Catherine Rebecca (Bronson) Townsend (1833 - 1926)

Wife of John Joseph Townsend — married 21 Jan 1855 in Manhattan, New York County, New York, United States

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Biography

She married John J Townsend on 21 Jan 1855 in Manhattan, New York, US.^[1]

1856: Applied for a Passport.^[2]

1860 Census: Third Division 18th Ward, New York, USA. John Townsend, 35, 1825, born New York. Catherine Townsend, 27, 1833, New York. Ann Eliza Townsend, 4, 1856, New York. John Townsend, 2, 1858.^[3]

1870 Census: New York City, Ward 18. John J Townsend, 40, 1830, born in New York. Catherine Townsend, 35, 1835, NY. John Townsend, 12, 1858, NY. Arthur Townsend, 6, 1864, NY. Catherine Townsend, 4, 1868, NY. Elizabeth Townsend, 14, 1856, NY. 5 Irish servants.^[4]

1900-1901: She spent a year in Paris.^[5]

1910 Census: Manhattan Ward 19, New York, US. Catherine Townsend, widow, 76, 1834, NY. John J Townsend, son, single, 51, 1859, NY. 2 servants (married couple) and their child.^[6]

She is buried in Trinity Church Cemetery and Mausoleum Manhattan, New York.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=FS%2FMAR%2F35141849%2F2
2. ↑ https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=US%2FUS_PASSPORT_APPLICATIONS2%2F007545863%2F01240%2F1%2F002376634
3. ↑ https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=USC%2F1860%2F0000670669955
4. ↑ https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=USC%2F1870%2F004274989%2F00162%2F008
5. ↑ https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=LAH19010316.2.20&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------1
6. ↑ https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=USC%2F1910%2F004973032%2F00317%2F018
7. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/180387742/catherine-rebecca-townsend