Brief Life History of Gilbert
When Gilbert Townsend was born on 5 April 1764, in Townsendville, Lodi, Seneca, New York, United States, his father, John Townsend, was 21 and his mother, Jemima Travis, was 18. He married Abigail Mead in 1780, in Putnam, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 8 daughters. He lived in Dutchess, New York, United States in 1790 and Seneca, New York, United States for about 20 years. He died on 10 February 1843, in Townsendville, Lodi, Seneca, New York, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Townsendville Cemetery, Townsendville, Lodi, Seneca, New York, United States.
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- Legacy NFS Source: Gilbert Townsend - birth-name: Gilbert Townsend
- Gilbert Townsend, "Find A Grave Index"
- Gilbert Townsend in entry for Louisa Wamsley, "Michigan Deaths, 1867-1897"
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776
New York is the 11th state.
1786 · Shays' Rebellion
Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.
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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