Nelson H. TOWNE

1828 - 1912  (83 years)

• Name	Nelson H. TOWNE
  Birth	19 Oct 1828	Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	15 Aug 1850	Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States   [1]
  	Clerk
  Residence	20 Jul 1860	Somers, Tolland, Connecticut, United States   [3]
  	Merchant
  Residence	8 Jun 1880	Depot Village, Palmer, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States   [4]
  	Retired Merchant
  Residence	11 May 1910	Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States   [5]
  	Retired
  	Widower
  Death	20 Apr 1912	Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States   [6]
  Burial	Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States   [7]
  	Address: Mount Hope Cemetery
  Person ID	I5579	Watkins
  Last Modified	26 Sep 2016

  
  

  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   [8, 9]
  Residence	1840	Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States   [10]
  Residence	15 Aug 1850	Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States   [1]
  	Farmer
  Family ID	F9	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Jane Maria ALLEN,   b. 4 Mar 1833, Heath, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States d. 14 Jan 1880, Palmer, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States (Age 46 years)
  Marriage	19 Oct 1853	Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States   [6]
  Residence	5 Jun 1870	Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States   [11]
  	Retail Merchant
  Children	1. Elizabeth Caroline TOWNE,   b. 20 Sep 1856, Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States d. 25 Jul 1880, Palmer, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States (Age 23 years)   2. Frank Nelson TOWNE,   b. 23 Dec 1859, Somers, Tolland, Connecticut, United States d. Abt 1924, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States (Age 64 years)
  Family ID	F3090	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Oct 2023

  
  

  Family 2	Frances Ethel FRISBEY,   b. May 1858, Hornellsville, Steuben, New York, United States d. 25 Jan 1907, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States (Age ~ 48 years)
  Marriage	19 Oct 1894  [2, 6]
  Residence	4 Jun 1900	Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States   [2]
  	Grocer
  Family ID	F3089	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Oct 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 19 Oct 1828 - Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States Residence - Clerk - 15 Aug 1850 - Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States Marriage - 19 Oct 1853 - Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States Residence - Merchant - 20 Jul 1860 - Somers, Tolland, Connecticut, United States Residence - Retail Merchant - 5 Jun 1870 - Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States Residence - Retired Merchant - 8 Jun 1880 - Depot Village, Palmer, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States Residence - Grocer - 4 Jun 1900 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States Residence - Retired - 11 May 1910 - Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States Death - 20 Apr 1912 - Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States Burial - Address: Mount Hope Cemetery - - Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Headstones

  Family of Nelson H. Towne Nelson (1828 - 1912) Jane Allen Towne (1833 - 1899) Lizzie C Towne (1856 - 1880) Frances Frisbey Towne (1858 - 1907)

  
  

• Sources

  [S409] 1850 United States Federal Census, Belchertown, Hampshire, MA Dwelling 26. [S414] T, Chicago Ward 32, Cook, Illinois ED 1019 Pg 2A Dwelling 16. [S408] 1860 United States Federal Census, Somers, Tolland, Connecticut, United States Page 121 Dwelling 1015. [S416] 1880 United States Federal Census, Palmer, Hampden, Massachusetts, ED 293 Page 26 Dwelling 127. [S417] 1910 United States Federal Census, Belchertown, Hampshire County, Massachusetts ED 678 Pg 5A Dwelling 103. [S9] 1930 United States Census, Ancestral File v4.19," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.2.1/9HRV-2K8 : accessed 30 July 2012), entry for Nelson H. TOWNE. [S331] Find-A-Grave, Memorial# 94582012. [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) [S113] 1870 United States Federal Census, Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States Page 7 Dwelling 55.