Brief Life History of Laura
When Laura Towner was born on 18 February 1809, in Rome, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Enoch Towner, was 27 and her mother, Elizabeth Moore, was 17. She married Alanson Whitney on 18 December 1828, in Rome, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Freedom Township, LaSalle, Illinois, United States in 1860. She died on 29 April 1887, in Rome, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Towner, Rome Township, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (6)
- Laura Whitney in household of Alanson Whitney, "United States Census, 1850"
- Laura Whitney in household of Alanson Whitney, "United States Census, 1860"
- Laura Towner Whitney, "BillionGraves Index"
Spouse and Children
1801–1888 Male
1809–1887 Female
Children (8)
1832–1851 Female
1834–1904 Male
1836– Male
1838–1840 Female
1841–1911 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1781–1874 Male
1791–1882 Female
Siblings (17)
1808–1850 Male
1809–1887 Female
1810–1888 Male
1812– Female
1813–1872 Female
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World Events (8)
1812
Age 3
1812 · Harrisburg Becomes the State Capital
Age 3
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Age 21
Name Meaning
English (Sussex and Kent):
topographic name from Middle English toun(e), ton(e) ‘town, village, settlement’ (Old English tūn) + -er, for someone who lived in a ‘town’. Compare Town .
perhaps occasionally an occupational name for a toll taker or tax collector, from tolenar, an agent derivative of Middle English toll ‘tax, payment’. Compare Towler .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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