TOWNE, Susanna, d. Israel and Susanna, [born] Feb. 17, 171-[1718?].
[Note: the compiler's guess is not very good, as typical usage would make this 1718/19 which would make Susanna born one day after Elijah. It also leaves a 5-year gap with no children. The age at death for Susanna would calculate to a birth bef. 25 Oct 1715, which would suggest her birth was 17 Feb 1714/15, but this only one year after Joseph. So, given the lack of precision of age at death - age 91 versus "in her 91st year" meaning age 90 - her birth is probably 17 Feb 1715/16. This date creates a typical distribution of sibling births. Needless to say, there is confusion in the secondary literature, but several seem to have somewhat similar dates. (Source:Adams, Josiah. Genealogy of the Descendants of Richard Haven, of Lynn, Massachusetts, Who Emigrated from England About Two Hundred Years Ago, p. 15, says she was born in 1715. Source:Benedict, William Addison. History of the Town of Sutton, Massachusetts, from 1704 to 1876, p. 659, says she was born 8 Mar 1716. Neither explains their basis.)]
