Born about in Bennington, Vermont, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of John Cushman
and Anna (Fuller) Cushman
Sister of
Doctor Fuller Cushman
Wife of
Hiram Towsley
— married
20 Jan 1824 in Rupert, Bennington, Vermont, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Alma (Towsley) Hawkins, Orlando Towsley, Louisa Towsley, Gertrude Towsley, Arthur Leroy Towsley, Josephine (Towsley) Becker and Rolland Towsley
Died about
at about age 86
in Rome, Oneida, New York, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 17 Sep 2019
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Contents |
Biography
Polly was born about 1805. She passed away in 1891. [1][2]
Polly married Hiram in 1824.[3]
Census
- 1855 - Williamstown, Oswego, New York, United States[4]
- 1860 - Williamstown, Oswego, New York, United States [5]
- 1865 - Williamstown, Oswego, New York, United States[6]
Research Notes
- Some sources say she had 11 children total, but only two survived her. One of her children who survived her was Rolland the other was "Mrs. H. D. Littlefield"
Sources
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #13613771:accessed 17 September 2019), memorial page for Polly Towsley (16 Feb 1805–8 Dec 1891), citing Wright Settlement Cemetery, Rome, Oneida County, New York, USA ; Maintained by BAL (contributor 46808572) .
- ↑ Atica Morning Herald, 9 Dec 1891, column 4, about half way down the page.
- ↑ Extracts From the Rutland Herald And Its Predecessors 1821-1825; by Rutland Historical Society, p.40.
- ↑ "New York State Census, 1855," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6S6-C6S : 10 March 2018), Polly Towsley in household of Hiram Towsley, Williamstown, Oswego, New York, United States; citing p. , line #26, family #77, county clerk offices, New York; FHL microfilm 857,437.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC4C-L1W : 12 December 2017), Polly Towsley in entry for Hiram Towsley, 1860.
- ↑ "New York State Census, 1865," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVNJ-XXWM : 10 March 2018), Polly Towsley in household of Hiram Towsley, , Williamstown, Oswego, New York, United States; citing Census, p. 31, citing multiple county Clerks; Warren and Lewis County Board of Supervisors; multiple counties in New York; Utica and East Hampton Public Libraries, New York.
- Cushman, Henry Wyles A Historical and biographical genealogy of the Cushmans (Cushman, Boston, 1855), p.567.
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~3.12%
Cynthia (Edgemon) Rushing 
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~0.78%
William Underhill :
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Steven Rushing :
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~0.78%
~3.12%
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