Edward Mitchell Townsend 
(1829-1904), ID #197
Edward Mitchell Townsend|b. 7 Oct 1829\nd. 2 Feb 1904|p197.htm|Daniel Youngs Townsend|b. 29 Jun 1798\nd. 15 Dec 1860|p4128.htm|Sarah Titus|b. 12 Jan 1791\nd. 24 Feb 1867|p4567.htm|Joseph Townsend|b. 16 Mar 1761\nd. 18 Aug 1843|p4573.htm|Hannah Youngs|b. 24 May 1770\nd. 25 Nov 1859|p4574.htm|John Titus|b. 6 Mar 1752\nd. 21 Jun 1830|p13488.htm|Sarah Norton|b. 1752\nd. 23 Oct 1792|p13489.htm|
Edward M Townsend1
- Father: Daniel Youngs Townsend b. 29 Jun 1798, d. 15 Dec 1860
- Mother: Sarah Titus b. 12 Jan 1791, d. 24 Feb 1867
- Relationship: 2nd great-grandfather of Linda Sargent.
- Edward Mitchell Townsend was born on 7 October 1829, in NY.2
- He was a merchant.3
- He married Belinda Rockwell, daughter of Eli Rockwell and Adelia Ann Smith, on Tuesday, 31 May 1853 in New York City, NY, Edward and Belinda were seventh cousins.
- Edward lived in Oyster Bay, Long Island, NY.
- 1870 Townsend & Montant, an auctioneer firm, were involved in a law suit, filing against SA Cohen and Abraham Cohen; T&M were owed $5,119.32.4
- He married Sarah Eliza Day say 1885.5,6
- Edward Mitchell Townsend died on 2 February 1904 in Oyster Bay, Long Island, NY, at age 74.
- He was buried at the Cove Hill in Oyster Bay, Long Island, NY.
- He left a will. The following notice was published in the NY Times on 01 Mar 1904.
Children with Belinda Rockwell b. 26 Feb 1832, d. 13 Apr 1882:
- Sanford Coley Townsend b. 27 Jan 1855, d. 7 Sep 1857
- Hannah Maria Townsend+ b. 19 Dec 1856, d. before 1941
- Edward Mitchell Townsend+ b. 29 Sep 1861, d. after 1930
- Adele Townsend+ b. 23 Aug 1863, d. circa 1944
- Walter Townsend b. 14 Jul 1865, d. 24 Dec 1869
- Robert Cooper Townsend+ b. 9 Apr 1869, d. 1 Apr 1897
- Howard Rockwell Townsend+ b. 10 Aug 1871, d. 1939
Sources of Information:
- [S1154] Edward Mitchell Townsend, photo, c 1870, repository: Home of Carol Sargent Duning (NH), original oil painting in house of Daniel Townsend.
- [S354] Edward Townsend household, 1930 US Census, Oyster Bay, NY Source Citation: Year: 1930; Census Place: Oyster Bay, Nassau, New York; Roll: 1462; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 201; Image: 806.0. viewed on ancestry.com.
- [S358] Source Citation: Year: 1850; Census Place: New York Ward 17, New York, New York; Roll: M432_555; Page: 104; Image: 207. household, 1850 Census, New York City Ward 17, NY.
- [S1109] Reports of practice cases, determined in the courts of the state of New-York [1865-1875] with a digest of all points of practice embraced in the standard New-York reports issued during the period covered by this volume (1866), online http://www.archive.org/details/practicecasesny08abboiala, searched on 'Townsend & Montant', viewed Mar 2009.
- [S583] Judith Railton, family web site titled "Dick Railton", RootsWeb WorldConnect, www.rootsweb.com, updated Sep 2002, viewed Feb 2008.
- [S204] Assumption of Researcher.
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Dates using 'say' are educated guesses by me.
If I don't know a female last name she will be identified with a 'Mrs' and her husband's name.
MALE or FEMALE means I don't know the first name.