Brief Life History of Benjamin Towle
When Benjamin Towle Sanborn was born on 5 July 1788, in Sandwich, Carroll, New Hampshire, United States, his father, Robert Sanborn, was 26 and his mother, Mary A. Glines, was 24. He married Mary Parris about 1808, in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He died on 9 July 1860, in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 72.
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Sources (4)
- Benja. Sanborn, "New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947"
- Benjamin Sanborn in entry for Jeremiah R. Sanborn, "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, 1921-1924"
- Benjamin Sanborn, "New Hampshire Marriages, 1720-1920"
Spouse and Children
1788–1860 Male
1792– Female
Children (3)
1816–1887 Male
1818– Female
1833– Male
Parents and Siblings
1762–1851 Male
1765–1812 Female
Siblings (7)
1785– Female
1788–1860 Male
1790– Male
1792– Female
1795–1875 Male
+2 More Children
World Events (8)
1789
Age 1
1789 · The United States Constitution
Age 1
1808
Age 20
Name Meaning
English: habitational name probably from Sambourne in Warminster or Sambourn in Minety (both Wiltshire), but perhaps also from Sambourne (Warwickshire). The placenames all derive from Old English sand ‘sand’ + burna ‘spring, stream’. This surname is now rare in Britain.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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