Amasa
TOWNE
(b.
5 May 1755
,
Belchertown, Province of Massachusetts Bay
d.
27 December 1820
,
Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA
)
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Amasa TOWNE was born 5 May 1755 in Belchertown, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Amasa TOWNE was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Amasa married Margaret SMITH 3 July 1783 in Belchertown, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 2 children. Margaret SMITH was born 2 September 1757 in Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA. Margaret died 24 March 1821 in Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA.
Amasa TOWNE died 27 December 1820 in Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA.
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Margaret SMITH-- Date: 3 July 1783 Place: Belchertown, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
Children of Amasa TOWNE and Margaret SMITH:
Lucretia TOWNE (b.26 November 1785, Belchertown, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay d. 25 August 1855, Ware, Massachusetts, USA)
Israel TOWNE (b.11 August 1794, Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA d. 13 November 1853, Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA)
m. Hannah STACY 3 December 1818 in Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA
Margaret SMITH-- Date: 3 July 1783 Place: Belchertown, Crown Colony of Massachusetts BayChildren of Amasa TOWNE and Margaret SMITH:
Lucretia TOWNE (b.26 November 1785, Belchertown, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay d. 25 August 1855, Ware, Massachusetts, USA) Israel TOWNE (b.11 August 1794, Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA d. 13 November 1853, Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA)m. Hannah STACY 3 December 1818 in Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA
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1755 Birth 5 May 1755
Belchertown, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA
Parson House, built 1770
According to local legend, the house at 10 Main Street was built in 1771 by a man named Corbin or Corbetand used as a signal station during the Revolutionary War. The earliest verifiable owner was Jonathan Grout, a lawyer who came here about 1799 and was experimenting with the semaphore method of telegraphy developed by a Julian Corbett... For many years, it was the home of the Parsons family for whom Parsons Field is named... belchertown.org
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1783 Marriage / PartnerAmasa TOWNE and Margaret SMITH 3 July 1783, Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA
He was 28 years old.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1785 Birth of ChildLucretia TOWNE was born 26 November 1785, Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA
Amasa was 30 years old.
1794 Birth of ChildIsrael TOWNE was born 11 August 1794, Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA
Amasa was 39 years old.
The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.1818 Marriage of ChildIsrael TOWNE married 3 December 1818, Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA to Hannah STACY
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Death Date: 27 Dec 1820
Death Place: Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts
Age: 65
Birth Date: 1755
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B00777-5
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film number: 1862889
Reference ID: p143
'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FCM9-YZK : 10 December 2014), Amasa Towne, 27 Dec 1820; citing Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, reference p143; FHL microfilm 1,862,889.'
Name: Amasa Towne
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Death Date: 27 Dec 1820
Death Place: Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts
Age: 65
Birth Date: 1755
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B00777-5
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film number: 1862889
Reference ID: p143
'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FCM9-YZK : 10 December 2014), Amasa Towne, 27 Dec 1820; citing Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, reference p143; FHL microfilm 1,862,889.'
Amasa is buried at: Rural Cemetery Belchertown, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
Added: 4/20/2017 10:37:18 AM
- Updated: 3/5/2018 11:05:47 AM
America - Did you know? The last shot of the Civil War was fired in the remote region of the Bering Sea. The Confederate cruiser Shenandoah fired on a Union whaler on June 22, 1865, not knowing the war was over.
The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state
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