Individual Details
Candace "Candes, Claudiae" Towne
(17 May 1777 - 21 Sep 1842)
1786 from the "History of the town of Plainfield, Hampshire Co., MA, by Charles N. Dyer, page 28, dated 1891, found at Heritage Quest Online, a Martha Town was one of the original members of the first church of Plainfield on 31 Aug. 1786. She may be the mother of Candace.
1782 birth year is a guess.
Ancestral File shows "Claudiae Townes" mother of Sylvester and wife of Luke Brown.
Events
| Birth | 17 May 1777 | Plainfield, Massachusetts, United States |  |  | |
| Religion | 31 Aug 1786 | First Church, Plainfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States | | ||
| Census | 1800 | Plainfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States | | ||
| Marriage Bann | 15 May 1802 | (he of Buckland she being of Plainfield), Buckland, Franklin Co., MA - Luke Brown | | | |
| Marriage | 3 Jun 1802 | Plainfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States - Luke Brown | | | |
| Census | 1820 | Meredith, Delaware, New York, United States | | ||
| Census | 1830 | Meredith, Delaware, New York, United States | | ||
| Death | 21 Sep 1842 | Meredith, Delaware, New York, United States | | ||
| Burial | 22 Sep 1842 | Meredith Hollow Cemetery, Meridale, Delaware, New York, United States | | ||
| LDS Family Tree ID | LHJ1-TD9 | ||||
| WikiTree | Towne-827 |
Families
| Spouse | Luke Brown (1780 - 1838) |
| Child | Franklin Brown (1805 - 1835) |
| Child | Eliza Brown (1807 - 1859) |
| Child | Sylvester Brown (1811 - 1896) |
| Child | Susan Brown (1812 - 1902) |
| Child | Luke "Lucius" Brown Jr. (1818 - ) |
| Child | Alfred Brown (1821 - ) |
| Child | Candice Brown (1821 - ) |
| Father | Benjamin Towne (1745 - 1800) |
| Mother | widow Martha Hitchcock ( - 1791) |
| Sibling | Benjamin Towne (1779 - ) |
| Sibling | Chloe Towne (1785 - ) |
| Sibling | Younglove Towne (1788 - ) |
| Sibling | John Towne (1791 - ) |
Notes
Birth
Birth date and place for Candice Towns is from Ancestry.com.Condace Town born 17 May 1777 to Benjamin and Martha Town from FamilySearch.org.
Per the 1900 census covering daughter, Susan Brown Bresee, both of her parents were born in MA.
Religion
From the "History of the town of Plainfield, Hampshire Co., MA, by Charles N. Dyer, page 28, dated 1891, found at Heritage Quest Online, a Martha Town was one of the original members of the first church of Plainfield on 31 Aug. 1786. She may be the mother of Candace.Census
1800 census for Plainsfield, Hampshire Co., MA, shows a Benjamin Towne age +45 and two females age 17-26 which would iinclude Candace age 23, plus others.Marriage Bann
1802 intention of marriage from American Ancestors Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850, Buckland marriages, page 70: intention of marriage of Luke Brown, of Buckland, and Candace Town of Plainfield, MA. Also from New England Historical Genealogical Register 1921 Vol. 75, page 304.In 1782, his mother Susannah Gilbert Brown, moved to Buckland, Mass. when his was 2 years old.
Marriage
Married 3 Jun 1802, Luke Brown and Candace Town in Plainfield, Hampshire, MA: source IGI.Married 15 May 1802, Luke Brown and Candace Town in Montague, Franklin, MA: source IGI. This may be the marriage banns.
Census
1820 census for Meredith, Delaware Co., NY, shows Luke Brown age 26-44 ( he was age 40) with 2 males age 0-9, 1 male age 10-16, 4 females age 0-9 (Susan is 8), 2 females age 10-16, 1 female age 26-44 (his wife Candare age 43) and 1 slave male age 14-25.Census
1830 census for Meredith, Delaware Co., NY shows Luke Brown age 40-49, with 1 male age 5-9, 1 male age 10-14, 1 male age 15-20, 1 male age 20-29, 1 female age 5-9, 1 female age 10-14, 2 females ages 15-19 (Susan is 18), 2 females age 20-29, 1 female age 30-39, 1 female age 50-59 (wife Candace would have been age 53) and 1 female age 70-79. Total in home 14.Death
Source: Family SearchBurial
Source: Family SearchEndnotes
1. Willaim Richard Cutter, Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of the State of Massachusetts, Volume 3 (Lewis historical publishing Company, 1910), page 1901; digital images, Google Books, http://books.google.com ( : accessed .
2. Edwin Hubbard, compiler, The Towne Family Memorial (Chicago: Fergus Printing Company, 1880), page 98; digital images, Google Books ( : accessed .
3. Edwin Eugene Towne, Compilor, The Descendants of William Towne: Who came to America on or about 1630 and settled in Salem, Mass. (Newtonwille, Mass.: The author, 1901), page 56; digital images, Google Books (my digital books), ( : accessed .
4. , Massachusetts Vital Records to the end of the year 1949 (Salem, MA: The Essex Institute Salem, MA, 1934), page 70; digital image, AmericanAncestors.org online data base, (http://www.americanancestors.org/home.html : accessed .
5. New England Historic Genealogical Society Wbe site, Register Vol 75, 1921, page 304.
6. Willaim Richard Cutter, Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of the State of Massachusetts, Volume 3 (Lewis historical publishing Company, 1910), page 1901; digital images, Google Books, http://books.google.com ( : accessed .
7. Edwin Hubbard, compiler, The Towne Family Memorial (Chicago: Fergus Printing Company, 1880), page 98; digital images, Google Books ( : accessed .
8. Edwin Eugene Towne, Compilor, The Descendants of William Towne: Who came to America on or about 1630 and settled in Salem, Mass. (Newtonwille, Mass.: The author, 1901), page 56; digital images, Google Books (my digital books), ( : accessed .