Edward Mitchell Townsend

ID #197, (1829-1904)
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|
FatherDaniel Youngs Townsend b. 29 Jun 1798, d. 15 Dec 1860
MotherSarah Titus b. 12 Jan 1791, d. 24 Feb 1867
Relationship2nd great-grandfather of Linda Sargent.
Edward M Townsend1
     Edward Mitchell Townsend was born on 7 October 1829, in New York City, 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.

Census

17 September 185017th Ward, New York City, NYEdward Mitchell Townsend appeared on the 1850 US Federal Census of 17th Ward, New York City, NY, in the household of his parents Daniel and Sarah Townsend.3

Family

Belinda Rockwell b. 26 Feb 1832, d. 13 Apr 1882
Children
ChartsAncestors of Ruth Kingsbury
Cole Porter - a Kingsbury
Bill and Linda

Sources of Information

  1. Edward Mitchell Townsend, photo, c 1870, repository: Home of Carol Sargent Duning (NH), original oil painting in house of Daniel Townsend.
  2. New York Family Bible Records 1581-1917, online database, digitized by ancestry.com, . Original publication: Genealogical Records; Manuscript Entries of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Taken from Family Bibles 1581-1917, Holy Bible of Daniel Townsend (1798-1960). Www.ancestry.com , updated Jan 2011, viewed Feb 2011.
  3. Daniel Townsend household, 1850 US Census, New York City Ward 17, New York County, NY, , page 104A, image 211, roll M432_555, National Archives micropublication; digital image Ancestry.com Operations Inc.
  4. 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), http://www.archive.org/details/practicecasesny08abboiala, searched on 'Townsend & Montant', viewed Mar 2009.
  5. Judith Railton, family tree titled "Dick Railton", RootsWeb WorldConnect, www.rootsweb.com, from database named :1470939, updated Sep 2002, viewed Feb 2008.
  6. Assumption of Researcher.

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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.

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