Brief Life History of John
When John Towne was born on 2 April 1658, in Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, his father, Jacob Towne, was 27 and his mother, Katherine Symonds, was 28. He married Mary Smith on 2 February 1680, in Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 9 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Massachusetts, United States in 1658. He died on 27 November 1740, in Oxford, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, at the age of 82, and was buried in South Cemetery, Lunenburg, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.
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- John Towne, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
- John Towne, "Massachusetts, Marriages, 1695-1910"
- John Towne, "Find A Grave Index"
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Name Meaning
English: variant of Town .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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John Town Born 6 April 1658
He was an efficient man in Topsfield, & administering his father's estate. When Farmingham was incorporated, he was chosen selectman, but in 1712 he removed to Oxford, where his sons Israel and Ephra …
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