Individual Details

Seth Townsend

(Abt 1798 - 17 Feb 1876)

Seth, b c1798 (from age at death): d Calais 17 Feb 1876 ae 77y 5m (g.s. Calais cemetery; orbit in Saint Croix Courier, St. Stephen NB. issue pf 24 Feb 1876): m Lousia M. Todd of St. Stephen NB ( Rev. I. C. Knowlton, Annals of Calais, Maine and St. Stephen, New Brunswick [1875], hereafter Annuals of Calais, p 207), b 1813 (ae 57y in 1870 USC) dau of William & ___ (Worthley) Todd who settled in NB in 1811 (Annals of Calais, p. 207), d 26 may 1890 (g.s. Calais cem). In 1870, he was described as a shoemaker and a customs official (USC) (Reynolds 309-310)

Events

BirthAbt 1798Maine, United States
Census (family)15 Jul 1850Calais, Washington, Maine, United States - Louisa M. Todd
Census (family)12 Jul 18604 Ward, Calais, Washington, Maine, United States - Louisa M. Todd
Census (family)12 Aug 18705 Ward, Calais, Washington, Maine, United States - Louisa M. Todd
Death17 Feb 1876Calais, Washington, Maine, United States
MarriageLouisa M. Todd
BurialCalais Cemetery, Calais, Washington, Maine, United States

Families

SpouseLouisa M. Todd (1813 - 1890)
ChildEdgar P Townsend (1839 - )
ChildLaura McA. Townsend (1843 - )
ChildLouisa M Townsend (1847 - 1871)
ChildMary H. Townsend (1852 - 1916)
FatherDodivah Townsend (1765 - 1833)
MotherSarah Hastings (1765 - 1803)
SiblingDavid Townsend (1786 - )
SiblingMary Townsend (1790 - )
SiblingStephen Townsend (1794 - 1859)
SiblingSarah Hastings "Sally" Townsend (1797 - 1879)
SiblingNancy Townsend (1797 - 1841)

Notes

Census (family)

3, 3, Seth Townsend, 51 M, B & Shoemaker, 1500, ME
Louisa, 37 F, New Brunswick
Edgar P 11 M, New Brunswick
Laura M, 7 F, New Brunswick
Louisa, 3 F, ME
Mary Ann Sing, 22 F, England
George Thompson, 55 M, Shoe Maker, Ireland
Jane Morrison, 17 F, New Brunswick

Census (family)

761, 778, Seth Townsend, 62 M, Shoe Maker, 2500, 300, Maine
Louisa W Townsend, 47 F, New Brunswick
Edgar P Townsend, 21 M, Farm laborer, NB
Laura McA Townsend, 17 F, NB
Louisa M, Townsend, 14 F, ME
Mary H Townsend, 8 F, ME
Michael Welsh, 61 M, Farm Laborer, Ireland

Census (family)

752, 965, Townsend, Seth, 72, MW, Shoemaker, 2500, 1000, ME
Louisa, 57 FW, Keeps House, Canada,
Laura M, 27 FW, S. Teacher, Canada
Louisa M, 24 FW, no occ. ME
Mary H, 18 FW, at school, ME
Crompton, Isaac, 18 MW, Laborer, ME

Endnotes

1. Reynolds, Beatrice Kay. "Dodifer Townsend." Maine Families in 1790 v : 5 Maine Genealogical Society Special Publication No. 26 . Ed. Joseph C. Anderson, II, Rockland, ME: Picton Press, 1996. , p 308-310.

2. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1860 > MAINE > WASHINGTON > 4-WD CALAIS Series: M653 Roll: 454 Page: 197.

3. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1870 > MAINE > WASHINGTON > 5-WD CALAIS Series: M593 Roll: 562 Page: 97.

4. Reynolds, Beatrice Kay. "Dodifer Townsend." Maine Families in 1790 v : 5 Maine Genealogical Society Special Publication No. 26 . Ed. Joseph C. Anderson, II, Rockland, ME: Picton Press, 1996. , p 308-310.

5. Reynolds, Beatrice Kay. "Dodifer Townsend." Maine Families in 1790 v : 5 Maine Genealogical Society Special Publication No. 26 . Ed. Joseph C. Anderson, II, Rockland, ME: Picton Press, 1996. , p 308-310.

6. Reynolds, Beatrice Kay. "Dodifer Townsend." Maine Families in 1790 v : 5 Maine Genealogical Society Special Publication No. 26 . Ed. Joseph C. Anderson, II, Rockland, ME: Picton Press, 1996. , p 308-310.