Laura Towner

18 February 1809–29 April 1887 (Age 78)
Rome, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States

The Life 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

Alanson Whitney
1801–1888
Laura Towner
1809–1887
Marriage: 18 December 1828
Electa J Whitney
1832–1851
Frank M Whitney
1834–1904
Leonard Whitney
1836–
Lucinda Whitney
1838–1840
Emeline Whitney
1841–1911
William E Whitney
1842–1845
Elizabeth E Whitney
1844–1852
Clarissa Ellen Whitney
1847–1941

Spouse and Children

MARRIAGE
18 December 1828
Rome, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States
children

(8)

    Electa J Whitney

    Female1832–1851Female

    Frank M Whitney

    Male1834–1904Male

    Leonard Whitney

    Male1836–Male

    Lucinda Whitney

    Female1838–1840Female

    Emeline Whitney

    Female1841–1911Female

+3 More Children

Parents and Siblings

siblings

(16)

+11 More Children

World Events (8)

1812

Age 3

War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1812 · Harrisburg Becomes the State Capital

Age 3

Harrisburg had important parts with migration, the Civil War, and the Industrial Revolution. 
1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Age 21

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

Name Meaning

English (Sussex):1. topographic name for one who lived in a township or village, Middle English toun, + -er, a characteristic topographic ending of Sussex surnames. 2. occupational name for a toll taker or tax collector, from tolnere, an agent derivative of Middle English toll ‘tax’, ‘payment’. Compare Toller .

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

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Sources (3)

  • Laura Whitney in household of Alanson Whitney, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Laura Whitney in household of Alanson Whitney, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Gerould E Towner in household of Joseph Towner, "United States Census, 1880"

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