Hannah (Holmes) Townsend (1802 - 1890)

Born 19 Jan 1802 in Massachusetts, United States

Wife of Marshall Townsend — married 13 Sep 1820 in Woodstock, Windsor County, Vermont, United States

Descendants

Died 26 Oct 1890 at age 88 in Barnard, Windsor County, Vermont, United States

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Biography

Hannah Holmes was born 19 January 1802 in Massachusetts. ^{[citation needed]} Hannah passed away 26 Oct 1890 in Barnard, Windsor County, Vermont.^{[citation needed]}

Marshall Townsend of Barnard, Vermont, and Hannah Holmes of Woodstock, Vermont, were married in Woodstock on 13 September 1820.^[1][2] According to Alven M. Smith, their children were son George and daughter Elizabeth.^[3]

The 1830 U.S. Census recorded Marshall Townsend as head of a household in Barnard, Vermont, that consisted of a man age 30 to 39 (Marshall), a woman age 20 to 29 (presumably Hannah), a boy under age 5 (this probably is son George), and a girl age 5 to 9.^[4]

The 1840 U.S. Census recorded Marshall Townsend in Barnard, Vermont. His household consisted of one man and one woman age 40 to 49 (Marshall and Hannah), one boy and one girl age 10 to 14 (the boy is probably son George), and one girl under age 5 (this would be daughter Elizabeth).^[5]

The 1850 U.S. Census recorded Marshall Townsend and Hannah Townsend, both 57, in Barnard, Vermont, with Elisabeth H. Townsend, 13. Marshall, a farmer, reported have $600 in real estate.^[6]

The 1870 U.S. Census recorded Marshall Townsend, age 77 and a retired farmer, in Barnard, Vermont, with wife Hannah Townsend, 70. Marshall was born in Vermont and Hannah was born in Massachusetts. Marshall had $1000 in real estate.^[7]

Marshal Townsend died in Barnard on 28 September 1874^[8][9] and is buried in Barnard Village Cemetery in Barnard, Vermont.^[10]

Some time after her husband's death, Marshall's widow Hannah Townsend filed a War of 1812 pension application as his widow, citing his "alleged" service in Col. Bicknell's Company, Vermont Militia. ^[11]

Hannah Townsend died in Barnard on 26 October 1890 and is buried in Barnard Village Cemetery, where her gravestone identifies her as wife of Marshal Townsend and lists her life dates as Jan. 19, 1802, and Oct. 26, 1890.^[12]

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage record (Groom's card) for Marshall Townsend and Hannah Holmes, Town of Woodstock. Vermont Vital Records through 1870. New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts.
2. ↑ Marriage record (Bride's card) for Marshall Townsend and Hannah Holmes, Town of Woodstock. Vermont Vital Records through 1870. New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts.
3. ↑ Smith, pages 89-90
4. ↑ United States Census, 1830. Enumeration sheet for Barnard, Windsor, Vermont; Series: M19; Roll: 187; Page: 7; Family History Library Film: 0027453. Accessed on Ancestry.com at https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/8058/4185987_00019
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYYJ-9CWS?cc=1786457&wc=31SV-F94%3A1588669987%2C1588670031%2C1588670586 : 24 August 2015), Vermont > Windsor > Barnard > image 13 of 27; citing NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-67S9-PQS?cc=1401638&wc=95RF-NQM%3A1031309301%2C1032258501%2C1032308901 : 9 April 2016), Vermont > Windsor > Barnard > image 30 of 41; citing NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6Q53-MPH?cc=1438024&wc=92K4-D5K%3A518653301%2C519139801%2C519140601 : 11 June 2019), Vermont > Windsor > Barnard > image 20 of 32; citing NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
8. ↑ Smith, page 90
9. ↑ Death record for Marshall Townsend, Town of Barnard. Vermont Vital Records through 1870. New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts.
10. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 9 February 2020), memorial page for Marshal Townsend (26 Jan 1793–28 Sep 1874), Find A Grave: Memorial #191301036, citing Barnard Village Cemetery, Barnard, Windsor County, Vermont, USA ; Maintained by Dan the Chickenman (contributor 49132208).
11. ↑ War of 1812 Pension Applications. Washington D.C.: National Archives. NARA Microfilm Publication M313, 102 rolls. Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group Number 15. Accessed on Ancestry.com at https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/1133/miusa1814_114195-00475
12. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 9 February 2020), memorial page for Hannah Townsend (19 Jan 1802–26 Oct 1890), Find A Grave: Memorial #191301069, citing Barnard Village Cemetery, Barnard, Windsor County, Vermont, USA ; Maintained by Dan the Chickenman (contributor 49132208).

• Smith, Alven M. Three Blackmore Genealogies. Published by the author, South Pasadena, California. 1930.