Sylvanus
Gordon
Townsend
Born in Lockeport, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
Ancestors 
Brother of
Silas Townsend, Stillman Townsend, Mary Emma (Townsend) Thompson, Letitia Townsend, Thomas Mitchell Burns Townsend, Maude Idella (Townsend) Blades, Gerald Townsend and Aletha (Townsend) Purcell
Husband of
Ola Frances Grover
— married
26 Dec 1918 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Descendants 
Father of
Unnamed Infant Townsend, Douglas James Townsend, Ruth Eileen (Townsend) Sabiston, Marion Francis (Townsend) Oxner, Vivian May (Townsend) Randle, Gordon Richard Townsend, Audrey Jean (Townsend) Faulkner and Ronald George Townsend
Died
at age 57
in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Profile last modified
| Created 8 Jan 2023
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Biography
Sylvanus was born in 1892.[1][2] In 1918, he married Ola Grover.[3][4]He passed away in 1950 and was buried at Camp Hill Cemetery, Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.[1][2]
FSFTID: 9KBC-NDH.
Residence
- 31 MAR 1901. H, Shelburne & Queens (shelburne), Nova Scotia, Canada.[5]
- 1920. 53 Massachusetts Avenue. Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
- 1921. Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, United States.
- 5 JUL 1921. 78 West Street. Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
- 1950. Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.[2]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Canada, Nova Scotia Vital Records, 1763-1957," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMLP-T63), Sylvanis Gordon Townsend, 1950, Death; citing p. 4423, volume 1950, Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; Nova Scotia Archives, Halifax.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Canada, Nova Scotia Deaths, 1890-1955," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK99-B8N1), Sylvanis Gordon Townsend, 08 Aug 1950; citing Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, certificate 2-004423, Nova Scotia Archives, Halifax.
- ↑ "Canada, Nova Scotia Vital Records, 1763-1957," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMLT-16K), Sylvanus Townsend and Ola F. Grover, 1918, Marriage; citing p. 97, volume 7, , Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; Nova Scotia Archives, Halifax.
- ↑ "Canada, Nova Scotia Marriages, 1907-1932," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVBK-8WQP), Sylvanus Townsend and Ola Frances Grover, 26 Dec 1918; citing Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, p. , Nova Scotia Archives, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
- ↑ "Canada Census, 1901," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KH23-7SZ : 23 February 2021), Sylvine Townsend in household of Thos Townsend, Shelburne & Queens (shelburne), Nova Scotia, Canada; citing p. 5, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.
- Personal recollection from Rab Townsend, Jan 8th, 2023.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sylvanus by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Sylvanus:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sylvanus by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Sylvanus:
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~12.50%
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