Genealogy of the Marshall Family,
including Medieval and Ancient Lines

Updated: 02-03-2022.

Submitted and Maintained by Bill Marshall, bill.marshall@verizon.net.


Additions and corrections appreciated (especially with sources). My current list of sources is here. Homepage here.

Index of Medieval and Ancient Lines is here, notable people here, and Gedcom may be downloaded here.

Index of Modern Lines (immigrants to America and their descendants) is here, notable people here, and Gedcom here.


Individual Page

    Person Info
  • Name: Benjamin Boardman TOWNE
  • Sex: M
  • Birth: 1 Sep 1812 in Topsfield, Massachusetts b
  • Death: 20 Feb 1888 d


    • Parents:
  • Father:
  • Benjamin TOWNE Birth: 22 Dec 1793 in Topsfield, Massachusetts Death: 29 Mar 1879
    • Mother:
  • Sally BOARDMAN Birth: 3 Dec 1799 Death: 28 Aug 1872

Family:
Marriage: Children:
  1. Serene Josephine TOWNE Birth: 16 Sep 1836
  2. Harriet Rose TOWNE Birth: 4 Dec 1838
  3. John Henry TOWNE Birth: 2 Feb 1841 in Topsfield, Massachusetts
  4. Mary Ann B TOWNE Birth: 31 Dec 1844 Death: 20 Jul 1856
  5. Esther Jane TOWNE Birth: 11 Mar 1847
  6. Benjamin Walter TOWNE Birth: 7 Feb 1851 Death: 17 Mar 1853

Bibliography
  1. Peabody, Selim Hobart, Peabody Genealogy. Boston, MA: Charles Pope, 1909. UMI #G350. Available at http://archive.org/details/peabodypaybodypa00peab. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/8295. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: PeabodySH PEABODY p[0-9]*].
  2. 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 p143],
place:
[Ref: TowneEE TOWNE p235],
parents:
[Ref: TowneEE TOWNE p143]
Sources for death Information
date:
[Ref: TowneEE TOWNE p235]
Sources with Information about marriage to Esther PEABODY
date:
[Ref: PeabodySH PEABODY p88, TowneEE TOWNE p235],
child:
[Ref: TowneEE TOWNE p235]
Research Notes:



Pedigree of Benjamin Boardman TOWNE
                                                       /-----William TOWNE
                                              /-----Jacob TOWNE
                                             |         \-----Joan BLESSING
                                     /-----Jacob TOWNE
                                    |        |         /-----John SYMONDS
                                    |         \-----Catherine SYMONDS
                                    |                  \-----Elizabeth (SYMONDS)
                            /-----Jacob TOWNE
                           |        |         /-----Robert SMITH
                           |         \-----Phebe SMITH
                           |                 |                  /-----Thomas Sr FRENCH
                           |                 |         /-----Thomas FRENCH
                           |                 |        |         \-----Susan RIDDLESDALE
                           |                  \-----Mary FRENCH
                           |                          |         /-----William SCUDAMORE
                           |                           \-----Mary SCUDMORE
                   /-----Joshua TOWNE
                  |         \-----Louise PAGE
          /-----Jacob TOWNE
         |         \-----Sarah BALL
 /-----Benjamin TOWNE
|         \-----Rachel CAIN
Benjamin Boardman TOWNE
 \-----Sally BOARDMAN



Descendants of Benjamin Boardman TOWNE
1. Benjamin Boardman TOWNE m. Esther PEABODY
m. Esther PEABODY father: John Potter PEABODY mother: Esther PERKINS

2nd generation

4. John Henry TOWNE m. Laura Jane ROBERTS
m. Laura Jane ROBERTS father: Nathan H ROBERTS mother: Mary J SYKES