Ancestral Trails Genealogy ~ Life in the Past Lane
An ongoing family history research project by David A. Walker
Person Page 850
John Townsend1
M, #42496, b. 1790, d. 5 September 1880
Parents
| Father | Capt. John Townsend b. 1756, d. 15 August 1794 |
| Mother | ? ? |
| Relationships | 4th great-uncle of David Arthur Walker |
| Last Edited | 17 November 2024 10:48:56 |
| Birth | John Townsend was born in 1790, in Berkshire, EnglandG.1,2 |
| Marriage | He married Nancy Ann Montgomery daughter of John Montgomery and Anne Hooper, in 1819.3 |
| Death | John Townsend died on 5 September 1880.1 |
| Burial | He was buried in North Bedeque Cemetery, North Bedeque, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada, 46.36185, -63.72581G. square sandstone obelisk.Inscrption: John Townsend Esq. / Died / Sept. 5, 1880, / AET. 90. / - / Also His Wife / Ann Montgomery / Died / April 11, 1870 / AET. 75. / - /. Left Side: Their Children / Mary / Died / Oct. 1839. / AET. 15. / Hellen / Died / Mar. 27, 1845 / AET. 16. / - /. Right Side: Ann / Townsend / Died / April 11, 1887, / AEt. 67. / Monty Townsend / Died / Jan. 6, 1904, / AEt. 63.3 Tombstone, John Townsend (1790-1880)North Bedeque Cemetery, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.  Front inscription detail.  Left side inscription detail.  Right side inscription detail. |
Children with Nancy Ann Montgomery b. 11 April 1795, d. 11 April 1870
| Daughter | Ann Townsend b. 1820, d. 11 April 1887 |
| Daughter | Zillah Townsend+ b. 1820, d. 1898 |
| Daughter | Mary Townsend b. About 1824, d. October 1839 |
| Daughter | Eliza Townsend+ b. 1 June 1826, d. 18 April 1883 |
| Daughter | Helen Townsend b. About 1829, d. 27 March 1845 |
| Son | James Townsend+ b. About October 1831, d. 5 October 1866 |
| Son | Thomas Townsend+ b. 21 October 1832, d. July 1910 |
| Son | John Townsend+ b. 21 March 1835, d. 23 March 1906 |
| Son | Archibald Townsend+ b. 1840, d. 20 April 1888 |
| Son | Montgomery Townsend b. 1841, d. 6 January 1904 |
Citations
- [S373] Correspondence with Gary Leighton Townshend, -Toronto, Ontario, Personal Archives of David Arthur Walker, (Personal Archives of David Arthur Walker)..
- [S362] Harold Cairns, Electronic Family File, Stanley Bridge, Prince Edward Island.
- [S3676] Cemetery Marker John Townsend & Ann Montgomery. John Townsend & Ann Montgomery, Marker Inscription; David A. Walker, 31 July 2009.