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    Person Info
  • Name: Bester TOWNE
  • Sex: M
  • Birth: 20 Aug 1794 in Granville, New York b
  • Death: 2 Dec 1870 d


  • Parents:
  • Father:
  • Joseph TOWNE Birth: 22 Feb 1761 in Belchertown, Massachusetts Death: 1825 in Pennsylvania
  • Mother:
  • Hannah COLEMAN Birth: 16 Jul 1767 Death: 7 Nov 1839 in Pennsylvania

Family:
Marriage: Children:
  1. Morris Clinton TOWNE Birth: 7 Feb 1818 in Granville, New York Death: 31 Jul 1892
  2. Bester C TOWNE Birth: 16 Jun 1820 in Granville, New York Death: 21 Aug 1898
  3. Benjamin F TOWNE Birth: 11 May 1822 in Granville, New York Death: 22 Oct 1891
  4. William M TOWNE Birth: 11 Apr 1824 Death: 30 Jul 1825
  5. John Jay TOWNE Birth: 17 Oct 1826 in Northeast, Pennsylvania
  6. George W TOWNE Birth: 15 Dec 1829 Death: Jun 1830
  7. Joseph J TOWNE Birth: 15 Apr 1831 in Northeast, Pennsylvania
  8. Mary F TOWNE Birth: 12 Apr 1834

Bibliography
  1. Towne, Edwin Eugene, Descendants of William TOWNE, Newtonville, MA: author, 1901. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/26765. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: TowneEE TOWNE p[0-9]*].

Sources for birth and parent Information
date:
[Ref: TowneEE TOWNE p69],
place:
[Ref: TowneEE TOWNE p69],
parents:
[Ref: TowneEE TOWNE p69]
Sources for death Information
date:
[Ref: TowneEE TOWNE p125]
Sources with Information about marriage to Betsey (TOWNE)
names:
Bester TOWNE & Betsey ___ [Ref: TowneEE TOWNE p125],
child:
[Ref: TowneEE TOWNE p125]
Research Notes:



Pedigree of Bester TOWNE
                                              /-----William TOWNE
                                     /-----Jacob TOWNE
                                    |         \-----Joan BLESSING
                            /-----John TOWNE
                           |        |         /-----John SYMONDS
                           |         \-----Catherine SYMONDS
                           |                  \-----Elizabeth (SYMONDS)
                   /-----Israel TOWNE
                  |        |         /-----Robert SMITH
                  |         \-----Mary SMITH
                  |                 |                           /-----Jacob FRENCH
                  |                 |                  /-----Thomas Sr FRENCH
                  |                 |                 |         \-----Susan WARREN
                  |                 |         /-----Thomas FRENCH
                  |                 |        |        |         /-----John RIDDLESDALE
                  |                 |        |         \-----Susan RIDDLESDALE
                  |                 |        |                  \-----Dorcas (RIDDLESDALE)
                  |                  \-----Mary FRENCH
                  |                          |         /-----William SCUDAMORE
                  |                           \-----Mary SCUDMORE
          /-----Israel TOWNE
         |        |         /-----Moses Dea HAVEN
         |         \-----Susanna HAVEN
 /-----Joseph TOWNE
|         \-----Naomi STEBBINS
Bester TOWNE
 \-----Hannah COLEMAN



Descendants of Bester TOWNE
1. Bester TOWNE m. Betsey (TOWNE)
m. Betsey (TOWNE)

2nd generation

2. Morris Clinton TOWNE m1. Hannah S OVIATT m2. Maria SELKREGG
m. Hannah S OVIATT
m. Maria SELKREGG
3. Bester C TOWNE m. Juliette BURDICK
m. Juliette BURDICK
4. Benjamin F TOWNE m. Elizabeth S PRATT
m. Elizabeth S PRATT
6. John Jay TOWNE m. Esther M GRAVES
m. Esther M GRAVES
8. Joseph J TOWNE m1. Ruth M ANDREWS m2. Mary A LOOMIS
m. Ruth M ANDREWS
m. Mary A LOOMIS

3rd generation

18. Warren C TOWNE m. Addie A FERRIS
m. Addie A FERRIS
20. Dwight B TOWNE m1. Ella M SCOTT m2. Jennie SLADE
m. Ella M SCOTT
m. Jennie SLADE
31. John Schouler TOWNE m. Alice S HAMPSON
m. Alice S HAMPSON