Brief Life History of Silvanus
Silvanus Townsend was born on 27 February 1784, in Dutchess, New York, United States as the son of Thomas Townsend Jr and Rachel Sunderland. He had at least 4 sons and 5 daughters with Henah Cole. He lived in Cambria, Niagara, New York, United States in 1860. He died on 17 September 1864, at the age of 80, and was buried in North Ridge Cemetery, North Ridge, Niagara, New York, United States.
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- Sylvenas Townsand, "United States Census, 1860"
- Sylvenus Townsend, "Find A Grave Index"
- Sylvanus Townsend in entry for Geo. Townsend, "Michigan Deaths, 1867-1897"
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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.
1797 · Albany is Named Capital of New York
Albany became the capital of New York in 1797. Albany is the oldest continuous settlement of the original 13 colonies.
1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
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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