Published in the Piscataquis (ME) Observer 1 Mar 1860 p3: "DIED---HONEST MAN IS THE NOBLEST WORK OF GOD---____, in Foxcroft, Feb. 19th last past, Mr. Abel Towne, aged 84 years, 5 months and 10 days.
With the death of Mr. Towne, Piscataquis has lost its oldest settler---the oldest pioneer of this county _____ere. When he became an inhabitant of what is now Dover, there was not an incorporated town within the limits of what now constitutes the county Piscataquis. Mr. Towne was born in Temple, N. H., from which place he removed Carrytank, ___d (now incorportated Solon) in the State of ____. He married Miss Sarah Adkinson, of Jay, who still survives him, in the year 1803---and in ____ accompanied by his brother (the late Eli Towne, Esq.) he removed to the township since incorporated Dover, in 1823 he removed to Foxcroft, and he remained until his death. Mr. Towne was one of the first Assessors of Dover (Mr. Den__ ___bert of Wisconsin and Mr. Joseph Shep___ of Dover Village, his associates)---and he was for several years Town Clerk of Dover. He lived to see all his children, numbering eleven, grow up to man and womanhood, all but two of them now survive. He erected thew first house in _____ Village (on the place where Wm. Sargent's ____ now stands.) Mr. Towne was a kind affectionate husband and father and a worthy and _____ citizen. By his industry and strict integrity he won the confidence and respect of all."
THE DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM TOWNE, Who Came To America On Or About 1630 And Settled In Salem, Mass., comiled by Edwin Eugene Towne (1900),
CHILDREN;
Lists besides the one's listed below
SARAH A. TOWNE,b.6 Dec 1828, m. E (Erastus)DOW, d. 5 Sep 1898.
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HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF WILTON, HILLBOURGH COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE, WITH A GENEALOGICAL REGISTER BY A.A. LIVERMORE AND S. PUTNAM, 332
BURTON FAMILY
5. JOHN d. Feb 11,1791, aged 80 yrs. With his three sons he removed from Middleton, Mass., to No. 2. now Wilton, and settled on lot No. 16 in the fifth range. The cellar hole of his house is in the northeast part of the plain, very near the center of the lot. The place is now owned by James Sheldon. His wife Abigail, d. Aug 28, 1796, aged 83 yrs. They had, besides the three sons, named below, two daughter's: one m. Thomas Towne, and the other m. _____Buxton.
pg.516
TOWNE FAMILY
1. THOMAS TOWNE was in Capt. Benjamin Taylor's co. in the Winter Hill campaign, and also in Capt. Goss's co. at Bennington. He m. Sarah. dau. of John and Abigail Burton. Children:
2. Eli, b. Aug. 10, 1774
3. David Burton, b. Oct. 5, 1775.
4. Moses, B. June 2, 1778
5. Abel, b. Sept. 9, 1779.
6. Samuel, b. June 10, 1782.
7. Francis Paine, b. May 7, 1784.
8. Abigail Harvey, b. Dec. 18, 1785
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Town of Dover, Records of Births and Deaths, Volume# 1 on page 23
Abel Towne Family Record
Abel Towne Born Sept 9, 1779
Sarah Towne Born April 5, 1787
Children
James A. Towne Born December 5, 1805
Cyrus Towne Born April 29, 1807
Elisha Towne Born May 8, 1809
Eunice Towne Born March 27, 1812
Thomas Towne Born July 4, 1814
Abel Towne Born June 14, 1816
Rachel Towne Born Aug 5, 1818
Luke Longly Towne Born Sept 16, 1820
Henry Towne Born May 30, 1823
William Towne Born Feby 11th, 1826
James A. Towne Died Jany 29, 1825
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Year: 1860; Census Place: Foxcroft, Piscataquis, Maine; Roll: M653_433; Page: 788; Image: 32; Family History Library Film: 803433.
Harvey Judkins, b. abt 1817, age 43
Eunice Judkins, b. abt. 1816, age 44
Wesley Judkins, b. abt. 1838, age 22
Elmira Judkins, b. 1843, age 17
Sarah Towne, b. abt 1782, age 78
Just ordered a Master Index for "transcriptions" of cemeteries in maine. Helps locate which county and which cemetery they are in. 752,867 names. Should be helpful.
Published in the Piscataquis (ME) Observer 1 Mar 1860 p3: "DIED---HONEST MAN IS THE NOBLEST WORK OF GOD---____, in Foxcroft, Feb. 19th last past, Mr. Abel Towne, aged 84 years, 5 months and 10 days.
With the death of Mr. Towne, Piscataquis has lost its oldest settler---the oldest pioneer of this county _____ere. When he became an inhabitant of what is now Dover, there was not an incorporated town within the limits of what now constitutes the county Piscataquis. Mr. Towne was born in Temple, N. H., from which place he removed Carrytank, ___d (now incorportated Solon) in the State of ____. He married Miss Sarah Adkinson, of Jay, who still survives him, in the year 1803---and in ____ accompanied by his brother (the late Eli Towne, Esq.) he removed to the township since incorporated Dover, in 1823 he removed to Foxcroft, and he remained until his death. Mr. Towne was one of the first Assessors of Dover (Mr. Den__ ___bert of Wisconsin and Mr. Joseph Shep___ of Dover Village, his associates)---and he was for several years Town Clerk of Dover. He lived to see all his children, numbering eleven, grow up to man and womanhood, all but two of them now survive. He erected thew first house in _____ Village (on the place where Wm. Sargent's ____ now stands.) Mr. Towne was a kind affectionate husband and father and a worthy and _____ citizen. By his industry and strict integrity he won the confidence and respect of all."
THE DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM TOWNE, Who Came To America On Or About 1630 And Settled In Salem, Mass., comiled by Edwin Eugene Towne (1900),
CHILDREN;
Lists besides the one's listed below
SARAH A. TOWNE,b.6 Dec 1828, m. E (Erastus)DOW, d. 5 Sep 1898.
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HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF WILTON, HILLBOURGH COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE, WITH A GENEALOGICAL REGISTER BY A.A. LIVERMORE AND S. PUTNAM, 332
BURTON FAMILY
5. JOHN d. Feb 11,1791, aged 80 yrs. With his three sons he removed from Middleton, Mass., to No. 2. now Wilton, and settled on lot No. 16 in the fifth range. The cellar hole of his house is in the northeast part of the plain, very near the center of the lot. The place is now owned by James Sheldon. His wife Abigail, d. Aug 28, 1796, aged 83 yrs. They had, besides the three sons, named below, two daughter's: one m. Thomas Towne, and the other m. _____Buxton.
pg.516
TOWNE FAMILY
1. THOMAS TOWNE was in Capt. Benjamin Taylor's co. in the Winter Hill campaign, and also in Capt. Goss's co. at Bennington. He m. Sarah. dau. of John and Abigail Burton. Children:
2. Eli, b. Aug. 10, 1774
3. David Burton, b. Oct. 5, 1775.
4. Moses, B. June 2, 1778
5. Abel, b. Sept. 9, 1779.
6. Samuel, b. June 10, 1782.
7. Francis Paine, b. May 7, 1784.
8. Abigail Harvey, b. Dec. 18, 1785
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Town of Dover, Records of Births and Deaths, Volume# 1 on page 23
Abel Towne Family Record
Abel Towne Born Sept 9, 1779
Sarah Towne Born April 5, 1787
Children
James A. Towne Born December 5, 1805
Cyrus Towne Born April 29, 1807
Elisha Towne Born May 8, 1809
Eunice Towne Born March 27, 1812
Thomas Towne Born July 4, 1814
Abel Towne Born June 14, 1816
Rachel Towne Born Aug 5, 1818
Luke Longly Towne Born Sept 16, 1820
Henry Towne Born May 30, 1823
William Towne Born Feby 11th, 1826
James A. Towne Died Jany 29, 1825
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Year: 1860; Census Place: Foxcroft, Piscataquis, Maine; Roll: M653_433; Page: 788; Image: 32; Family History Library Film: 803433.
Harvey Judkins, b. abt 1817, age 43
Eunice Judkins, b. abt. 1816, age 44
Wesley Judkins, b. abt. 1838, age 22
Elmira Judkins, b. 1843, age 17
Sarah Towne, b. abt 1782, age 78
Just ordered a Master Index for "transcriptions" of cemeteries in maine. Helps locate which county and which cemetery they are in. 752,867 names. Should be helpful.