Person:Joshua Townsend (7)

Watchers
m. 11 Jan 1723/24
  1. Elizabeth Townsend1724 -
  2. Ann Townsend1726 -
  3. Mary Townsend1728 - Bef 1740
  4. Joshua Townsend1730 - Bef 1731
  5. Joshua Townsend1731 - Bef 1812
  6. James Townsend1733 -
  7. Richard Townsend1735/36 - Bef 1745
  8. Mary Townsend1739/40 -
  9. John Townsend1742 -
  10. Ann Townsend1745 -
m. Aft 21 Dec 1759
  1. Elizabeth Townsend1760 - 1849
  2. Susanna Townsend1762 - 1830
  3. Sarah Townsend1765 -
  4. Joshua Townsend1766 -
  5. Abigail Townsend1768 -
  6. Elisha Townsend1770 - Bef 1812
Facts and Events
Name Joshua Townsend
Gender Male
Birth[1] 23 Jul 1731 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Christening[2] 24 Jul 1731 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Marriage Aft 21 Dec 1759 Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, United StatesIntentions
to Susannah Livermore
Death[3][4][5] Bef 7 Jul 1812 Bolton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
References
  1. Record Commissioners of Boston. Boston Births from A.D. 1700 to A.D. 1800: Twenty-fourth report of the Commission. (Boston: Rockwell and Churchill, 1894)
    p. 205.

    Joshua Son of Joshua and Elizabeth Townsend, Born 23 July 1731.

  2. "New Brick Church", in Dunkle, Robert J., and Ann S. Lainhart. Records of the Churches of Boston and the First Church, Second Parish, and Third Parish of Roxbury: including baptisms, marriages, deaths, admissions, and dismissals: (1600s-1800s). (Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001)
    p. 73.

    1731. July 24 Joshua baptized.

  3. Bolton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. Vital records of Bolton, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849. (Worcester, Mass.: Franklin P. Rice, 1910)
    p. 224.

    TOWNSEND, Joshua, [died] ---, 1812.

  4. Find A Grave: Old South Burying Ground, Bolton, MA, in Find A Grave
    Joshua Towsend Jr..

    [No gravestone image. Claims death date 17 Aug 1812 AE 81 Years, 25 Days. It is incorrect, as probate was opened 7 Jul 1812, so unlikely for it to have any basis based on a gravestone.]

  5. Massachusetts. Probate Court (Worcester County). Probate files, 1731–1881. (Salt Lake City, Utah: Digitized by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 2012)
    Case 59775: Townsend Joshua Bolton 1813.

    Will of "Joshua Townshend of Bolton ... yeoman", dated 9 Jun 1812, proved 4 Aug 1812, names wife Susanna Townshend; four daughters namely Elizabeth Whitcomb wife of Abel Whitcomb, susana Sanger wife of William Sanger, Sarah Greenleaf wife of Daniel Greenleaf, and Abigail Greenleaf wife of John Greenleaf; only son Joshua Townshend Ju'r. Son Joshua to be sole executor.
    7 Jul 1812: Widow and heirs of Joshua Townshend late of Bolton cited to consider proving of will.
    27 Nov 1812: Inventory of the Estate of Joshua Townsend late of Bolton deceased: 233.9[2?], by Nath'l Longley Ju'r, Silas Holman, Timothy Whiting.