Lyman
Townsend
Born about in Barnard, Windsor, Vermont, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Paul Townsend
and Fanny (Lurvey) Townsend
Brother of
Paul Townsend, Harriet Townsend, Horace C. Townsend, Norman Townsend, Maria F. (Townsend) Gates and Susan Arabella (Townsend) Woods
Husband of
Permelia (Gray) Townsend
— married
22 Nov 1832 in Barnard, Windsor, Vermont, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Unknown Townsend, Lorenzo Richmond Townsend, Lucy B. (Townsend) Maxham, Ellen Francelia (Townsend) Chamberlin, Julia Ann (Townsend) Preston, Samuel Townsend, Sarah Townsend and Frank Lyman Townsend
Died
at about age 75
in Barnard, Windsor, Vermont, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 23 Dec 2016
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Biography
Lyman was born in 1809. He is the son of Paul Townsend and Fannie Lurvey.
Sources
- History of Barnard Vermont p.396,397
- 1840 U.S. Census, Barnard, Windsor County, Vt.
- 1850 U.S census, Barnard, Windsor County, Vt. age: 40, living with wife Permelia, 36, and 4 children, Lorenzo, 14, Lucy, 11, Ellen, 9, Julia, 7, occupation: farmer, industry: agriculture
- 1860 U.S. Census, Barnard, Windsor, Vt. age: 51, living with wife Permelia, 48, and 3 children, Lorenzo, 24, Julia, 17, Samuel, 8, occupation: farmer
- note: this census (1860) incorrectly gives birth place as Wisconsin, every other record says it's Barnard, Vermont.
- 1870 U.S Census, Barnard, Windsor, Vt. age: 61, widowed, liv\ing with 3 children, Ellen, 29, Samuel, 18, Frank, 16, occupation: farmer
- 1880 U.S. Census, Barnard, Windsor, Vt. age: 71, living with daughter Ellen F. Ellis, 40, and grandson Herbert Preston, 9, occupation: farmer
- Vermont Vital Records, 1720-1908, Lyman Townsend, event type: death, death age: 75, birth date: abt. 1809, birth p[lace: Barnard, death date: 12/9/1884, death place: Barnard, Vt. father: Paul Townsend, mother: Fanny Townsend, cause of death: erysipelas
- U.S. Find a Grave Index 1600s-current, South Barnard Cemetery, Barnard, Windsor County, Vt. birth date: 1809, death date: 12/9/1884, spouse: Pamelia Townsend
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