT TOWNE (Israel , Thomas , Jesse , Joseph, Edmund, William). b. at Gardiner, Me., July 13, 1799. m. Sarah Henpengardner, in Pennsylvania, November 5, 1822, who was b. 1800, and d. August 27, 1854. He d. March 30, 1883. Their children : i. Joseph P. b. September 20, 1823. Lives in Bethany, Mo. ii. John b. March 2, 1825. Lives in Haddam, Kan. iii. Agnes b. December 12, 1827. iv. Lewis b. September 22, 1829. d. September 6, 1859. v. Mary b. January 27, 1832. d. September 27, 1832. . vi. Jesse L. August 20, 1833. Lives in Amber, Mich. vii. Henry. b. October 8, 1835. viii. Lucinda A. b. December 4, 1838. m. J. W. Wannamaker, and lives in Chillicothe, Ohio, 1900. ix. William A. b. March 12, 1842.

    12. [S20] Indiana, Marriage Index, 1800-1941, Robert Towns and Susanna Dodson Marriage, 1857.


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