Elizabeth B. Smith
(30 May 1831 - 18 Nov 1890)

Elizabeth B. Smith  (30 May 1831,  Aurora, Cayuga, New York, USA  - 18 Nov 1890,  Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA )  
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Elizabeth B.  was the child of Sherman Smith and Charlotte Maria Burnham

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married (1) George W. Fitch, (2) Amasa Towne. Elizabeth is buried in Oak Glen Cemetery, Aurora, New York.

Ancestor's Life Events

Ledyard, Cayuga, New York 1850 U.S. Census  Smith, Sherman, State: New York Year: 1850, County: Cayuga Roll: , Township: Ledyard Page: 250, Roll: M432_483 Sherman is age 47 or 49, born 1800, Canada. He is a carriage maker. He is living with Charlotte, age 47, born in Vermont. Caroline is also living with them. She is 7 years old, b. NY. James is 10 years old, b. NY. Elizabeth is 19, b. NY. Also living with them are: Rev. H. Baker, age 27, N.S.P. Minister, b. NY; Lucinda Reeves, age 21, b. NY. Related? Sherman Smith 49 1800 Ledyard, Cayuga, NY Charlotte Smith 47 1802 Ledyard, Cayuga, NY Elizabetha Smith 19 1830 Ledyard, Cayuga, NY James Smith 10 1839 Ledyard, Cayuga, NY Caroline Smith 7 1842 Ledyard, Cayuga, NY

1860 U.S. Census  CENSUS YR: 1860 STATE or TERRITORY: NY COUNTY: Cayuga DIVISION: Ledyard REEL NO: M653-729 PAGE NO: 272 REFERENCE: 13th June, 1860 by Oliver Wood, Handwritten Pg 10 Smith Sherman 60 M . Carriage Mk'r 2,000 . Conneticut. Smith Charlotte 57 F . Lady . . Conneticut Fitch Elizabeth 29 F . Lady . 3,500 New York Fitch George 6 M . . . . New York Smith James 20 M . Farmer . . New York Smith Caroline 17 F . Student . . New York Tuttle Louisa 22 F . Domestic . . England NOTE: Elizabeth Fitch is the daughter of Sherman and Charlotte. She is the widow of George W. Fitch. She later marries Amasa Towne and is widowed again. Living Next Door: Burnham Eleazer 79 M . Gentleman 15,000 25,000 Vermont Burnham Urania 72 F . Lady . . Conneticut Eleazer is Charlotte’s older brother. Urania was his second wife. His first wife was C. Matilda Wood (b. 7/31/1789 d. 6/27/1832 Oak Glen Cemetery, Aurora, NY).

1870 U.S. Census  Elizabeth and Amasa Towne are living in Belchertown, MA with their 1 year old son, William S. Amasa is a farmer, age 48. Elizabeth is 39.

1880 U.S. Census  Aurora, Cayuga, New York  Name  Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace  E. B. TOWNE   Self   W   Female   W   49   NY   Keeping House   CT   VT   William S. TOWNE   Son   S   Male   W   11   NY   At School   MA   NY   Walter I. TOWNE   Son   S   Male   W   9   NY      MA   NY   Charlotte M. SMITH   Mother   W   Female   W   77   VT      CT   CT

Vol VIII; No 96 – Fri. April 22, 1881 (10 cents per week) The Evening Auburnian, Auburn, NY  Real Estate Deeds Yesterday “Daniel H. Growing and others to Elizabeth B. Towne and Caroline M. Salisbury, property north side of Van Anden Street, $2,500?”

Saturday, May 8, 1886 The Auburn Bulletin, Auburn, NY  "To the Mayor and the Common Council of the City of Auburn. Gentlemen: We, the undersigned, residents of Van Anden Street, west of Washington Street, do demonstrate and petition your Honorable Body to relieve us of the expense and burden of blasting rock to construct a sewer along said street, from Washington street to the Owasco outlet, and we will ever pray…Elizabeth B. Towne…"

Tuesday, August 30, 1887 The Auburn Bulletin, Auburn, NY  Walter Towne, formerly of this city, is employed in a hardware store at Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Ancestry.com. Auburn, New York Directories, 1889-92[database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2000. Original data: Auburn City Directory, 1889-1890. Auburn, NY: Alonzo P. Lamey, 1890.; Auburn City Directory, 1890-1891; Auburn, NY: Alonzo P. Lamey, 1891; Auburn City Directory, 1890-1892; Auburn, NY: Alonzo P. Lamey, 1892; 1890-1892. Auburn, NY: Alonzo P. Lamey, 1892.  Name: Elizabeth B Towne Occupation: widow Amasa State: NY

Grand Rapids, Michigan City Directories, 1889-90  Name: Elizabeth Towne (wid Amasa) Location 2: 210 Barclay Year: 1890 City: Grand Rapids State: MI

April 17, 1906 Auburn Semi-Weekly Journal  "Surrogate's Court Surrogate Woodin this morning entertained a decree of heirship in the estate of Elizabeth T. Towne. Mrs. Towne died in Grand Rapids and petitions were filed by her sons William S. Towne and Walter I. Towne asking the probate of heirship to establish the title to real estate in the town of Scipio."

Tuesday, June 25, 1907 The Auburn Citizen, Auburn, NY  William S. Towne of Grand Rapids, Mich., formerly of this city, is in town visiting for a few days with S. S. Salisbury of Mary Street, after which he will visit relatives in Massachusetts.

Friday, June 28, 1907 The Auburn Citizen, Auburn, NY  "William S. Towne of Grand Rapids, Mich., who has been visiting friends in the city for the past few days, left last evening for Belchertown, Mass., and other eastern points."

Monday, Feb. 24, 1908 The Auburn Citizen, Auburn, NY  W. I. Towne of Grand Rapids, Mich., is visiting his cousin, S. S. Salisbury of 17 Mary Street.

Ancestor's Marriage(s) and Child(ren)

married George W. Fitch -- Place:

Family Group Record for Elizabeth B. Smith and George W. Fitch

Children: George Beman Fitch (abt. 1854, Aurora, Cayuga, New York, USA - 26 Aug 1863, Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA)

married Amasa Towne -- Date: 13 NOV 1861 Place:  Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA Source: Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910 Vol: 145 ; Page: 3 Volume/Page: Vol: 145 ; Page: 3  He was 40. She was 30. His father listed as Israel Towne. Her father listed as Sherman Smith. This is the 2nd marriage for both. (His first marriage was to Mary Caroline Hunt on b. 27 APR 1854 in West Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts. She died in 1858 in Belchertown, MA.) Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910 groom's name: Amasa Town groom's birth date: 1821 groom's birthplace: Belchertown groom's age: 40 bride's name: Elizabeth B. Fitch bride's birth date: 1831 bride's birthplace: Aurora, N. Y. bride's age: 30 marriage date: 13 Nov 1861 marriage place: Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts groom's father's name: Israel Town groom's mother's name: bride's father's name: Sherman Smith bride's mother's name: groom's race: groom's marital status: Unknown groom's previous wife's name: bride's race: bride's marital status: Unknown bride's previous husband's name: indexing project (batch) number: M02872-5 system origin: Massachusetts-EASy source film number: 186141 reference number: p 7 cn 11 source: familysearch.org

Family Group Record for Elizabeth B. Smith and Amasa Towne

Children: William Sherman Towne (9 JUN 1868, Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA - , ) Walter Irving Towne (23 OCT 1870, Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA - , )

Ancestor's Death-related Information

Buried at:

Oak Glen Cemetery

Ledyard, New York
Ledyard, Cayuga, New York, USA

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