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Henry Townsend

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Henry Townsend

Birth
Freeport, Cumberland County, Maine, USA
Death
17 Mar 1874 (aged 81)
Richfield, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA
Burial
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 1 Block 15 Lot 2 Space 5
Memorial ID
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Henry is the son of: Robert Townsend b. Dec. 2, 1760 d. Sept 9, 1845 and Susanna Dennison May 12,1771 d. Oct. 21,1856.

Henry married Hannah Woodside on Dec 23, 1817 in Brunswick, Cumberland Co., Maine. Hannah Woodside, born Feb 27, 1793 in Maine is the daughter of William Woodside and Katherine Hayden. Hannah died July 22, 1850 in Abbot, Maine.

The 1850 Census shows Henry and his family including wife Hannah in Abbot, Piscataquis Co., Maine.

The next information regarding Henry is a Land Grant purchased in 1856 in Hennepin Co., Minnesota.

Numerous of Henry's children are with him in Richfield Mn. in the 1860 census.

Children of Henry and Hannah Townsend:

1. William Henry b. 1819 Brunswick Maine
2. Dennison b. Jan 22, 1821 Brunswick Maine
3. Katherine Hayden b. 1823 Guilford Maine
4. George Washington b. Dec 5, 1827 Guilford Maine
5. Mary Syrena b. Sept 3, 1830 Guilford, Maine
6. Huldah Ann b. Sept 5, 1832 Guilford, Maine
7. Robert b. Dec 21, 1834 Guilford, Maine

Henry is the first son of Robert Townsend, a Revolutionary War Patriot per SAR records.

Cemetery plot cards show the location of Henry Townsend's grave and next to him is buried his grandson, Robert Henry, "Harry" the son of Robert Townsend. The monument that once marked the grave of Henry is missing. The flat under-stone is all that is left.

Townsend information for FAG compiled by Rachel Keller for Friends of Oak Hill.
Henry is the son of: Robert Townsend b. Dec. 2, 1760 d. Sept 9, 1845 and Susanna Dennison May 12,1771 d. Oct. 21,1856.

Henry married Hannah Woodside on Dec 23, 1817 in Brunswick, Cumberland Co., Maine. Hannah Woodside, born Feb 27, 1793 in Maine is the daughter of William Woodside and Katherine Hayden. Hannah died July 22, 1850 in Abbot, Maine.

The 1850 Census shows Henry and his family including wife Hannah in Abbot, Piscataquis Co., Maine.

The next information regarding Henry is a Land Grant purchased in 1856 in Hennepin Co., Minnesota.

Numerous of Henry's children are with him in Richfield Mn. in the 1860 census.

Children of Henry and Hannah Townsend:

1. William Henry b. 1819 Brunswick Maine
2. Dennison b. Jan 22, 1821 Brunswick Maine
3. Katherine Hayden b. 1823 Guilford Maine
4. George Washington b. Dec 5, 1827 Guilford Maine
5. Mary Syrena b. Sept 3, 1830 Guilford, Maine
6. Huldah Ann b. Sept 5, 1832 Guilford, Maine
7. Robert b. Dec 21, 1834 Guilford, Maine

Henry is the first son of Robert Townsend, a Revolutionary War Patriot per SAR records.

Cemetery plot cards show the location of Henry Townsend's grave and next to him is buried his grandson, Robert Henry, "Harry" the son of Robert Townsend. The monument that once marked the grave of Henry is missing. The flat under-stone is all that is left.

Townsend information for FAG compiled by Rachel Keller for Friends of Oak Hill.

Gravesite Details

Burial March 17, 1874



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