Samuel Bertram Towle (1802 - 1884)

Born 2 Aug 1802 in Chichester, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States

Died 22 Jan 1884 at age 81 in Loudon, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States

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Biography

Samuel was born on 2 Aug 1802 in Chichester, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States. He was the son of Joshua and Olive (Brown) Towle.

Samuel married Sibbel Whitten. They had four children who survived to adulthood.

Samuel passed away on 22 Jan 1884 in Loudon, Merrimack, New Hampshire.^[1] He was buried at Mount Hope Cemetery in Loudon.^[2] After the passing of his widow, Samuel willed the entirety of his real and personal estate to his son, James. With the exception of five dollars that was to be set aside for his only other surviving child, George Towle.

Census Records

1840 Chichester, Merrimack, New Hampshire Samuel and his family were enumerated just before his parents this census.^[3]

1850 Loudon, Merrimack, New Hampshire Samuel was identified as a farmer in this census. He owned a sizeable tract of land in Louden that he would ultimately leave in its entirety to his son, James. Samuel's household composition at this time consisted of himself (age 46); his wife, Sibbel (Whitten) Towle (age 37; and their children, Joseph (age 16), George (age 13), James (age 11) and Sophia (age 4). ^[4]

1860 Loudon, Merrimack, New Hampshire Samuel was a farmer. The value of his real estate was set at $1000, and the value of his personal estate was set at $480. The census taker appears to have had some issues entering information on this page, but it appears as though all of Samuel's children still lived at home.^[5]

1880 Loudon, Merrimack, New Hampshire Samuel was still engaged in farming his land. His son, James, lived at home and also worked on the farm. Although the transcriptionist has labeled this enumeration for Hopkinton, the document heading shows that it is actually in Louden.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ New Hampshire, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1654-1947. Death Records. Samuel Towle, 22 Jan 1884. Digital Images: Family Search. Image 657 of 5112. Accessed 16 Sep 2022. Samuel Towle Death Record
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/128351488/samuel-b-towle: accessed 16 September 2022), memorial page for Samuel B Towle (2 Aug 1802–22 Jan 1884), Find a Grave Memorial ID 128351488, citing Mount Hope Cemetery, Loudon, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, USA; Maintained by Randy Cummings (contributor 47512450).
3. ↑ United States Census, 1840. Chichester, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States. Samuel Towle; page 44, line 26. Citing NARA digital publication series M704. Records of the Bureau of the Census, National Archives and Records Administration. Digital Images: Family Search. Image 2 of 2. Accessed 3 Sep 2022. 1840 US Census
4. ↑ Census, 1850. Loudon, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States; Samuel B. Towle; page 35, line number 41, house number 305; family number 318. Citing NARA digital publication series M432, roll 436. Records of the Bureau of the Census, National Archives and Records Administration. Digital Images: Family Search. Image 35 of 37. Accessed 16 Sep 2022. 1850 US Census
5. ↑ Census, 1860. Loudon, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States; Samuel B. Towle; page 112, line number 37, house number 822; family number 853. Citing NARA digital publication series M653. Records of the Bureau of the Census, National Archives and Records Administration. Digital Images: Family Search. Image 40 of 42. Accessed 16 Sep 2022. 1860 US Census
6. ↑ Census, 1880. Loudon, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States. Samuel B. Towle; enumeration district 184, page 5, line number 40, house number 53; family number 56. Citing NARA digital publication series T9. Records of the Bureau of the Census, National Archives and Records Administration. Digital Images: Family Search. Image 5 of 6. Accessed 16 Sep 2022. 1880 US Census