When Catharine Townsend was born on 28 January 1810, in Greenbrier, Virginia, United States, her father, Benjamin Townsend, was 35 and her mother, Christina Kohr, was 36. She married David McNamee on 2 November 1826, in Pike, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Sugar Creek Township, Hancock, Indiana, United States in 1860. She died on 9 January 1869, in Hancock, Indiana, United States, at the age of 58, and was buried in Mcnamee Cemetery, Spring Lake, Sugar Creek Township, Hancock, Indiana, United States.
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War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
The Monumental Church was built between 1812-1814 on the sight where the Richmond Theatre fire had taken place. It is a monument to those that died in the fire.
Historical Boundaries: 1827: Hancock, Indiana, United States
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 .
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