Peter Townsend Sr. (1642 - 1696)

Born 26 Oct 1642 in Boston, Massachusetts

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Died 14 May 1696 at age 53 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

Peter Townsend Sr. was born on October 26, 1642 in Boston, Massachusetts Bay. He was the son of William and Hannah (Penn) Townsend.

Peter's spousal relationships are as follows:

m1. Lydia ____ by 1666

m2. Margaret ____ by about 1677

m3. Ann ____ by about 1680

Peter was a carpenter, housewright, and joiner. He worked in Boston.

Peter passed away on May 14, 1696 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay.

Note: The U.S. Find A Grave Memorial provided in source below is for Peter's father, William, which includes a detailed biography including a list of children with their birthdates, one of which is son Peter, subject of this profile.

Sources

• Waters, Henry. "The Family of William Townsend of Boston", Essex Institute Historical Collections (Salem, Massachusetts, 1882) Vol. 19, Page 272

• Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988; Boston; Births, Marriages and Death, Vol. 2, p. 9. [Repository: Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 (database on-line, frame #732 of 60705). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook).] (birth record, includes parents' names)

• U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current; Memorial ID 74940439 (Peter's parents' biography; includes their biographies and list their ten children of whom Peter, subject of this profile is one); Accessed November 30, 2019; Created by Lawrence H. Grunert on August 14, 2011 and maintained by same, contributor 46831293: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74940439/william-townsend

• U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, p. 750. [Repository: Ancestry.com. U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700 (database on-line, frame #765 of 1022). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2012. Original data: Torry, Clarence A. New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2004.] (three marriages indexed)

• U.S., Craftperson Files, 1600-1995; 09; 04 Maker File. [Repository: Ancestry.com. U.S., Craftperson Files, 1600-1995 (database on-line, frame #309 of 465). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Original data: Delaware, Craftperson Files, 1600-1995. Card File of American Craftspeople, 1600-1995. The Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, Inc. Winterthur, Delaware.] (craft as carpenter, housewright, and joiner)