Elizabeth B
SMITH
(b.
30 May 1831
,
Ledyard, New York, USA
d.
18 November 1890
,
Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
)
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Elizabeth B SMITH was born 30 May 1831 in Ledyard, New York, USA
Elizabeth B SMITH was the child of Sherman SMITH and Charlotte Maria BURNHAM and the grandchild of: (paternal) Abram (Abraham) SMITH and Elizabeth MINOT (maternal) Asa W BURNHAM and Lucy HUNTINGTONSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Elizabeth B married George W FITCH abt. 1854 in New York, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
George W FITCH was born abt. 1820 in New York, USA. George W died 7 June 1856 in Ledyard, New York, USA (Aurora). George W was the child of Ichabod Bosworth FITCH and Martha COLLINS.
Elizabeth B married (2) Amasa TOWNE 13 November 1861 in Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Amasa TOWNE was born 8 July 1821 in Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA. Amasa died 11 August 1871 in Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA. Amasa was the child of Israel TOWNE and Hannah STACY.
Elizabeth B SMITH died 18 November 1890 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA.
Born in the village of Aurora.
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Family and Children of Elizabeth B SMITH
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George W FITCH-- Date: abt. 1854 Place: , New York, USA
George W FITCH was the child of Ichabod Bosworth FITCH and Martha COLLINS
Children of George W FITCH and Elizabeth B SMITH:
George Beman FITCH (b.abt. 1854, Ledyard, New York, USA d. 26 August 1863, Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA)
Elizabeth B SMITH married Amasa TOWNE-- Date: 13 November 1861 Place: Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA
Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1925
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Amasa TOWNE was the child of Israel TOWNE and Hannah STACY
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
Children of Amasa TOWNE and Elizabeth B SMITH:
William Sherman TOWNE (b.9 June 1868, Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA d. 15 January 1943, Memphis, Tennessee, USA)
m. Bertha E SONES 28 June 1892 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
m. Rebecca Louise STEWART 10 May 1898
Walter Irving TOWNE (b.23 October 1870, Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA d. July 1959, Franklin, Florida, USA)
m. Cornelia Leonora AINSWORTH 25 May 1892 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
m. Martha C NEUMAN 22 February 1911
George W FITCH-- Date: abt. 1854 Place: , New York, USAGeorge W FITCH was the child of Ichabod Bosworth FITCH and Martha COLLINS
Children of George W FITCH and Elizabeth B SMITH:
George Beman FITCH (b.abt. 1854, Ledyard, New York, USA d. 26 August 1863, Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA)Elizabeth B SMITH married
Amasa TOWNE-- Date: 13 November 1861 Place: Belchertown, Massachusetts, USAMassachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1925
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Amasa TOWNE was the child of Israel TOWNE and Hannah STACY
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
Children of Amasa TOWNE and Elizabeth B SMITH:
William Sherman TOWNE (b.9 June 1868, Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA d. 15 January 1943, Memphis, Tennessee, USA)m. Bertha E SONES 28 June 1892 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
m. Rebecca Louise STEWART 10 May 1898
Walter Irving TOWNE (b.23 October 1870, Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA d. July 1959, Franklin, Florida, USA)m. Cornelia Leonora AINSWORTH 25 May 1892 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
m. Martha C NEUMAN 22 February 1911
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1831 Birth 30 May 1831
Ledyard, New York, USA
From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1850 Ledyard, Cayuga, New York
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
1850 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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
1850 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1855 Ledyard, Cayuga, New York
name: Elizabeth Fitch
event: Census
event date: 1855
event place: Ledyard, Cayuga, New York, United States
gender: Female
age: 23
relationship to head of household: Child
estimated birth year: 1832
family number: 322
line number: 20
page:
film number: 1435218
digital folder number: 005207172
image number: 00689
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Sherman Smith M 54
wife Charlotte Smith F 51
child Elizabeth Fitch F 23
child James Smith M 14
child Caroline Smith F 12
other Mary Craig F 18
grandchild George Fitch M 1
'New York, State Census, 1855,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ K67R-RC1 : accessed 09 Feb 2013), Elizabeth Fitch in entry for Sherman Smith, 1855.
1855 New York State Census
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name: Elizabeth Fitch
event: Census
event date: 1855
event place: Ledyard, Cayuga, New York, United States
gender: Female
age: 23
relationship to head of household: Child
estimated birth year: 1832
family number: 322
line number: 20
page:
film number: 1435218
digital folder number: 005207172
image number: 00689
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Sherman Smith M 54
wife Charlotte Smith F 51
child Elizabeth Fitch F 23
child James Smith M 14
child Caroline Smith F 12
other Mary Craig F 18
grandchild George Fitch M 1
'New York, State Census, 1855,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ K67R-RC1 : accessed 09 Feb 2013), Elizabeth Fitch in entry for Sherman Smith, 1855.
1855 New York State Census
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1856 Death of Spouse/PartnerGeorge W FITCH died 7 June 1856, Ledyard, New York, USA (Aurora)
1861 Marriage / PartnerElizabeth B SMITH and Amasa TOWNE 13 November 1861, Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA
She was 30 years old.
1863 Death of ChildGeorge Beman FITCH died 26 August 1863, Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA
Elizabeth B was 32 years old.
1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1868 Birth of ChildWilliam Sherman TOWNE was born 9 June 1868, Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA
Elizabeth B was 37 years old.
1870
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.
1870 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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.
1870 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.1870 Birth of ChildWalter Irving TOWNE was born 23 October 1870, Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA
Elizabeth B was 39 years old.
1871 Death of Spouse/PartnerAmasa TOWNE died 11 August 1871, Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA
Aurora - Town of Ledyard, Cayuga, NY map - 1875 - NOTE: L. Salisbury, Mrs. Smith, J.B. Smith, Mrs. Town
1880 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
1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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
1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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?”
The Evening Auburnian
Auburn, New York
Friday, April 22, 1881
1882 - Land Grant
Grantee's Name Elizabeth B Towne
Grantor's Name George W Salisbury
Event Date Aug 1882
Event Place Cayuga, New York, United States
Event Type Land Assessment
Entry Number 162
Page Number 126
New York Land Records, 1630-1975
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Grantee's Name Elizabeth B Towne
Grantor's Name George W Salisbury
Event Date Aug 1882
Event Place Cayuga, New York, United States
Event Type Land Assessment
Entry Number 162
Page Number 126
New York Land Records, 1630-1975
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October 25, 1882 - Real Estate Transaction
Caroline and George Salisbury to Elizbeth B. Towne, Van Anden Street, Auburn, New York
Details of this transaction can be found at familysearch.org
New York, Land Records, 1630-1975 Cayuga City deeds 1882-1883 vol 162 Image 104 of 420
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1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
1886
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...
The Auburn Bulletin
Auburn, New York
Saturday, May 8, 1886
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...
The Auburn Bulletin
Auburn, New York
Saturday, May 8, 1886
1887
Walter Towne, formerly of this city, is employed in a hardware store at Grand Rapids, Michigan.
The Auburn Bulletin
Auburn, New York
Tuesday, August 30, 1887
Walter Towne, formerly of this city, is employed in a hardware store at Grand Rapids, Michigan.
The Auburn Bulletin
Auburn, New York
Tuesday, August 30, 1887
1889
Name: Elizabeth B Towne
Occupation: widow Amasa
State: NY
Auburn, New York Directories, 1889-92
Along These Streets and Roads: Stories from Auburn and Cayuga County
Name: Elizabeth B Towne
Occupation: widow Amasa
State: NY
Auburn, New York Directories, 1889-92
Along These Streets and Roads: Stories from Auburn and Cayuga County
1890
Name: Elizabeth Towne (wid Amasa)
Location 2: 210 Barclay
Year: 1890
City: Grand Rapids
State: MI
Grand Rapids, Michigan City Directories, 1889-90
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Name: Elizabeth Towne (wid Amasa)
Location 2: 210 Barclay
Year: 1890
City: Grand Rapids
State: MI
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Gravestone - Oak Glen Cemetery, Aurora, New York
Oak Glen Cemetery
Ledyard, New York, USA (Aurora)
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1890 Death 18 November 1890
Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
She died at the age of 59.
1906 - 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.
Auburn Semi-Weekly Journal
Auburn, New York
April 17, 1906
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.
Auburn Semi-Weekly Journal
Auburn, New York
April 17, 1906
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