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Elizabeth (Towne) Poulson (1767 - 1855)

Elizabeth Poulson formerly Towne
Born in Maryland, British Colonial Americamap
Daughter of [father unknown] and
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of — married 1783 in Maryland, United Statesmap
Descendants descendants
Died at about age 88 in Moundsville, Marshall, Virginia, United Statesmap
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Profile last modified | Created 16 Mar 2011
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Biography

Elizabeth Towne was born in 1767 in Maryland, British Colonial America, daughter of John Towne and Harriet Hovey (1740 - ).[citation needed]

Her siblings were:

  1. Asa Towne (1764 - )
  2. Sarah Towne (1766 - )
  3. Anne (Towne) Averill (1767 - )
  4. Amos Towne (1769 - )
  5. John Towne Jr. (1771 - 1830)
  6. Solomon Towne (1774 - )
  7. Joseph Towne (1777 - )
  8. Daniel (Towne) Town (1779 - )
  9. Samuel Towne (1783 - )
  10. Lucy Towne (1785 - )
  11. Oliver Towne (<1789 - )

Elizabeth married Asel Poulson (born in Maryland about 1735; died in Moundsville, Marshall, Virginia, United States about ~18 Nov 1851) in 1783 in Maryland. Their children were:

  1. Isaac Poulson (1784 - 1854)
  2. Margaret Poulson (1790 - )
  3. Beal Poulson (1795 - 1870)
  4. Effa Poulson (1797 - )
  5. Elizabeth Poulson (1803 - 1880)
  6. William Martin Poulson (1805 - 1887)
  7. Infant Poulson (1806 - )
  8. Providence Poulson (1810 - )
  9. Asel Polson (1813 - 1895)
  10. John Poulson (1815 - )
  11. Greenberry (Poulson) Polston (1816 - 1901)
  12. Mary Ann Poulson (1817 - 1858)
  13. Martin Poulson (1820 - )
  14. Rebecca Poulson (~1822 - )
  15. Catherine Poulson (~1824 - ).

Elizabeth died on 6 May 1855 in Moundsville aged ~87.


NOTE: Very rare for a woman age 50 to have a child. Even rarer to have 5 children after that age, the last one born at age 76. Good chance they were grandchildren or she was younger and born after 1767. McClintock-715 02:31, 14 January 2019 (UTC)

1817 Elizabeth was 50 1820 Elizabeth was 53 1822 Elizabeth was 55 1824 Elizabeth was 57 1943 Elizabeth was 76

Sources

  • U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Yates Publishing, Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Original data - This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases. Originally, the information was derived ...
  • "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8DD-3PY : 9 November 2014), Elizabeth Poulson in household of Asel Poulson, Marshall county, part of, Marshall, Virginia, United States; citing family 1386, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

Acknowledgements

  • This person was created through the import of Polston_Peterson.ged on 16 March 2011.




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