Joseph Townsend

Brief Life History of Joseph

When Joseph Townsend was born in 1728, in Bedminster Township, Bucks, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America, his father, Joseph Townsend, was 30 and his mother, Ruth Parsons, was 26. He married Elizabeth Dillon in May 1757, in Bucks, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He died on 10 February 1811, in Bedminster Township, Bucks, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America, at the age of 83, and was buried in Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Family Time Line

Joseph Townsend
1728–1811
Elizabeth Dillon
1728–1806
Marriage: May 1757
John Townsend
1765–1833
Mary Townsend
1770–1839

Sources (11)

  • Joseph Townsend, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Deaths and Burials, 1856-1971"
  • Joseph Townsend in entry for Rebeckah Shaw, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Marriage Records, 1512-1989"
  • Joseph Townsend, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Deaths and Burials, 1856-1971"

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World Events (4)

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1776

The Declaration of Independence was signed in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776. The liberty bell was first rung here to Celebrate this important document.

1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment

The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.

Name Meaning

English: topographic name for someone who lived at the extremity of a village, from Middle English toun(es)ende. Compare Town . There may have been some confusion with Townson .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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