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William Towne[1, 2]

Male 1598 - 1673  (75 years)

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  • Name William Towne  [3, 4, 5
    Birth 1598  Norwich, City of Norwich, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5
    Gender Male 
    Death 24 June 1673  Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5
    Burial Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I392107770617  Cole Durand
    Last Modified 27 Dec 2022 

    Father John Towne,   b. 12 Dec 1568, Haydor, Lincolnshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 May 1630, Braceby, Lincolnshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Alice Clarke,   b. 1569   d. 1630 (Age 61 years) 
    Family ID F1545  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Joanna Blessing,   b. 1595, Great Yarmouth Borough, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1683, Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years) 
    Marriage 1620  EN Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Children 
     1. Rebecca Towne,   b. 21 Feb 1621, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Jul 1692, Salem, MA hanged for being a witch Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years)
     2. John Towne,   b. 16 Feb 1623, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Susanna Towne,   b. 20 Oct 1625, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Sgt. Edmund T. Towne,   b. 28 Jun 1628, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. May 03, 1678, Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 49 years)
     5. Jacob Towne,   b. Bef. 11 Mar 1632, Yarmouth, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft. 24 Nov 1704, Topsfield, MA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 72 years)
     6. Mary Towne,   b. 24 Aug 1634, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Sep 1692, Salem, MA - hanged for being a witch Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years)
     7. Sarah Towne,   b. Abt. 1637, Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Sep 1703, Framingham, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 66 years)
     8. Joseph Towne,   b. 1639, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1713, Prob. Topsfield, MA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)
    Last Modified 27 Dec 2022 
    Family ID F910  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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  • Sources 
    1. [S1464016336] Ancestry Family Trees, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.), Ancestry Family Tree.

    2. [S1464301796] Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Source number: 7098.005; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 5.

    3. [S1464029729] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    4. [S1464756609] Ancestry.com, North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Book Title: The family of John Perkins of Ipswich, Massachusetts.

    5. [S1474598301] Ancestry.com, U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700.