Individual Details
Elisha Towne
(5 Sep 1708 - Aft 1761)
== Biography ==: Elisha Towne, son of Joseph and Abigail (Curtis) Towne, was born 5 Sept 1708 in Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts.''The Towne Family, William Towne and Joanna Blessing, Salem Massachusetts, 1635, Five Generations of Descendants'', by Lois Payne Hoover, (2010, 3rd printing 2015), page 361
: Elisha married Mercy Foster 11 Jan 1737/38 in Topsfield. Mercy is the daughter of Samuel Foster and Mercy Maccoon, born 23 Oct 1710 in Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts.
: Elisha and Mercy (Foster) Towne had nine children. Their children born in Topsfield are: Joseph, Bartholomew, Thomas, Mercy, and Sarah.
: In about 1748, Elisha and Mercy (Foster) Towne removed to Monson (now Milford), Hillsborough, New Hampshire. Their children born in Milford, New Hampshire are: Elisha, Samuel, Mary/Mercy, and (again) Elisha.
: Elisha and Mercy (Foster) Towne both died in Milford, Hillsborough, New Hampshire.
=== Birth ===
: Birth: 5 SEP 1708, Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts
:: Source: [[#S92]]
: Marriage: 11 JAN 1737, Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts
:: Note: Towne genealogy has marriage date of June 11, 1738.
:: Source: [[#S92]]
:: Source: [[#S111]]
:: Source: [[#S117]]
::: Page: page 33-34
: @F1179@ FAM
: Marriage: 5 NOV 1707, Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts
:: Source: [[#S92]]
:: Source: [[#S111]]
:: Source: [[#S117]] page 25
:: Source: [[#S161]] Volume 1, Page 340
== Research Notes ==: Elisha Towne son of Joseph and Abigail (Curtis) Towne had only one wife: Mercy Foster. '''Elisha's cousin also named Elisha Towne, also living in Topsfield, married in the same year, to Sarah Elizabeth Rhodes. They are two separate families.''' See Towne Family page 218 for the other family.
:: The family described below shows Elisha Towne as born to Joseph Towne and his first wife, Margaret Case. Margaret died before Nov 1707, and she is not the mother of Elisha Towne.:: Joseph Towne married (2) Abigail Curtis 5 Nov 1707 in Topsfield.''The Towne Family, William Towne and Joanna Blessing, Salem Massachusetts, 1635, Five Generations of Descendants'', by Lois Payne Hoover, (2010, 3rd printing 2015), page 330 - 331 Abigail Curtis is the mother of Elisha Towne.''The Towne Family, William Towne and Joanna Blessing, Salem Massachusetts, 1635, Five Generations of Descendants'', by Lois Payne Hoover, (2010, 3rd printing 2015), page 330 - 331
'''Marriage'''
Husband
Wife
Child: [[Towne-803|Elisha Towne]]. Marriage: 09 Nov 1699, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts. Source: [[#S1505493880]] Birth year: 1673; Birth city: Salem; Birth state: MA
== Sources ==
* Source S161 Walter Goodwin Davis, Massachusetts and Maine Families in the Ancestry of Walter Goodwin Davis (1885-1966): A reprinting in alphabetical order by surname of the sixteen multi-ancestor compedia, Introduction by Gary Boyd Roberts (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., 1996)
* Source S117 ''The Descendants of William Towne, who came to America on or about 1630 and settled in Salem, Mass.'', Compiled by Edwin Eugene Towne. Newtonville, Mass. 1901.
* Source S111Vital Records
* Source: S1505437569 Repository: [[#R1500314884]] Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Ancestry Family Tree http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=106016416&pid=53
* Repository: R1500314884 Ancestry.com
* Source S92 Abbreviation: Claire Dietz, Title: gedcom file found on Rootsweb.com posted by Claire Dietz on March 26, 2001, Bibliography
* Created through the import of family.ged on 21 September 2010.
-- MERGED NOTE ------------
== Biography ==
: Elisha Towne, son of Joseph and Abigail (Curtis) Towne, was born 5 Sept 1708 in Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts.''The Towne Family, William Towne and Joanna Blessing, Salem Massachusetts, 1635, Five Generations of Descendants'', by Lois Payne Hoover, (2010, 3rd printing 2015), page 361
: Elisha married Mercy Foster 11 Jan 1737/38 in Topsfield. Mercy is the daughter of Samuel Foster and Mercy Maccoon, born 23 Oct 1710 in Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts.
: Elisha and Mercy (Foster) Towne had nine children. Their children born in Topsfield are: Joseph, Bartholomew, Thomas, Mercy, and Sarah.
: In about 1748, Elisha and Mercy (Foster) Towne removed to Monson (now Milford), Hillsborough, New Hampshire. Their children born in Milford, New Hampshire are: Elisha, Samuel, Mary/Mercy, and (again) Elisha.
: Elisha and Mercy (Foster) Towne both died in Milford, Hillsborough, New Hampshire.
=== Birth ===
: Birth: 5 SEP 1708, Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts
:: Source: [[#S92]]
: Marriage: 11 JAN 1737, Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts
:: Note: Towne genealogy has marriage date of June 11, 1738.
:: Source: [[#S92]]
:: Source: [[#S111]]
:: Source: [[#S117]]
::: Page: page 33-34
: Marriage: 5 NOV 1707, Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts
:: Source: [[#S92]]
:: Source: [[#S111]]
:: Source: [[#S117]] page 25
:: Source: [[#S161]] Volume 1, Page 340
== Research Notes ==: Elisha Towne son of Joseph and Abigail (Curtis) Towne had only one wife: Mercy Foster. '''Elisha's cousin also named Elisha Towne, also living in Topsfield, married in the same year, to Sarah Elizabeth Rhodes. They are two separate families.''' See Towne Family page 218 for the other family.
:: The family described below shows Elisha Towne as born to Joseph Towne and his first wife, Margaret Case. Margaret died before Nov 1707, and she is not the mother of Elisha Towne.:: Joseph Towne married (2) Abigail Curtis 5 Nov 1707 in Topsfield.''The Towne Family, William Towne and Joanna Blessing, Salem Massachusetts, 1635, Five Generations of Descendants'', by Lois Payne Hoover, (2010, 3rd printing 2015), page 330 - 331 Abigail Curtis is the mother of Elisha Towne.''The Towne Family, William Towne and Joanna Blessing, Salem Massachusetts, 1635, Five Generations of Descendants'', by Lois Payne Hoover, (2010, 3rd printing 2015), page 330 - 331
'''Marriage'''
Husband
Wife
Child: [[Towne-803|Elisha Towne]]. Marriage: 09 Nov 1699, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts. Source: [[#S1505493880]] Birth year: 1673; Birth city: Salem; Birth state: MA
== Sources ==
* ''The Towne Family, William Towne and Joanna Blessing, Salem Massachusetts, 1635, Five Generations of Descendants'', by Lois Payne Hoover, (2010, 3rd printing 2015), Towne Family Association by Otter Bay Books, Baltimore, Maryland. Page 361::: This Towne book was commissioned by the Towne Family Association. ''Towne Family'' won the 2011 Grand Prize from the Connecticut Society of Genealogists, and in the same year received the 2011 Award of Excellence for a Genealogy and Family History from the National Genealogical Society.
* Source S161 Walter Goodwin Davis, Massachusetts and Maine Families in the Ancestry of Walter Goodwin Davis (1885-1966): A reprinting in alphabetical order by surname of the sixteen multi-ancestor compedia, Introduction by Gary Boyd Roberts (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., 1996)
* Source S117 ''The Descendants of William Towne, who came to America on or about 1630 and settled in Salem, Mass.'', Compiled by Edwin Eugene Towne. Newtonville, Mass. 1901.
* Source S111Vital Records
* Source: S1505437569Ancestry Family Tree http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=106016416&pid=53
* Source S92 Abbreviation: Claire Dietz, Title: gedcom file found on Rootsweb.com posted by Claire Dietz on March 26, 2001, Bibliography
* Created through the import of family.ged on 21 September 2010.* Source: S1505437569Ancestry Family Tree http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=106016416&pid=58
: Elisha married Mercy Foster 11 Jan 1737/38 in Topsfield. Mercy is the daughter of Samuel Foster and Mercy Maccoon, born 23 Oct 1710 in Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts.
: Elisha and Mercy (Foster) Towne had nine children. Their children born in Topsfield are: Joseph, Bartholomew, Thomas, Mercy, and Sarah.
: In about 1748, Elisha and Mercy (Foster) Towne removed to Monson (now Milford), Hillsborough, New Hampshire. Their children born in Milford, New Hampshire are: Elisha, Samuel, Mary/Mercy, and (again) Elisha.
: Elisha and Mercy (Foster) Towne both died in Milford, Hillsborough, New Hampshire.
=== Birth ===
: Birth: 5 SEP 1708, Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts
:: Source: [[#S92]]
: Marriage: 11 JAN 1737, Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts
:: Note: Towne genealogy has marriage date of June 11, 1738.
:: Source: [[#S92]]
:: Source: [[#S111]]
:: Source: [[#S117]]
::: Page: page 33-34
: @F1179@ FAM
: Marriage: 5 NOV 1707, Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts
:: Source: [[#S92]]
:: Source: [[#S111]]
:: Source: [[#S117]] page 25
:: Source: [[#S161]] Volume 1, Page 340
== Research Notes ==: Elisha Towne son of Joseph and Abigail (Curtis) Towne had only one wife: Mercy Foster. '''Elisha's cousin also named Elisha Towne, also living in Topsfield, married in the same year, to Sarah Elizabeth Rhodes. They are two separate families.''' See Towne Family page 218 for the other family.
:: The family described below shows Elisha Towne as born to Joseph Towne and his first wife, Margaret Case. Margaret died before Nov 1707, and she is not the mother of Elisha Towne.:: Joseph Towne married (2) Abigail Curtis 5 Nov 1707 in Topsfield.''The Towne Family, William Towne and Joanna Blessing, Salem Massachusetts, 1635, Five Generations of Descendants'', by Lois Payne Hoover, (2010, 3rd printing 2015), page 330 - 331 Abigail Curtis is the mother of Elisha Towne.''The Towne Family, William Towne and Joanna Blessing, Salem Massachusetts, 1635, Five Generations of Descendants'', by Lois Payne Hoover, (2010, 3rd printing 2015), page 330 - 331
'''Marriage'''
Husband
Wife
Child: [[Towne-803|Elisha Towne]]. Marriage: 09 Nov 1699, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts. Source: [[#S1505493880]] Birth year: 1673; Birth city: Salem; Birth state: MA
== Sources ==
* Source S161 Walter Goodwin Davis, Massachusetts and Maine Families in the Ancestry of Walter Goodwin Davis (1885-1966): A reprinting in alphabetical order by surname of the sixteen multi-ancestor compedia, Introduction by Gary Boyd Roberts (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., 1996)
* Source S117 ''The Descendants of William Towne, who came to America on or about 1630 and settled in Salem, Mass.'', Compiled by Edwin Eugene Towne. Newtonville, Mass. 1901.
* Source S111Vital Records
* Source: S1505437569 Repository: [[#R1500314884]] Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Ancestry Family Tree http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=106016416&pid=53
* Repository: R1500314884 Ancestry.com
* Source S92 Abbreviation: Claire Dietz, Title: gedcom file found on Rootsweb.com posted by Claire Dietz on March 26, 2001, Bibliography
* Created through the import of family.ged on 21 September 2010.
-- MERGED NOTE ------------
== Biography ==
: Elisha Towne, son of Joseph and Abigail (Curtis) Towne, was born 5 Sept 1708 in Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts.''The Towne Family, William Towne and Joanna Blessing, Salem Massachusetts, 1635, Five Generations of Descendants'', by Lois Payne Hoover, (2010, 3rd printing 2015), page 361
: Elisha married Mercy Foster 11 Jan 1737/38 in Topsfield. Mercy is the daughter of Samuel Foster and Mercy Maccoon, born 23 Oct 1710 in Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts.
: Elisha and Mercy (Foster) Towne had nine children. Their children born in Topsfield are: Joseph, Bartholomew, Thomas, Mercy, and Sarah.
: In about 1748, Elisha and Mercy (Foster) Towne removed to Monson (now Milford), Hillsborough, New Hampshire. Their children born in Milford, New Hampshire are: Elisha, Samuel, Mary/Mercy, and (again) Elisha.
: Elisha and Mercy (Foster) Towne both died in Milford, Hillsborough, New Hampshire.
=== Birth ===
: Birth: 5 SEP 1708, Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts
:: Source: [[#S92]]
: Marriage: 11 JAN 1737, Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts
:: Note: Towne genealogy has marriage date of June 11, 1738.
:: Source: [[#S92]]
:: Source: [[#S111]]
:: Source: [[#S117]]
::: Page: page 33-34
: Marriage: 5 NOV 1707, Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts
:: Source: [[#S92]]
:: Source: [[#S111]]
:: Source: [[#S117]] page 25
:: Source: [[#S161]] Volume 1, Page 340
== Research Notes ==: Elisha Towne son of Joseph and Abigail (Curtis) Towne had only one wife: Mercy Foster. '''Elisha's cousin also named Elisha Towne, also living in Topsfield, married in the same year, to Sarah Elizabeth Rhodes. They are two separate families.''' See Towne Family page 218 for the other family.
:: The family described below shows Elisha Towne as born to Joseph Towne and his first wife, Margaret Case. Margaret died before Nov 1707, and she is not the mother of Elisha Towne.:: Joseph Towne married (2) Abigail Curtis 5 Nov 1707 in Topsfield.''The Towne Family, William Towne and Joanna Blessing, Salem Massachusetts, 1635, Five Generations of Descendants'', by Lois Payne Hoover, (2010, 3rd printing 2015), page 330 - 331 Abigail Curtis is the mother of Elisha Towne.''The Towne Family, William Towne and Joanna Blessing, Salem Massachusetts, 1635, Five Generations of Descendants'', by Lois Payne Hoover, (2010, 3rd printing 2015), page 330 - 331
'''Marriage'''
Husband
Wife
Child: [[Towne-803|Elisha Towne]]. Marriage: 09 Nov 1699, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts. Source: [[#S1505493880]] Birth year: 1673; Birth city: Salem; Birth state: MA
== Sources ==
* ''The Towne Family, William Towne and Joanna Blessing, Salem Massachusetts, 1635, Five Generations of Descendants'', by Lois Payne Hoover, (2010, 3rd printing 2015), Towne Family Association by Otter Bay Books, Baltimore, Maryland. Page 361::: This Towne book was commissioned by the Towne Family Association. ''Towne Family'' won the 2011 Grand Prize from the Connecticut Society of Genealogists, and in the same year received the 2011 Award of Excellence for a Genealogy and Family History from the National Genealogical Society.
* Source S161 Walter Goodwin Davis, Massachusetts and Maine Families in the Ancestry of Walter Goodwin Davis (1885-1966): A reprinting in alphabetical order by surname of the sixteen multi-ancestor compedia, Introduction by Gary Boyd Roberts (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., 1996)
* Source S117 ''The Descendants of William Towne, who came to America on or about 1630 and settled in Salem, Mass.'', Compiled by Edwin Eugene Towne. Newtonville, Mass. 1901.
* Source S111Vital Records
* Source: S1505437569Ancestry Family Tree http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=106016416&pid=53
* Source S92 Abbreviation: Claire Dietz, Title: gedcom file found on Rootsweb.com posted by Claire Dietz on March 26, 2001, Bibliography
* Created through the import of family.ged on 21 September 2010.* Source: S1505437569Ancestry Family Tree http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=106016416&pid=58
Events
| Birth | 5 Sep 1708 | Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts | |||
| Marriage | 11 Jan 1737 | Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts - Mercy Foster | |||
| Death | Aft 1761 | Milford, Hillsborough, New Hampshire | |||
| Alt name | Elisha Towne Jr | ||||
| Reference No | 387544 | ||||
| Reference No | |||||
| Reference No | 60 | ||||
| Reference No | 403529 |
Families
| Spouse | Mercy Foster (1711 - 1761) |
| Child | Bartholomew Towne (1741 - 1800) |
| Child | Joseph Towne (1739 - 1739) |
| Child | Thomas Towne (1742 - 1824) |
| Child | Mercy Towne (1744 - 1844) |
| Child | Sarah Towne (1747 - ) |
| Child | Elisha Towne (1751 - 1752) |
| Child | Samuel Towne (1753 - ) |
| Child | Mary Towne (1755 - ) |
| Child | Elisha Towne (1760 - ) |
| Father | Joseph Towne (1673 - 1757) |
| Mother | Abigail Curtis (1680 - 1729) |
| Sibling | Bartholomew Towne (1710 - ) |
| Sibling | Mary Towne (1712 - ) |
| Sibling | David Towne Sr. (1714 - 1778) |
| Sibling | Abigail Towne (1716 - 1783) |
| Sibling | Phebe Towne (1718 - ) |
| Sibling | Hannah Towne (1720 - ) |
| Sibling | Martha Towne (1722 - ) |
| Sibling | Sarah Towne (1726 - ) |
| Sibling | Jonathan Towne (1728 - 1776) |