Mary (Bronson) Towner (1754 - 1822)

Ancestors

Wife of Joseph Towner — married 17 May 1775 in Oxford, New Haven, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 23 Jun 1822 at age 67 in Oxford, New Haven, CT, USA

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Biography

Mary was born in 1754. She was the daughter of Ebenezer Bronson and Deborah Sanford. She passed away in 1822.

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Sources

• W. C. Sharpe, History of Oxford (Seymour, CT, Record Print, 1885), p. 8. http://www.our-oxford.info/Books/sharpe/toc.html. "Admissions to Church Fellowship ... Joseph Towner, Jr., and Mary, his wife, May 12, 1776." (Oxford Congregational)

http://www.our-oxford.info/Books/sharpe/008.html.

• W. C. Sharpe, History of Oxford, p. 17. "The Congregational Church.

BAPTISMS ... ... 1776 ... May 12th Abigail Daughter to Joseph Towner Jnr & Mary his Wife." http://www.our-oxford.info/Books/sharpe/017.html.

• William Cothren, History of Ancient Woodbury, Connecticut, CD-Local and Family Histories: CT, 1600's - 1800's, (Produced in collaboration with the Genealogical Publishing Company, 2000), p. 505.

4W. C. Sharpe, History of Oxford, p. 78. http://www.our-oxford.info/Books/sharpe/078.html.

• Andrew Bell, 1935 WPA Headstone Inscriptions - Jack's Hill Cemetery, Oxford CT, p. 59. "Towner, Joseph, died Apr. 27, 1806, age 57 yrs.

Towner, Mary, relict of Joseph, died June 23, 1822, age 69 yrs. Towner, David, died July 4, 1823, age 43 yrs. Towner, Patty, wife of David, died July 29, 1814 age 30 yrs. Towner, William, son of David & Polly, died Aug. 2, 1817, age 1 yrs. 11 mos. Towner, Enos, son of David & Polly, died Aug. 10, 1823 Towner, Enos, died Jan. 9, 1819, age 39 yrs. Towner, Louis, wife of Enos, died July 25, 1819, age 31 yrs." http://oxfordpast.net/jhcemscan59.html.

• W. C. Sharpe, History of Oxford, p. 76. http://www.our-oxford.info/Books/sharpe/076.html.

• Compiled by Carole Magnuson, The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records - Oxford 1798-1850., General Editor, Lorraine Cook White, Baltimore, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2000, p. 76.

• Jack's Hill Cemetery Photograph - Oxford, CT. http://oxfordpast.net/cem4458.html.

• William Cothren, History of Ancient Woodbury, p. 505.

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