Ella Frances TOWNE

1868 - 1944  (76 years)

• Name	Ella Frances TOWNE
  Birth	2 May 1868	Massachusetts, United States   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Living	4 Jun 1870	Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States   [2]
  Residence	30 Apr 1940	Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States   [3]
  	Widow
  Death	1 Jun 1944	Massachusetts, United States   [4]
  Burial	Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States   [4]
  	Address: Mt. Hope Cemetery
  Person ID	I4046	Watkins
  Last Modified	16 Nov 2012

  
  

  Father	Edward F. TOWNE,   b. 6 Sep 1830, Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States d. 17 May 1917, Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Mary RICE,   b. 15 Jul 1832, Kinsale, Cork County, Ireland d. 1 Nov 1918, Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	17 Oct 1854	Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States   [5, 6]
  	They were married by Payson W. Lyman at the Congregational Church in Belchertown, Mass.
  Residence	7 Jun 1860	Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States   [7]
  	Farm laborer
  Residence	4 Jun 1900	Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States   [8]
  	Grain and coal dealer
  	Census recorded that they had been married 45 years and that eight of their nine children were still living.
  Residence	12 May 1910	Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States   [9]
  	Coal merchant
  	Residence was on Maple Street, Belchertown
  Family ID	F6	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	George A NORTON,   b. 24 Sep 1863, York, York, Maine, United States d. 28 Oct 1936, Massachusetts, United States (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	25 Oct 1888	Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States   [10]
  	He lived in Ware, Massachusetts, and she, in Belchertown. He was a railroad conductor.
  Residence	18 Jun 1900	Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States   [11]
  	Conductor, Freight RR
  Residence	5 May 1910	Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States   [11]
  	RR Conductor
  Residence	18 Jan 1920	Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States   [12]
  	Conductor, steam railroad
  Residence	7 Apr 1930	Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States   [13]
  	Railroad conductor
  	Listed as Geo. A and Ella F. Norton
  Children	1. Irving Towne NORTON,   b. Oct 1891, Massachusetts, United States d. Yes, date unknown   2. Cyril Francis NORTON,   b. 29 Dec 1894, Ware, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States d. 5 Sep 1983, Chester, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States (Age 88 years)
  Family ID	F1832	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Oct 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 2 May 1868 - Massachusetts, United States Living - 4 Jun 1870 - Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States Marriage - 25 Oct 1888 - Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States Residence - Conductor, Freight RR - 18 Jun 1900 - Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States Residence - RR Conductor - 5 May 1910 - Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States Residence - Conductor, steam railroad - 18 Jan 1920 - Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States Residence - Railroad conductor - 7 Apr 1930 - Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States Residence - 30 Apr 1940 - Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States Death - 1 Jun 1944 - Massachusetts, United States Burial - Address: Mt. Hope Cemetery - - Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Headstones

  George A. and Ella Frances Towne Norton George (1863 - 1936) Ella (1868 - 1944)

  
  

• Sources

  [S416] 1880 United States Federal Census, Belchertown, Hampshire, MA E.D. 322 Page 2. [S113] 1870 United States Federal Census, Belchertown, Hampshire, MA Page 6. [S449] Find a Grave, Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, ED 8-43, Page 6A, Dwelling 108, 1940 United States Census. [S91] Gravestone, Mt. Hope Cemetery, Belchertown, Massachusetts. [S7] DAR, Volume 112, page 202. [S329] Belchertown Genealogy. [S408] 1860 United States Federal Census, Belchertown, Hampshire County, Massachusetts Page 30 Family 254. [S414] T, Belchertown, Hampshire County, Massachusetts ED 616 Pg 2B Dwelling 33. [S415] A, Dwe, Belchertown, Hampshire County, Massachusetts ED 678 Page 7A Dwelling 162. [S86] ua, Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, Belchertown, MA, 1888, Page 52. [S414] T, Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, ED 634, Page 10A, Dwelling 158. [S415] A, Dwe, Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, ED 167, Page 8A, Dwelling 124. [S86] ua, Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, ED 29 Page 5B, Dwelling 99.