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• Name: Benjamin TOWNE
• Sex: M
• Birth: 10 May 1691 in Topsfield, Massachusetts ^b
• Death: 11 Feb 1772 ^d


Parents:

• Father:
  
• Joseph TOWNE Birth: 2 Sep 1661 in Topsfield, Massachusetts Death: Abt 18 May 1717
Mother:

• Amy SMITH Birth: 16 Aug 1668 in Rowley, Massachusetts Death: 22 Feb 1756

Family:
Marriage:

• Catherine TOWNE on 1 Apr 1713 .^m1
  
• Catherine TOWNE Birth: 2 Jan 1690

Marriage:

• Susanna WILDES on 12 Apr 1722 .^m2
  
• Susanna WILDES Birth: 20 Oct 1697 in Topsfield, Massachusetts Death: 5 Jul 1736

Children:

1. Benjamin TOWNE Birth: 12 May 1723 in Topsfield, Massachusetts
2. Ephraim TOWNE Birth: 10 Jul 1725 in Topsfield, Massachusetts Death: 10 Sep 1793
3. Jacob TOWNE Birth: 7 Mar 1728 in Topsfield, Massachusetts Death: Sep 1807
4. Joseph TOWNE Birth: 7 Mar 1728 in Topsfield, Massachusetts Death: 28 Aug 1789
5. Eli TOWNE Birth: 3 Mar 1731 in Topsfield, Massachusetts Death: 14 Oct 1800 in Sturbridge, Massachusetts
6. Susannah TOWNE Birth: 6 Sep 1733 in Topsfield, Massachusetts
7. Edmund TOWNE Birth: 30 Apr 1736 in Topsfield, Massachusetts Death: 12 Feb 1813
8. Ezra TOWNE Birth: 30 Apr 1736 in Topsfield, Massachusetts Death: 25 Dec 1795
9. Elijah TOWNE Birth: 30 Apr 1736 in Topsfield, Massachusetts Death: 3 Sep 1814 in Topsfield, Massachusetts

Marriage:

• Mary PERKINS on 2 May 1738 .^m3
  
• Mary PERKINS Death: 6 Nov 1760

Marriage:

• Mary CLARK on 15 Apr 1761 .^m4
  
• Mary CLARK Death: 11 Dec 1782

Bibliography

Sources for birth and parent Information

date:

[Ref: Davis TOWNE p9, TowneEE TOWNE p24],

place:

[Ref: Davis TOWNE p9],

parents:

[Ref: Davis TOWNE p9, TowneEE TOWNE p24]

Sources for death Information

date:

[Ref: Davis TOWNE p9, Davis WILDES p18]

Sources with Information about marriage to Catherine TOWNE

date:

[Ref: Davis TOWNE p26, TowneEE TOWNE p25]

first marriage of Benjamin [Ref: Davis TOWNE p9, Davis WILDES p18, TowneEE TOWNE p27]

Sources with Information about marriage to Susanna WILDES

date:

[Ref: Davis TOWNE p9, Davis WILDES p18, TowneEE TOWNE p27],

child:

[Ref: Davis WILDES p18, TowneEE TOWNE p27]

Sources with Information about marriage to Mary PERKINS

date:

[Ref: Davis TOWNE p9, Davis WILDES p18, TowneEE TOWNE p27]

Sources with Information about marriage to Mary CLARK

date:

[Ref: Davis TOWNE p9, Davis WILDES p18, TowneEE TOWNE p27]

Research Notes:
became wealthy and was a prominent man in town affairs, and held office of town clerk, selectman, and assessor [Ref: TowneEE TOWNE p27]



Pedigree of Benjamin TOWNE
                   /-----William TOWNE
          /-----Edmund TOWNE
         |         \-----Joan BLESSING
 /-----Joseph TOWNE
|        |         /-----Thomas BROWNING
|         \-----Mary BROWNING
|                  \-----Mary (BROWNING)
Benjamin TOWNE
|         /-----Robert SMITH
 \-----Amy SMITH
         |                                    /-----Stephen FRENCH
         |                           /-----Jacob FRENCH
         |                          |         \-----Mary (FRENCH)
         |                  /-----Thomas Sr FRENCH
         |                 |        |         /-----William WARREN
         |                 |         \-----Susan WARREN
         |                 |                  \-----Katherine (WARREN)
         |         /-----Thomas FRENCH
         |        |        |                           /-----Jasper RIDDLESDALE
         |        |        |                  /-----Henry RIDDLESDALE
         |        |        |                 |         \-----Elizabeth (RIDDLESDALE)
         |        |        |         /-----John RIDDLESDALE
         |        |        |        |         \-----Joan (RIDDLESDALE)
         |        |         \-----Susan RIDDLESDALE
         |        |                  \-----Dorcas (RIDDLESDALE)
          \-----Mary FRENCH
                  |         /-----William SCUDAMORE
                   \-----Mary SCUDMORE



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