Elizabeth B SMITH

Born

30 May 1831 , Ledyard, New York, USA

Died

18 November 1890 , Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA

Elizabeth B married George W FITCH abt. 1854 in New York, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
George W FITCH was born abt. 1820 in New York, USA. George W died 7 June 1856 in Ledyard, New York, USA . George W was the child of Ichabod Bosworth FITCH and Martha COLLINS .

Elizabeth B married Amasa TOWNE 13 November 1861 in Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Amasa TOWNE was born 8 July 1821 in Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA. Amasa died 11 August 1871 in Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA. Amasa was the child of Israel TOWNE and Hannah STACY .

Parents & Family of Elizabeth B SMITH

Parents of Elizabeth B SMITH

Father

Sherman SMITH

Mother

Charlotte Maria BURNHAM

Grandparents of Elizabeth B SMITH

Paternal grandparents

Abram (Abraham) SMITH Elizabeth MINOT

Maternal grandparents

Asa W BURNHAM Lucy HUNTINGTON

Born in the village of Aurora.

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Elizabeth B SMITH

Elizabeth B SMITH married

George W FITCH
Marriage date: abt. 1854
Marriage place: , New York, USA
George W FITCH was the child of Ichabod Bosworth FITCH and Martha COLLINS

Children of George W FITCH and Elizabeth B SMITH

George Beman FITCH

Born: abt. 1854, Ledyard, New York, USA
Died: 26 August 1863, Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA

Elizabeth B SMITH married

Amasa TOWNE
Marriage date: 13 November 1861
Marriage place: Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA
Source: Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1925
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Amasa TOWNE was the child of Israel TOWNE and Hannah STACY

Marriage notes:

He was 40. She was 30. His father listed as Israel Towne. Her father listed as Sherman Smith. This is the 2nd marriage for both. (His first marriage was to Mary Caroline Hunt on b. 27 APR 1854 in West Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts. She died in 1858 in Belchertown, MA.)

Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910

groom's name: Amasa Town

groom's birth date: 1821

groom's birthplace: Belchertown

groom's age: 40

bride's name: Elizabeth B. Fitch

bride's birth date: 1831

bride's birthplace: Aurora, N. Y.

bride's age: 30

marriage date: 13 Nov 1861

marriage place: Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts

groom's father's name: Israel Town

groom's mother's name:

bride's father's name: Sherman Smith

bride's mother's name:

groom's race:

groom's marital status: Unknown

groom's previous wife's name:

bride's race:

bride's marital status: Unknown

bride's previous husband's name:

indexing project (batch) number: M02872-5

system origin: Massachusetts-EASy

source film number: 186141

reference number: p 7 cn 11

source: familysearch.org

Children of Amasa TOWNE and Elizabeth B SMITH

William Sherman TOWNE

Born: 9 June 1868, Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 15 January 1943, Memphis, Tennessee, USA

Married: Bertha E SONES 28 June 1892 Place: Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA

Married: Rebecca Louise STEWART 10 May 1898

Walter Irving TOWNE

Born: 23 October 1870, Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA
Died: July 1959, Franklin, Florida, USA

Married: Cornelia Leonora AINSWORTH 25 May 1892 Place: Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA

Married: Martha C NEUMAN 22 February 1911

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Birth — 1831
30 May 1831
Ledyard, New York, USA

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.

1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States

1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1850 Ledyard, Cayuga, New York

Smith, Sherman, State: New York Year: 1850, County: Cayuga Roll: , Township: Ledyard PAge: 250, Roll: M432_483
Sherman is age 47 or 49, born 1800, Canada. He is a carriage maker. He is living with Charlotte, age 47, born in Vermont. Caroline is also living with them. She is 7 years old, b. NY. James is 10 years old, b. NY. Elizabeth is 19, b. NY. Also living with them are: Rev. H. Baker, age 27, N.S.P. Minister, b. NY; Lucinda Reeves, age 21, b. NY. Related?

Sherman Smith 49 1800 Ledyard, Cayuga, NY
Charlotte Smith 47 1802 Ledyard, Cayuga, NY
Elizabetha Smith 19 1830 Ledyard, Cayuga, NY
James Smith 10 1839 Ledyard, Cayuga, NY
Caroline Smith 7 1842 Ledyard, Cayuga, NY

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1850 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1855 Ledyard, Cayuga, New York

Name: Elizabeth Fitch
event: Census
Event Date: 1855
Event Place: Ledyard, Cayuga, New York, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 23
Relationship to Head of Household: Child
estimated Birth Year: 1832
family number: 322
Line Number: 20
pAge:
Film Number: 1435218
Digital Folder Number: 005207172
Image Number: 00689
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Sherman Smith M 54
wife Charlotte Smith F 51
child Elizabeth Fitch F 23
child James Smith M 14
child Caroline Smith F 12
other Mary Craig F 18
grandchild George Fitch M 1

'New York, State Census, 1855,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ K67R-RC1 : accessed 09 Feb 2013), Elizabeth Fitch in entry for Sherman Smith, 1855.

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1855 New York State Census
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1856 Death of Spouse/Partner
George W FITCH died 7 June 1856, Ledyard, New York, USA (Aurora)

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States

1857 - March 6 – Dred Scott v. Sandford: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Blacks are not citizens and slaves can not sue for freedom, driving the country further towards the American Civil War.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1861 Marriage / Partner
Elizabeth B SMITH and Amasa TOWNE 13 November 1861, Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA

She was 30 years old.

1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.

1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States

1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.

1863 Death of Child
George Beman FITCH died 26 August 1863, Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA

Elizabeth B was 32 years old.

1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States

1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

April 14, 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln was mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth at in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. He died the next day. Andrew Johnson becomes President of the United States.

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1868 Birth of Child
William Sherman TOWNE was born 9 June 1868, Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA

Elizabeth B was 37 years old.

1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States

1870

Elizabeth and Amasa Towne are living in Belchertown, MA with their 1 year old son, William S. Amasa is a farmer, age 48. Elizabeth is 39.

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1870 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

1870 Birth of Child
Walter Irving TOWNE was born 23 October 1870, Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA

Elizabeth B was 39 years old.

1871 Death of Spouse/Partner
Amasa TOWNE died 11 August 1871, Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA

Aurora - Town of Ledyard, Cayuga, NY map - 1875 - NOTE: L. Salisbury, Mrs. Smith, J.B. Smith, Mrs. Town

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1880 Aurora, Cayuga, New York

Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace

E. B. TOWNE Self W Female W 49 NY Keeping House CT VT

William S. TOWNE Son S Male W 11 NY At School MA NY

Walter I. TOWNE Son S Male W 9 NY MA NY

Charlotte M. SMITH Mother W Female W 77 VT CT CT

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1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

Elizabeth B SMITH - Real Estate Deeds Yesterday “Daniel H. Growing and others to Elizabeth B. Towne and Caroline M. Salisbury, property north side of Van Anden Street,

Real Estate Deeds Yesterday

“Daniel H. Growing and others to Elizabeth B. Towne and Caroline M. Salisbury, property north side of Van Anden Street, $2,500?”

The Evening Auburnian
Auburn, New York
Friday, April 22, 1881

1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.

1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States

1881 - July 2 - James A. Garfield was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 2, 1881. He died in Elberon, New Jersey, two months later on September 19, 1881. The shooting occurred less than four months into his term as president. Charles J. Guiteau was convicted of Garfield's murder and executed by hanging one year after the shooting. Chester Arthur becomes President of the United States.

1882 - Land Grant

Grantee's Name Elizabeth B Towne
Grantor's Name George W Salisbury
Event Date Aug 1882
Event Place Cayuga, New York, United States
Event Type Land Assessment
Entry Number 162
Page Number 126

New York Land Records, 1630-1975

Source / record details
familysearch.org (Mormon Genealogy Records)
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Elizabeth B SMITH - October 25, 1882 - Real Estate Transaction Caroline and George Salisbury to Elizbeth B. Towne, Van Anden Street, Auburn, New York Details of thi

October 25, 1882 - Real Estate Transaction

Caroline and George Salisbury to Elizbeth B. Towne, Van Anden Street, Auburn, New York

Details of this transaction can be found at familysearch.org
New York, Land Records, 1630-1975 Cayuga City deeds 1882-1883 vol 162 Image 104 of 420

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1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886

To the Mayor and the Common Council of the City of Auburn. Gentlemen: We, the undersigned, residents of Van Anden Street, west of Washington Street, do demonstrate and petition your Honorable Body to relieve us of the expense and burden of blasting rock to construct a sewer along said street, from Washington street to the Owasco outlet, and we will ever pray...Elizabeth B. Towne...

Source / record details

The Auburn Bulletin
Auburn, New York
Saturday, May 8, 1886

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

1887

Walter Towne, formerly of this city, is employed in a hardware store at Grand Rapids, Michigan.

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The Auburn Bulletin
Auburn, New York
Tuesday, August 30, 1887

1889

Name: Elizabeth B Towne

Occupation: widow Amasa

State: NY

Source / record details
Auburn, New York Directories, 1889-92
Along These Streets and Roads: Stories from Auburn and Cayuga County

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

1890

Name: Elizabeth Towne (wid Amasa)
Location 2: 210 Barclay
Year: 1890
City: Grand Rapids
State: MI

Source / record details
Grand Rapids, Michigan City Directories, 1889-90
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Elizabeth B SMITH - Gravestone - Oak Glen Cemetery, Aurora, New York

Gravestone - Oak Glen Cemetery, Aurora, New York

Oak Glen Cemetery
Ledyard, New York, USA (Aurora)

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Death — 1890
18 November 1890
Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
She died at the age of 59.

1906 - Surrogate's Court

Surrogate Woodin this morning entertained a decree of heirship in the estate of Elizabeth T. Towne. Mrs. Towne died in Grand Rapids and petitions were filed by her sons William S. Towne and Walter I. Towne asking the probate of heirship to establish the title to real estate in the town of Scipio.

Source / record details

Auburn Semi-Weekly Journal
Auburn, New York
April 17, 1906