Joshua Townsend

1700 - 1790  (89 years)

• Name	Joshua Townsend  [1]
  Birth	14 Mar 1700	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	30 Jan 1790  [2]
  Burial	Old Common Burial Ground, Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts   [2]
  Person ID	I40875	Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others | Ancestor of XYZ
  Last Modified	29 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	James Townsend,   b. Between 1667 and 1672   d. Bef 9 Apr 1744 (Age ~ 77 years)
  Mother	Alice Newell   d. Bef 25 Aug 1749
  Marriage	Bef 1700  [3]
  Family ID	F23930	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth White,   b. Abt 1703   d. 8 Feb 1779 (Age ~ 76 years)
  Marriage	11 Jan 1723	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts   [3, 4]
  Children	+ 1. Joshua Townsend,   b. 23 Jul 1731, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts d. Between 9 Jun 1812 and 4 Aug 1812, Bolton, Worcester, Masaschusetts (Age 80 years)
  Family ID	F23928	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Apr 2024

  
  

• Notes

  He was a tallow-chandler. He was in Boston as late as 1739, then in Bolton.

  
  

• Sources

  [S7597] Boston Births from A.D. 1700 to A.D. 1800: Twenty-Fourth Report of the Commission by the Record Commissioners of Boston. Boston: Rockwell and Churchill, 1894. [S7599] Find a Grave page for Joshua Townsend. [S7600] Henry F. Waters, "Sketch of the Family of Thomas Townsend of Lynn." Historical Collections of the Essex Institute 20:41, 1883. [S5174] Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, on ancestry.com.