Amasa TOWNE

1821 - 1871  (50 years)

• Name	Amasa TOWNE
  Birth	8 Jul 1821	Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	15 Aug 1850	Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States   [2]
  	Farmer
  Death	11 Aug 1871	Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States   [3]
  Burial	Aft 11 Aug 1871	Mount Hope Cemetery, Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States
  Person ID	I3601	Watkins
  Last Modified	17 Nov 2012

  
  

  Father	Israel TOWNE,   b. 11 Aug 1794, Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States d. 13 Nov 1853, Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States (Age 59 years)
  Mother	Hannah S. STACY,   b. 24 Oct 1796, Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States d. 5 Aug 1853, Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States (Age 56 years)
  Marriage	13 Dec 1818	Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States   [4, 5]
  Residence	1840	Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States   [6]
  Residence	15 Aug 1850	Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States   [2]
  	Farmer
  Family ID	F9	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary C. HUNT,   b. Abt 1827   d. 19 Feb 1858, Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States (Age ~ 31 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1847
  Family ID	F497	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Sep 2023

  
  

  Family 2	Elizabeth B. SMITH,   b. 30 May 1831, Aurora, Ledyard, Cayuga, New York, United States d. 18 Nov 1890, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States (Age 59 years)
  Marriage	13 Nov 1861	Aurora, Cayuga County, New York   [7]
  Residence	22 Jun 1870	Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States   [8]
  	Farmer
  Children	1. William Sherman TOWNE,   b. 9 Jun 1868, Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States d. Yes, date unknown   2. Walter Irving TOWNE,   b. 23 Oct 1870, Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F498	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Sep 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 8 Jul 1821 - Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States Residence - Farmer - 15 Aug 1850 - Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States Marriage - 13 Nov 1861 - Aurora, Cayuga County, New York Residence - Farmer - 22 Jun 1870 - Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States Death - 11 Aug 1871 - Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States Burial - Aft 11 Aug 1871 - Mount Hope Cemetery, Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  Amasa Towne's headstone

  
  

  Headstones

  Amasa Towne and Mary C. Hunt Towne Amasa (1821 - 1871) Mary (1827 - 1858)

  
  

• Sources

  [S91] Gravestone, Mt. Hope Cemetery, Belchertown, MA. [S409] 1850 United States Federal Census, Belchertown, Hampshire, MA Dwelling 26. [S91] Gravestone. Mt. Hope Cemetery, Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts [S7] DAR, Volume 112, page 202. [S329] Belchertown Genealogy. [S124] 1840 United States Federal Census, Belchertown, Berkshire County, Massachusetts Pg 7 of 34. Census reported: One male under 5: One male 5-10: One male 10-15: One male 15-20: One male 40-50: Israel (46) One female under 5: One female 5-10: One female 10-15: One female 20-30: One female 40-50: Hannah (44) [S328] Descendants of William Towne. [S113] 1870 United States Federal Census, Belchertown, Hampshire County, Massachusetts Pg 41 Dwelling 332.