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Walter Townsend
Parents
- Father: Edward Mitchell Townsend (b. 7 October 1829, d. 2 February 1904)
- Mother: Belinda Rockwell (b. 26 February 1832, d. 13 April 1882)
Biography
- Walter Townsend was born on 14 July 1865 in Scarborough, New York.1
- He died on 24 December 1869 in New York City, New York, at age 4.1
- He was buried in Youngs Cemetery, Oyster Bay, New York.2
Other Information
- Relationship: Great-granduncle of Linda Sargent
8th cousin 4 times removed of Kyle Lawrence Mueller - Charts/Lists: Kingsbury Family
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Citations
Robert Cooper Townsend
1874 photo
age 5
Parents
- Father: Edward Mitchell Townsend (b. 7 October 1829, d. 2 February 1904)
- Mother: Belinda Rockwell (b. 26 February 1832, d. 13 April 1882)
Children with Louisa Anna Johnson (b. 3 June 1870, d. 13 April 1951)
- Ingersoll Day Townsend+ (b. 28 May 1895, d. 5 February 1982)
- Robert Cooper Townsend (b. about 1897)
Biography
- Robert Cooper Townsend was born on 9 April 1869 in New York City, New York.1
- He appeared on the 1880 US Federal Census of Oyster Bay Village, Queens County, New York, enumerated on 5 June 1880, in the household of his parents Edward Mitchell Townsend and Belinda.2
- On 25 November 1892 Robert applied for a passport. He intended to return to the US in June 1983. At this point in his life he was age 23, 5 feet, 11 inches tall, with blue eyes and light hair. He had a square forehead, a medium nose and mouth, a rounded chin and fair complexion in an oval face.3
- Robert Cooper Townsend married Louisa Anna Johnson, daughter of William Martin Johnson and Sarah Eliza Day, on 22 May 1894 in St Bartholomew's Church, New York City, New York, Robert and Louisa were step-brother and step-sister.4
- Robert Cooper Townsend died on 1 April 1897 in New York City, New York, at age 27.5,6
- The cause of his death was pneumonia.6
- The funeral was held at St Barthelomew's Episcopal Church in New York City.6
- He was buried in Youngs Cemetery, Oyster Bay, New York.5
Other Information
- Relationship: Great-granduncle of Linda Sargent
8th cousin 4 times removed of Kyle Lawrence Mueller - Charts/Lists: Kingsbury Family
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Citations
Howard Rockwell Townsend
Parents
- Father: Edward Mitchell Townsend (b. 7 October 1829, d. 2 February 1904)
- Mother: Belinda Rockwell (b. 26 February 1832, d. 13 April 1882)
Children with Emilie Theresa Firth (b. 14 December 1879, d. 11 November 1939)
- Howard Rockwell Townsend+ (b. 23 March 1907, d. 13 April 1985)
- Emilie Theresa Townsend+ (b. August 1909, d. 1975)
- Audrey Townsend+ (b. 26 July 1919, d. 16 February 2013)
Biography
- Howard Rockwell Townsend was born on 10 August 1871 in Oyster Bay, New York.
- He appeared on the 1880 US Federal Census of Oyster Bay Village, Queens County, New York, enumerated on 5 June 1880, in the household of his parents Edward Mitchell Townsend and Belinda.1
- Howard Rockwell Townsend graduated from Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, in 1892 with a degree in business.2
- He married Emilie Theresa Firth on 28 January 1905 in South Orange, New Jersey.3,4,5
- He joined the firm Townsend & Yale after graduation. The firm eventually became E M Townsend & Co. He was a salesman, manager of Boston office, partner, vice president, etc.6,7
- He and Emilie appeared on the 1910 US Federal Census of 411 Tillou Rd, South Orange, Essex County, New Jersey, enumerated in 1910. Enumerated with 2 servants and mother-in-law Emilie S Firth.4
- In 1914 Howard and Emilie lived at 345 Broadway, New York City, New York.2
- He and Emilie appeared on the 1930 US Federal Census of East Main St, Oyster Bay, New York, enumerated in 1930. House value: $70,000. Enumerated with 3 servants. Howard is coded as 'social and welfare workers'. Howard Jr is coded as 'mechanical and technical engineers' and is listed as a banker in a banking house. Theresa & Audry are coded as 'Architects', designers', and draftsmen's apprentices'. Howard is listed as a commisioned merchant in wholesale hoisery.8
- He died on 6 January 1939 in Glen Cove, New York, at age 67.9,7
- He was buried in Youngs Memorial Cemetery, Oyster Bay, New York.7
Gravestone - An obituary was published in Yale University Obituary Record.7
Obit
Other Information
- Relationship: Great-granduncle of Linda Sargent
8th cousin 4 times removed of Kyle Lawrence Mueller - Charts/Lists: Kingsbury Family, Yale Alumns
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Citations
Alice Greenough
Children with Edward Mitchell Townsend (b. 29 September 1861, d. 23 November 1934)
- Edward Mitchell Townsend, Jr.+ (b. 13 February 1893, d. 12 June 1964)
- Greenough Townsend+ (b. 4 March 1895, d. 10 October 1962)
Biography
- Alice Greenough was born on 24 March 1872 in Quincy, Massachusetts.1,2
- Father: William Greenough, born in Cambridge. Mother: Alice M Patterson. Father was a merchant.3,4
- She attended school at Brearley School, New York City, New York.5
- She attended school at Les Ruches, Fontainebleau, France.5
- She married Edward Mitchell Townsend, son of Edward Mitchell Townsend and Belinda Rockwell, on 20 April 1892 in Grace Church, New York City, New York.6,3,1,5,7
- They were married by the Rev WR Huntington and Rev Dr Van de Water iat Grace Curch in New York City.8
- She had 3 children by 1900 but only 2 alive.1
- Edward Mitchell Townsend and Alice appeared on the 1900 US Federal Census of Oyster Bay, New York, enumerated in 1900. Enumerated with 3 servants, one of which was a governess. Place identified as 'from Oyster Bay Cove to Oyster Bay.1
- She was written up in the 1914-1915 edition of Women's Who's Who In America. She was the recording secretary of the Colonial Dames of the State of NY. She was against women's suffrage. She was a member of the Huguenot Society, The Zoological Society, and the Oyster Bay Village Improvement Association. The clubs she belonged to were the Colony Club of New York, the Chilton Club of Boston and the Colonial Dames of Washington.5
- Edward Mitchell Townsend and Alice appeared on the 1920 US Federal Census of East Main St., Oyster Bay, Nassau County, New York, enumerated in 1920. They own their home, free of mortgage.9
from the Brooklyn Daily Eagle of 23 August 1929:
Oyster Bay Social Notes,
Oyster Bay, L. I., Aug. 23—Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Townsend and Greenough Townsend will sail on the Minnewaska tomorrow for Scotland. They will go to Ardblair Castle, near Perth, to join Mrs. Greenough Townsend and her son and parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Maxtone Graham. Mr. and Mrs. Greenough Townsend will return in September and Mr and Mrs. E. M. Townsend will return later.10
- Edward Mitchell Townsend and Alice appeared on the 1930 US Federal Census of East Main St, Oyster Bay, Nassau County, New York, enumerated in 1930. Value of home $100,000. Enumerated with 5 servants. Edward is listed as a commision merchant in the wholesale textile industry.3
- She died on 1 August 1938 at age 66.11
- She was buried in Youngs Memorial Cemetery, Oyster Bay, New York.11
Other Information
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Citations
Edward Mitchell Townsend, Jr.
Parents
- Father: Edward Mitchell Townsend (b. 29 September 1861, d. 23 November 1934)
- Mother: Alice Greenough (b. 24 March 1872, d. 1 August 1938)
Children with Katharine Lynch Doty (b. 2 January 1891, d. before 1940)
- Mary Flagg Townsend (b. 9 April 1918, d. 29 November 1978)
- Edward Mitchell Flagg Townsend, III (b. 8 September 1921, d. 1 August 1988)
Biography
- Edward Mitchell Townsend, Jr., was born on 13 February 1893 in New York City, New York.1,2
- He appeared on the 1900 US Federal Census of Oyster Bay, New York, enumerated in 1900, in the household of his parents Edward Mitchell Townsend and Alice.1
- Edward Mitchell Townsend, Jr., graduated from St Paul's School, Concord, New Hampshire, in 1912.2
- He graduated from Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1916 with a A. B. degree.2
- He was employed by E M Townsend & Co; Commission Merchants, New York, in 1916 as assistant to the credit manager.2
- He married Katharine Lynch Doty on 28 April 1917 in Waltham, Massachusetts.3,2
- Edward was a textile salesman - as identified on the census. Actually he was in the business his father started.4
- He appeared on the 1940 US Federal Census of 195 West Rd, Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, enumerated on 17 May 1940. He owns his home with a reported value of $25,000. Also living with the household was Mary Roach age 49 servant.4
- He died on 12 June 1964 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, at age 71.5,6
- He was buried in Youngs Memorial Cemetery, Oyster Bay, New York.7
Gravestone_
Story
A note written by him for a Harvard Class book
from Harvard College Class of 1916 Secretary's Third Report published June 1922 privately printed for the class.
EDWARD MITCHELL TOWNSEND, Jr.
Born at New York, N. Y., Feb. 13, 1893. Son of Edward M. and Alice (Greenough) Townsend. Prepared at St. Paul's School, Concord, N.H.
Years In College: 1912-16. Degree: A.B.
War Service: Enlisted May, 1917; 1st Lieut., Air Service; Served at various flying fields in U. S. No foreign service.
Married: Katharine Lynch Doty, at Waltham, Mass., April 28, 1917. Children: Mary Flagg, born April 9, 1918; Edward M. Flagg, 3rd, born Sept. 8, 1921.
Occupation : Assistant to Credit Manager, E. M. Townsend & Co., Commission Merchants, New York.
Address: (home) 110 Wellington Road, Garden City, L. I.; (business) 345 Broadway, New York City.
Upon leaving college I spent the summer of 1916 loafing, with the exception of three weeks, during which I went on the Civilian Naval Training Cruise, which, while an interesting experience, convinced me that I was totally unfitted for a naval career in the event of war.
In the fall, I entered the office of E. M. Townsend & Co., New York, as general office boy and began the study of the dry goods commission business.
On New Year's Day, 1917, I became engaged to Katharine Lynch Doty of Waltham, Mass., sister of our classmate Gus Doty, who was my chum and roommate in college. The date of the wedding was sent for June, but when the war came we decided to hurry matters and were married on April 28.
In May, 1917, I entered the First Officers' Training Camp at Plattsburg, N. Y., with the view to obtaining a commission as 2nd Lieut. of Infantry. When the course was about half finished the call came for aviators and as by that time I had begun to realize that I was not very well fitted for the Infantry, I decided to try for a commission in the Air Service. Much to my surprise, I easily passed the rigid physical examination and in June was transferred to Aviation Ground School at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The course there occupied eight weeks and I was then sent to Hazelhurst Field, Mineola, L. I., for primary flying training. In October I completed the tests for Reserve Military Aviator and was commissioned 1st Lieut. in the Aviation Section of the Signal Corps as the Air Service was then called.
The dope at that time was that we should be sent overseas at once, but this was not to be, and after waiting around till February, 1918, I was ordered to Kelly Field, San Antonio, Texas, for further instruction. I stayed there until the end of May getting plenty of flying and taking the course for instructors. I was then transferred to Dorr Field, Arcadia, Fla., where I did some instructing and took up advanced flying. In October I was sent to the Naval Air Station at Miami for instruction on seaplanes and flying boats with a view to doing coast patrol work, for which fifty army pilots were detailed. We had no sooner completed this course than the coast patrol was called off and we were sent North to the Aviation Concentration Camp at Garden City, L. I., to go overseas. The armistice was signed while I was on the way up and I received my discharge in December.
On receiving my discharge from the service, I re-entered the office of E. M. Townsend & Co., and have since been learning the business by going through the various departments and am now acting as assistant to the credit manager, in which department I expect to remain.
Member: Harvard Club, New York.
Other Information
- Relationship: 1st cousin 2 times removed of Linda Sargent
9th cousin 3 times removed of Kyle Lawrence Mueller - Charts/Lists: Harvard Alumns List, Kingsbury Family, Story List of People
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Citations
Greenough Townsend
Parents
- Father: Edward Mitchell Townsend (b. 29 September 1861, d. 23 November 1934)
- Mother: Alice Greenough (b. 24 March 1872, d. 1 August 1938)
Children with Rachel Caroline Maxtone Graham (b. 1897, d. 31 May 1977)
- Anthony Townsend+ (b. 30 March 1926, d. 20 April 1997)
- David Townsend+
Biography
- Greenough Townsend was born on 4 March 1895 in New York.1
- Greenough lived at Townsend Place, Oyster Bay, New York.2
Townsend Place
Built in 1732, later enlarged,
and sold in 1938-1939 - He appeared on the 1900 US Federal Census of Oyster Bay, New York, enumerated in 1900, in the household of his parents Edward Mitchell Townsend and Alice.1
- In 1916 he was sent to Parris Island with a bunch of fellow officer candidates where no-one quite knew what to do with them. So they cleaned latrines and dumped oyster shells onto the entrance roads, some miles from where they loaded up the buckets of shells. Then they were commissioned--with no formal or useful training--and he served as a communications officer as part of the Marine detachment aboard a four-stacker destroyer.3
- Greenough Townsend graduated from Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1918.2
- He appeared on the 1920 US Federal Census of East Main St., Oyster Bay, Nassau County, New York, enumerated in 1920, in the household of his parents Edward Mitchell Townsend and Alice.4
- Greenough was in the Marine Corps.2
- Greenough Townsend was the secretary for a small merchant marine.4
- He married Rachel Caroline Maxtone Graham on 29 August 1926 in Rosslyn Chapel, near Edinburgh, Scotland, Rosslyn Chapel has recently (2009) become famous due to the book 'The DaVinci Code'.5,2
- In January 1927 Greenough lived at 1 Beekman Place, New York City, New York.2
- He was employed by the United States Line in various office jobs, until his retirement.2
Oyster Bay Social Notes, Oyster Bay, L. I., Aug. 23— [1929]
Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Townsend and Greenough Townsend will sail on the Minnewaska tomorrow for Scotland. They will go to Ardblair Castle, near Perth, to join Mrs. Greenough Townsend and her son and parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Maxtone Graham. Mr. and Mrs. Greenough Townsend will return in September and Mr and Mrs. E. M. Townsend will return later.
---from the Brooklyn Daily Eagle.2
- "Apart from classical music, it was hard to see what he and Rachel had in common among their tastes and interests; but it was a happy marriage. When Greenough retired from United States Lines, they found that they could no longer afford to live in New York, especially with medical bills to pay. So they uprooted themselves, and settled at Windsor, one reason being that they would still be able to see their American friends coming and going through Heathrow Airport... Rachel taught Greenough to do needlework, and I (Robert Maxtone-Graham) have one of the chairs worked by him, beautifully done."2
- He died on 10 October 1962 in 2 Queen's Terrace, Windsor, Berkshire, England, at age 67.6,2
- He was buried in Fowlis Wester Churchyard, Crieff, Perth and Kinross, Scotland.7
Other Information
- Relationship: 1st cousin 2 times removed of Linda Sargent
9th cousin 3 times removed of Kyle Lawrence Mueller - Charts/Lists: Kingsbury Family, Yale Alumns
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Citations
Emilie Theresa Firth1
Children with Howard Rockwell Townsend (b. 10 August 1871, d. 6 January 1939)
- Howard Rockwell Townsend+ (b. 23 March 1907, d. 13 April 1985)
- Emilie Theresa Townsend+ (b. August 1909, d. 1975)
- Audrey Townsend+ (b. 26 July 1919, d. 16 February 2013)
Biography
- Emilie Theresa Firth was born on 14 December 1879 in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England.2,1,3
- Father: John Firth (b 1854 Bradford, York, England) - Mother: Emilie Sniffen Lesher (b 1854 New York City.)1
- She immigrated in 1883.4
- She married Howard Rockwell Townsend, son of Edward Mitchell Townsend and Belinda Rockwell, on 28 January 1905 in South Orange, New Jersey.5,6,7
- Howard Rockwell Townsend and Emilie appeared on the 1910 US Federal Census of 411 Tillou Rd, South Orange, Essex County, New Jersey, enumerated in 1910. Enumerated with 2 servants and mother-in-law Emilie S Firth.6
- In 1914 Howard and Emilie lived at 345 Broadway, New York City, New York.8
- Howard Rockwell Townsend and Emilie appeared on the 1930 US Federal Census of East Main St, Oyster Bay, New York, enumerated in 1930. House value: $70,000. Enumerated with 3 servants. Howard is coded as 'social and welfare workers'. Howard Jr is coded as 'mechanical and technical engineers' and is listed as a banker in a banking house. Theresa & Audry are coded as 'Architects', designers', and draftsmen's apprentices'. Howard is listed as a commisioned merchant in wholesale hoisery.2
- She died on 11 November 1939 at age 59.1,3
- She was buried in Youngs Memorial Cemetery, Oyster Bay, New York.3
Other Information
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Citations
Howard Rockwell Townsend
1907-1985
1966 photo
Parents
- Father: Howard Rockwell Townsend (b. 10 August 1871, d. 6 January 1939)
- Mother: Emilie Theresa Firth (b. 14 December 1879, d. 11 November 1939)
Child with Elizabeth C Shields (b. June 1901, d. 10 September 1948)
Children with Harriet Barton Scovil (b. 3 October 1917, d. 12 April 2009)
Biography
- Howard Rockwell Townsend was born on 23 March 1907 in 384 Commonwealth Ave, Boston, Massachusetts.1
- Howard lived in Oyster Bay, New York.2
- He appeared on the 1910 US Federal Census of 411 Tillou Rd, South Orange, Essex County, New Jersey, enumerated in 1910, in the household of his parents Howard Rockwell Townsend and Emilie.3
- Howard Rockwell Townsend graduated from St Paul's School, Concord, New Hampshire, in 1927.
- He appeared on the 1930 US Federal Census of East Main St, Oyster Bay, New York, enumerated in 1930, in the household of his parents Howard Rockwell Townsend and Emilie.4
- Howard Rockwell Townsend married Elizabeth C Shields in February 1942.5
- He married Harriet Barton Scovil on 3 July 1950 in New Harbor, Maine.6
- In 1955 Howdie and Harriet founded the Peter Piper School in Brookfield Center, CT, a nursery school.
- He was employed by Consolidated Controls, Brookfield Center, Connecticut, as a quality control engineer.
- He was retired in 1979 After Howdie retired he and Hattie moved to Bennington Vermont. An active member of the Bennington Museum, Howdie had served as a volunteer tour guide there since coming to Bennington. He was also a member of the Green Mountain Stamp Society.
- He died on 13 April 1985 in Bennington, Vermont, at age 78.
- He was buried in Youngs Memorial Cemetery, Oyster Bay, New York.7
Gravestone
Obit Notice
Howard R Townsend Jr.
Howard Rockwell Townsend Jr., 78, a resident of 104 Coulter St., Bennington, died unexpectedly Saturday morning at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center.
Born in Boston, March 23, 1907, he was the son of the late Howard Rockwell Townsend Sr. and the former Emily Firth Townsend. Mr Townsend grew up in Oyster Bay, NY and was a 1927 graduate of St Paul's School in Concord, NH.
Married to the former Elizabeth C Shields of Bennington in 1940, she died in 1947. Mr Townsend later married the former Harriet Barton Scovil in New Harbor, ME., on July 3, 1950.
While living in Brookfield Center, CT, Mr Townsend was employed as quality control engineer at Consolidated Controls in Bethel, CT
Mr and Mrs Townsend founded the Peter Piper School in Brookfield Center. They retired to Bennington in 1979.
An active member of the Bennington Museum, Mr Townsend had served as a volunteer tour guide there since coming to Bennington. Mr Townsend was also a member of the Green Mountain Stamp Society.
Survivors, besides his wife, include two daughters, Miss Janet Scovil Townsend of Miami, FL, and Mrs Marc (Barbara) Adams of Sewickley, PA; two sons, Rockwell Townsend of San Francisco, CA, and Dr Daniel Scovil Townsend of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; one sister, Mrs Audrey Townsend Cullen of Fairfax, VA, and several nieces, nephews, and cousins.
A memorial prayer service for will be held Tuesday at 11 am at Sacred Heart Church with Rev Joseph Quinn officiating. There will be no calling hours. Burial will take place in Youngs Memorial Cemetery, Oyster Bay, NY with committal services to be held Wednesday at 1 pm.
The Mahar and Son Funeral Home is in charge of funeral arrangements.
Other Information
- Relationship: 1st cousin 2 times removed of Linda Sargent
9th cousin 3 times removed of Kyle Lawrence Mueller - Charts/Lists: Kingsbury Family
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Citations
Emilie Theresa Townsend1
Parents
- Father: Howard Rockwell Townsend (b. 10 August 1871, d. 6 January 1939)
- Mother: Emilie Theresa Firth (b. 14 December 1879, d. 11 November 1939)
Children with Marshall Mead MacLeod (b. 1907, d. 1986)
Biography
- Emilie Theresa Townsend was born in August 1909 in New Jersey.2
- She appeared on the 1910 US Federal Census of 411 Tillou Rd, South Orange, Essex County, New Jersey, enumerated in 1910, in the household of her parents Howard Rockwell Townsend and Emilie.2
- Emilie Theresa Townsend appeared on the 1930 US Federal Census of East Main St, Oyster Bay, New York, enumerated in 1930, in the household of her parents Howard Rockwell Townsend and Emilie.3
- Emilie Theresa Townsend married Marshall Mead MacLeod on 10 June 1933.
- She died in 1975 at age ~66.1
- She was buried in Memorial Cemetery of Saint John's Church, Laurel Hollow, New York.4
Gravestone
Other Information
- Relationship: 1st cousin 2 times removed of Linda Sargent
9th cousin 3 times removed of Kyle Lawrence Mueller - Charts/Lists: Kingsbury Family
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Citations
Audrey Townsend1
Parents
- Father: Howard Rockwell Townsend (b. 10 August 1871, d. 6 January 1939)
- Mother: Emilie Theresa Firth (b. 14 December 1879, d. 11 November 1939)
Children with William Harnsberger Cullen (b. 12 March 1924, d. 8 August 2002)
Biography
- Audrey Townsend was born on 26 July 1919 in East Orange, New Jersey.2,3
- She appeared on the 1930 US Federal Census of East Main St, Oyster Bay, New York, enumerated in 1930, in the household of her parents Howard Rockwell Townsend and Emilie.4
- Audrey Townsend was a model.3
- Audrey lived in 121 East 61 St, New York City, New York, at the time of her marriage.3
- She married James Johnston Hitchcock on 27 December 1941 in New York City, New York.2
- Audrey and James were divorced.5
- She married William Harnsberger Cullen on 7 January 1950 in Arlington, Virginia.3
- She died on 16 February 2013 in Fairfax County, Virginia, at age 93.3
- She was buried in Cedar Grove Cemetery, Bealeton, Virginia.1
Other Information
- Relationship: 1st cousin 2 times removed of Linda Sargent
9th cousin 3 times removed of Kyle Lawrence Mueller - Charts/Lists: Kingsbury Family
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Citations
Elizabeth C Shields1
Child with Howard Rockwell Townsend (b. 23 March 1907, d. 13 April 1985)
Biography
- Elizabeth C Shields was born in June 1901.1,2
- She married Howard Rockwell Townsend, son of Howard Rockwell Townsend and Emilie Theresa Firth, in February 1942.3
- Elizabeth C Shields died on 10 September 1948 at age 47.2
- She was buried in Youngs Memorial Cemetery, Oyster Bay, New York.2
Other Information
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Citations
Rockwell Townsend
Parents
- Father: Howard Rockwell Townsend (b. 23 March 1907, d. 13 April 1985)
- Mother: Elizabeth C Shields (b. June 1901, d. 10 September 1948)
Child with Elsa M Logan
- Relationship: 2nd cousin 1 time removed of Linda Sargent
10th cousin 2 times removed of Kyle Lawrence Mueller - Charts/Lists: Kingsbury Family
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Harriet Barton Scovil
1917-2009
1950 photo
Children with Howard Rockwell Townsend (b. 23 March 1907, d. 13 April 1985)
Biography
- Harriet Barton Scovil was born on 3 October 1917.1,2
- She married Howard Rockwell Townsend, son of Howard Rockwell Townsend and Emilie Theresa Firth, on 3 July 1950 in New Harbor, Maine.3
- In 1955 Howdie and Harriet founded the Peter Piper School in Brookfield Center, CT, a nursery school.
- Harriet Barton Scovil died on 12 April 2009 in Miami, Florida, at age 91.2
- She was buried in Roxbury Center Cemetery, Roxbury, Connecticut. in the 'new' section of the cemetery.4
Other Information
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Citations
Daniel Scovil Townsend
Parents
- Father: Howard Rockwell Townsend (b. 23 March 1907, d. 13 April 1985)
- Mother: Harriet Barton Scovil (b. 3 October 1917, d. 12 April 2009)
- Relationship: 2nd cousin 1 time removed of Linda Sargent
10th cousin 2 times removed of Kyle Lawrence Mueller - Charts/Lists: Kingsbury Family
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Janet Scovil Townsend
Parents
- Father: Howard Rockwell Townsend (b. 23 March 1907, d. 13 April 1985)
- Mother: Harriet Barton Scovil (b. 3 October 1917, d. 12 April 2009)
Children with Tor Dyrdal
- Relationship: 2nd cousin 1 time removed of Linda Sargent
10th cousin 2 times removed of Kyle Lawrence Mueller - Charts/Lists: Kingsbury Family
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Marshall Mead MacLeod1
Children with Emilie Theresa Townsend (b. August 1909, d. 1975)
Biography
- Marshall Mead MacLeod was born in 1907.1
- He married Emilie Theresa Townsend, daughter of Howard Rockwell Townsend and Emilie Theresa Firth, on 10 June 1933.
- Marshall Mead MacLeod died in 1986 at age ~79.1
- He was buried in Memorial Cemetery of Saint John's Church, Laurel Hollow, New York.1
Other Information
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Citations
Lane MacLeod
Parents
- Father: Marshall Mead MacLeod (b. 1907, d. 1986)
- Mother: Emilie Theresa Townsend (b. August 1909, d. 1975)
Children with Henry Porter Baldwin Terry, II,
- Relationship: 2nd cousin 1 time removed of Linda Sargent
10th cousin 2 times removed of Kyle Lawrence Mueller - Charts/Lists: Kingsbury Family
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Sandra Firth MacLeod
Parents
- Father: Marshall Mead MacLeod (b. 1907, d. 1986)
- Mother: Emilie Theresa Townsend (b. August 1909, d. 1975)
- Relationship: 2nd cousin 1 time removed of Linda Sargent
10th cousin 2 times removed of Kyle Lawrence Mueller - Charts/Lists: Kingsbury Family
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William Harnsberger Cullen1,2
Children with Audrey Townsend (b. 26 July 1919, d. 16 February 2013)
Biography
- William Harnsberger Cullen was born on 12 March 1924.3
- Father: Daniel Clifton Cullen (b 1891.)4
- William served in the US Navy during WW II and Korea.4
- He married Audrey Townsend, daughter of Howard Rockwell Townsend and Emilie Theresa Firth, on 7 January 1950 in Arlington, Virginia.2
- William Harnsberger Cullen died on 8 August 2002 at age 78.4
- He was buried in Cedar Grove Cemetery, Bealeton, Virginia.4
Other Information
- Charts/Lists: LOP Second World War
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Citations
Belinda Cullen
Parents
- Father: William Harnsberger Cullen (b. 12 March 1924, d. 8 August 2002)
- Mother: Audrey Townsend (b. 26 July 1919, d. 16 February 2013)
- Relationship: 2nd cousin 1 time removed of Linda Sargent
10th cousin 2 times removed of Kyle Lawrence Mueller - Charts/Lists: Kingsbury Family
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Katherine Cullen1
Parents
- Father: William Harnsberger Cullen (b. 12 March 1924, d. 8 August 2002)
- Mother: Audrey Townsend (b. 26 July 1919, d. 16 February 2013)
- Relationship: 2nd cousin 1 time removed of Linda Sargent
10th cousin 2 times removed of Kyle Lawrence Mueller - Charts/Lists: Kingsbury Family
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Citations
Katharine Lynch Doty1
Children with Edward Mitchell Townsend, Jr., (b. 13 February 1893, d. 12 June 1964)
- Mary Flagg Townsend (b. 9 April 1918, d. 29 November 1978)
- Edward Mitchell Flagg Townsend, III (b. 8 September 1921, d. 1 August 1988)
Biography
- Katharine Lynch Doty was born on 2 January 1891 in Waltham, Massachusetts.2
- Father: George H Doty (b Brooklyn NY) - Mother: Lucy Hobbs Flagg (b Belmont MA.)2
- She married Edward Mitchell Townsend, Jr., son of Edward Mitchell Townsend and Alice Greenough, on 28 April 1917 in Waltham, Massachusetts.3,1
- Katharine Lynch Doty died before 1940.4
Other Information
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Citations
Mary Flagg Townsend1
Parents
- Father: Edward Mitchell Townsend, Jr. (b. 13 February 1893, d. 12 June 1964)
- Mother: Katharine Lynch Doty (b. 2 January 1891, d. before 1940)
Biography
- Mary Flagg Townsend was born on 9 April 1918.1
- She married Roy Moore estimated 1938.2,3
- She appeared on the 1940 US Federal Census of 195 West Rd, Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, enumerated on 17 May 1940, in the household of her father Edward Mitchell Townsend, Jr..4
- She died on 29 November 1978 in Fairfield, Connecticut, at age 60.5
Other Information
- Relationship: 2nd cousin 1 time removed of Linda Sargent
10th cousin 2 times removed of Kyle Lawrence Mueller - Charts/Lists: Kingsbury Family
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Citations
Edward Mitchell Flagg Townsend, III1
Parents
- Father: Edward Mitchell Townsend, Jr. (b. 13 February 1893, d. 12 June 1964)
- Mother: Katharine Lynch Doty (b. 2 January 1891, d. before 1940)
Biography
- Edward Mitchell Flagg Townsend, III, was born on 8 September 1921.2
- He appeared on the 1940 US Federal Census of 195 West Rd, Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, enumerated on 17 May 1940, in the household of his father Edward Mitchell Townsend, Jr..3
- He was a 1st Lieutenant in the US Army during WW II.4
- Edward Mitchell Flagg Townsend, III, died on 1 August 1988 in Miami, Florida, at age 66.5
- He was buried in Miami Memorial Park Cemetery, Miami, Florida.4
Gravestone
Other Information
- Relationship: 2nd cousin 1 time removed of Linda Sargent
10th cousin 2 times removed of Kyle Lawrence Mueller - Charts/Lists: Kingsbury Family, LOP Second World War
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Citations
Joseph Bradford Sargent
1822-1907
possibly 1882, age 60
Parents
- Father: Joseph Denny Sargent (b. 7 January 1787, d. 24 May 1849)
- Mother: Mindwell Jones (b. 5 April 1792, d. 6 February 1851)
Children with Elizabeth Collier Lewis (b. 14 January 1829, d. 25 September 1874)
- Elizabeth Craft Sargent+ (b. 7 May 1849, d. 18 April 1904)
- Henry Bradford Sargent+ (b. 4 March 1851, d. 3 February 1927)
- Laura Sargent (b. 18 October 1854, d. 23 December 1946)
- William Boggs Sargent (b. 28 January 1857, d. 24 June 1857)
- Edward Rupert Sargent+ (b. 9 March 1858, d. 20 June 1940)
- Joseph Denny Sargent+ (b. 8 August 1860, d. 8 April 1936)
- George Lewis Sargent+ (b. 26 July 1862, d. 5 February 1944)
- Russell Sargent+ (b. 31 August 1864, d. 16 April 1904)
- May Sargent+ (b. 15 April 1866, d. 4 March 1937)
- Ellen Page Sargent (b. 1 February 1868, d. 23 October 1930)
- Margaret Sargent+ (b. 15 September 1870, d. 19 March 1949)
- John Sargent+ (b. 19 November 1872, d. 16 September 1966)
Biography
- Joseph Bradford Sargent was born on 14 December 1822 in Leicester, Massachusetts.
- He married Elizabeth Collier Lewis, daughter of Curtis Lewis and Jane Gardner Collier, on 17 January 1848 in Griffin, Georgia.
- Joseph and Elizabeth lived at 51 Elm St, New Haven, Connecticut, with their family.1
51 Elm St
New Haven CT
home of JBS Sargent & family of 12 children
Place_CT_New_Haven_Elm_St_Sarg - His wife Elizabeth died on 25 September 1874 in New Haven, Connecticut, leaving him a widower at age 51 .
- He married Florence Winchester von Karajan, daughter of Chevalier Nicholas Theodore von Karajan and Harriet Henchman Mears, on 22 April 1878 in New Haven, Connecticut.2,3
- The correspondance ofi Joseph Bradford Sargent.4To Florence:
When going to Worcester, take the carriage and drive straight until you see a big oak tree. Take the path on the right. - The correspondance ofi Joseph Bradford Sargent.4
- Between 1891 and 1895 Joseph was the mayor of New Haven, Connecticut.5
- The correspondance ofi Joseph Bradford Sargent.6
- In the census for 1900 he listed jimself as 'capitalist'.7
- He and Florence appeared on the 1900 US Federal Census of 51 Elm St, New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, enumerated on 5 June 1900. Also listed are 4 servants.7
- He died on 15 July 1907 in New Haven, Connecticut, at age 84.
- He was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, New Haven, Connecticut.8
Gravestone - An obituary was published in New York Tribune, New York City, New York, on 16 July 1907.9
Obit Joseph began business life in Boston in 1839 and then went in 1843 to Georgia. In 1849 he moved to New York City and became a commission merchant. Then in 1850 he went into manufacturing. He took his brothers George and Edward as partners. The business was finally consolidated in New Haven and NYC. He retired in 1887 and became Mayor of New Haven from 1891-1895....from Sargent Genealogy in England and America by Aaron Sargent
JBS, wife and daughter moved from Griffin GA to NYC in 1849 living at first in a second storey apartment on Henry St, NW corner of Jefferson. Later they lived with the family of his sister Sophia who was married to William Boggs and had 3 daughters, at 191 E Broadway. Afterwards both families moved to Brooklyn NY and lived together at 168 Washington St.
JBS was in business in NYC at 24 Cliff St 3rd floor, a little tin sign tacked on the door. He sold old fashioned hand cards for himself and also acted as agent for Peck, Walter & Co in Franklin St. New Britain CT, manufacturer of builder's hardward. In 1854 the sign was changed to Sargent Brother & Co. (no Co. but it looked better). In 1854 they moved to 85 Beekman St., and were a selling agent for many concerns. In 1857 they bought out Peck & Walter. They sold many types of hardware paraphernalia. In 1864 they moved the business to New Haven. While selling George travelled in 1854 during Jan and Feb to Louisville, KY, St. Louis, Memphis, New Orleans, Mobile, Montgomery, Atlanta and Washington, all by steamboat and stagecoach.
Joseph moved to New Haven, buying his house in 1878. The residence was at 51 Elm St (corner of Church St) in New Haven. The main entrance was on Church. Also on Church St was a garden, green house and stable shut off from view by a high stone wall. It was built in 1822 by Don David Cortiz de Forest. In 1907 it was torn down. The County Court House is at that spot.
In 1870 JBS wrote to Mr. George J. Brush, the treasurer of Sheffield Scientific School of Yale and paid him $2000 in advance to educate 5 people for 3 years - 4 of his sons who were age 5, 7, 9, and 12. The fifth person was to be a deserving student. Edward Sargent was once arrested on suspicion of being a horse thief. JBS put responsibility upon his sons at an early age. Ned was about 14, a student at Hopkins Grammar School when his father entrusted him with riding a horse alone from Worcester (or some other distant point) to New Haven. At Hartford, where he stopped for the night, he was arrested by an officer of the law, who thought the boy's story sounded fishy, so held him till it could be checked. JBS was furious, but what he said and what he wrote have not been preserved. At any rate the boy was released and continued his journey... When Elizabeth Collier Lewis Sargent died in 1874 Laura took care of her youngest brother John. Her father married Florence who was only 6 years older than Laura, and one year old than Elizabeth, the eldest daughter.
JBS traveled around the world with his wife Florence bringing samples from Sargent & Co. He was an advocate of free trade and in the presidential election in 1884 he left the Republican Party and worked for the election of Grover Cleveland. He attended the 2-day convention in Chicago Nov 15 1885. His brother George was working for the election of Blaine, the Republican candidate.
He wrote many letters which still remain. In speaking of Joseph, his brother said "His (Joseph) idea was of a purely utilitarian character. He believed that a young man's chances were better in business than in a profession; if very able he might win position and distinction in the law, while in business he would secure an independence financially." JBS was in New Zealand in Jan 1888, Australia in Oct-Nov 1889. Then he expected to go to Java, Burmah-Rangoon and Mandalay 800 miles inland - stay in Mandalay and the nearby jungle a month or two, then to Penang, Singapore, Hong Kong, Shanghai (Apr 1890) then Japan. Home, then possibly to South Africa or South America.
JBS was nominated for Governor of CT 1896 on the Democratic ticket. 1896 was the first of 3 times William Jennings Bryan was Democratic nominee for President, nominated on "free silver" platform. The Republican nominee was Congressman William McKinley, a leader of the high tariff group in Congress and author of the McKinley tariff bill. JBS for a dozen years had written and spoken in many parts of the country in favor of "free trade". While he in no sense approved of Bryan's monetary views, he just could not bring himself to support a high-protectionist like McKinley. The handicap of being on the same ticket with Bryan was too great in a state that usually elected a Republican governor, as it did in 1896.10,11
Obit Notice
SARGENT-At his home in New Haven, Conn., on Monday, July 15, 1907, Joseph Bradford Sargent, in the 85th year of his age. Private services will be held at his late residence on Wednesday, July 17, at 2:30 P.M. Kindly omit flowers.
Other Information
- Relationship: 2nd great-grandfather of Linda Sargent
7th cousin 3 times removed of Julianne Stoughton - Charts/Lists: Amory Houghton a Sargent relative, Ancestors of Joseph Bradford Sargent, Bill Gates and Murray (Robin) Sargent, Charlemagne and Sargents, Clara Barton and Linda, Descendant Chart for Griffith Bowen, Descendant Chart for Thomas Trowbridge, Descendants of JBS, Descendants of William Sargent, Immigrant, Governors, Presidents and Other Political People, Henry David Thoreau and his Sargent relations, Jane Fonda and Ruby, John Wellborn Root and Carol, Katherine Hepburn and Linda Sargent, My Ancestors, President Calvin Coolidge - a Sargent, President Franklin Pierce and the Sargents, President James A Garfield and Linda Sargent, Relationship Andrew Wyeth, Relationship Brigham Young, Relationship Camilla Shand, Relationship of Ralph Waldo Emerson to JB Sargent, Relationship of Susan B Anthony and her Sargent Relatives, Robert Goddard and the Sargents, Samuel F B Morse and Nicholas, Sargent Ancestors, Tiffany and Maxwell, Walt Disney and Tim Sargent, Warren Buffett and David
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