Amasa TOWNE

(b. 8 July 1821 , Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA d. 11 August 1871 , Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA )

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Amasa TOWNE was born 8 July 1821 in Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA

Amasa TOWNE was the child of Israel TOWNE and Hannah STACY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Amasa TOWNE and Margaret SMITH (maternal) Mark STACY and Julia ROOT

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Amasa married Mary Caroline HUNT 27 April 1854 in West Brookfield, Massachusetts, USA . Mary Caroline HUNT was born 5 May 1826 in Woodstock, Connecticut, USA. Mary Caroline died 20 February 1858 in Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA. Mary Caroline was the child of William Worthington HUNT and Caroline Pheba DUTCH.

Amasa married (2) Elizabeth B SMITH 13 November 1861 in Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Elizabeth B SMITH was born 30 May 1831 in Ledyard, New York, USA (Aurora). Elizabeth B died 18 November 1890 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA. Elizabeth B was the child of Sherman SMITH and Charlotte Maria BURNHAM.

Amasa TOWNE died 11 August 1871 in Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA.
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Amasa TOWNE married

Mary Caroline HUNT-- Date: 27 April 1854 Place: West Brookfield, Massachusetts, USA
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Mary Caroline HUNT was the child of William Worthington HUNT and Caroline Pheba DUTCH

Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910
groom's name: Amasa Towne
groom's birth date: 1822
groom's birthplace:
groom's age: 32
bride's name: Mary C. Hunt
bride's birth date: 1827
bride's birthplace:
bride's age: 27
marriage date: 27 Apr 1854
marriage place: West Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts
groom's father's name: Israel Towne
groom's mother's name:
bride's father's name: William Hunt
bride's mother's name:
groom's race:
groom's marital status:
groom's previous wife's name:
bride's race:
bride's marital status:
bride's previous husband's name:
indexing project (batch) number: I01252-6
system origin: Massachusetts-EASy
source film number: 2130144
reference number: 430

Children of Amasa TOWNE and Mary Caroline HUNT:

Amasa TOWNE married

Elizabeth B SMITH-- Date: 13 November 1861 Place: Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA
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Elizabeth B SMITH was the child of Sherman SMITH and Charlotte Maria BURNHAM

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
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Children of Amasa TOWNE and Elizabeth B SMITH:

William Sherman TOWNE (b.9 June 1868, Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA d. 15 January 1943, Memphis, Tennessee, USA)
m. Bertha E SONES 28 June 1892 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
m. Rebecca Louise STEWART 10 May 1898

Walter Irving TOWNE (b.23 October 1870, Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA d. July 1959, Franklin, Florida, USA)
m. Cornelia Leonora AINSWORTH 25 May 1892 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
m. Martha C NEUMAN 22 February 1911

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1821 Birth
Belchertown, MA: Vital Records
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Dea. Israel Town (Amasa, Israel, Israel
son of Amasa Towne 1755-1820 (Isarel of Oxford) * (Naomi Stebbins)
(Benjamin)
and Margaret Smith
b. Aug. 11 1794
m. Dec 3, 1818
to Hannah Stacy of Belchertown
dau. of Mark Stacy and Julia Root (she b. Oct 24, 1796)

Amasa, b. July 8, 1821

Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915
name: Amasa Towne
gender: Male
baptism/ christening date:
baptism/ christening place:
birth date: 08 Jul 1821
birthplace: Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts
death date:
name note:
race:
father's name: Israel Towne
father's birthplace:
father's age:
mother's name: Hannah Stacy
mother's birthplace:
mother's age:
indexing project (batch) number: C50123-5
system origin: Massachusetts-EASy
source film number: 186139
reference number: v D p 426
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1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 - John Quincy Adams becomes President of the United States

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 - Former U.S. Presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both die on the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence.

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States

1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears

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 Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts
name: Amasa Towne
residence: Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts
age: 28 years
calculated birth year: 1822
birthplace: Massachusetts
gender: Male
race (original):
race (expanded):
death month:
death year:
film number: 443540
digital gs number: 4199350
image number: 00336
line number: 41
dwelling house number: 26
family number: 26
marital status:
free or slave:
Household Gender Age
Israel Towne M 56y
Hannah Towne F 54y
Amasa Towne M 28y
Emily Towne F 23y
Nelson Pound M 21y
Edward F Pound M 19y
Sarah Pound F 16y
Lyman Pound M 14y
Margaret L Pound F 11y

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1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1854 Marriage / Partner
Amasa TOWNE and Mary Caroline HUNT 27 April 1854, West Brookfield, Massachusetts, USA

He was 32 years old.

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 Death of Spouse/Partner
Mary Caroline HUNT died 20 February 1858, Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA

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

1860 Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts
name: Amasa Towne
residence: , Hampshire, Massachusetts
ward: Belchertown
age: 38 years
estimated birth year: 1822
birthplace: Massachusetts
gender: Male
page: 24
family number: 203
film number: 803505
dgs number: 4232234
image number: 00096
nara number: M653
1860 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1861 Marriage / Partner
Amasa TOWNE and Elizabeth B SMITH 13 November 1861, Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA

He was 40 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 - 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

Amasa was 46 years old.

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

1870 Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts
name: Amasa Towne
estimated birth year: 1822
gender: Male
age in 1870: 48y
color (white, black, mulatto, chinese, indian): White
birthplace: Massachusetts
home in 1870: Massachusetts, United States
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Amasa Towne M 48y Massachusetts
Elizabeth B Towne F 39y New York
William S Towne M 1y Massachusetts
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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

Amasa was 49 years old.

1871 Death
11 Aug 1871
Amasa Town
age 50
married
cause of death - inflamation of bowels
residence - Belchertown
occupation - farmer
son of Israel and Hannah Town
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Death
name: Amasa Town
gender: Male
burial date:
burial place: Belchertown
death date: 11 Aug 1871
death place: Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts
age: 50
birth date: 1821
birthplace: Belchertown
occupation: Farmer
race:
marital status: Married
spouse's name:
father's name: Israel Town
father's birthplace: Belchertown
mother's name: Hannah
mother's birthplace:
indexing project (batch) number: B07552-7
system origin: Massachusetts-EASy
source film number: 186141
reference number: v B p 18

'Massachusetts, Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' index, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ FC9T-PYM : accessed 11 Feb 2013), Amasa Town, 11 Aug 1871; citing reference v B p 18, FHL microfilm 186141.
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