Charles Lyman TOWNE^[1]

1863 - 1942  (79 years)

• Name	Charles Lyman TOWNE
  Birth	7 Sep 1863	Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Living	4 Jun 1870	Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States   [3]
  Living	1 Jun 1880	Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States   [4]
  	Census records that Charles "peddles meat." Since his father was listed as a butcher, it seems reasonable.
  Living	5 Jan 1920	179 St James Av., Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts   [5]
  	Charles was a real estate broker
  Living	11 Apr 1930	179 St James Av., Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts   [6]
  Residence	1933	Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States   [7]
  	Real Estate
  	Address: 179 St James Av
  Residence	1 Apr 1940	Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States   [8]
  	Real Estate Agent
  	Address: 179 St James Av
  	Widowed
  Death	7 Oct 1942	Hampden, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States   [9]
  Burial	Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States   [9, 10]
  	Address: Mount Hope Cemetery
  Notes	According to this census, Charles was a farmer
  Person ID	I14	Watkins
  Last Modified	20 Dec 2020

  
  

  Father	Edward F. TOWNE,   b. 6 Sep 1830, Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States d. 17 May 1917, Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Mary RICE,   b. 15 Jul 1832, Kinsale, Cork County, Ireland d. 1 Nov 1918, Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	17 Oct 1854	Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States   [11, 12]
  	They were married by Payson W. Lyman at the Congregational Church in Belchertown, Mass.
  Residence	7 Jun 1860	Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States   [13]
  	Farm laborer
  Residence	4 Jun 1900	Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States   [14]
  	Grain and coal dealer
  	Census recorded that they had been married 45 years and that eight of their nine children were still living.
  Residence	12 May 1910	Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States   [15]
  	Coal merchant
  	Residence was on Maple Street, Belchertown
  Family ID	F6	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Frances Sophia RANDALL,   b. 22 Jun 1861, Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States d. 14 Apr 1932, Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	16 Jan 1883  [11]
  Residence	12 Jun 1900	Enfield Township, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States   [16]
  	Farmer
  	Census recorded that they had been married 17 years and that all three of their children were still living.
  Residence	27 Apr 1910	21 Brown St, Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts   [17]
  	Real estate salesman
  Children	1. Nellie Frances TOWNE,   b. 11 Jan 1885, Enfield Township, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States d. 27 May 1970, Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States (Age 85 years)   2. Sophia May TOWNE,   b. 14 Mar 1886, Enfield Township, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States d. 15 Sep 1965, Hampden, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States (Age 79 years)   3. Ruth Gladys TOWNE,   b. 28 May 1898, Massachusetts, United States d. 7 Dec 1960, Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States (Age 62 years)   4. Dorothy TOWNE,   b. 25 Aug 1900, Massachusetts, United States d. 25 Aug 1900, Massachusetts, United States (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F5	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Oct 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 7 Sep 1863 - Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States Living - 4 Jun 1870 - Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States Living - 1 Jun 1880 - Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States Residence - Real estate salesman - 27 Apr 1910 - 21 Brown St, Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts Living - 5 Jan 1920 - 179 St James Av., Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts Living - 11 Apr 1930 - 179 St James Av., Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts Residence - Real Estate,Address: 179 St James Av - 1933 - Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States Residence - Real Estate Agent,Address: 179 St James Av - 1 Apr 1940 - Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States Death - 7 Oct 1942 - Hampden, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States Burial - Address: Mount Hope Cemetery - - Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  		Charles and Frances Randall Towne
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  Headstones

  Family of Charles Lyman Towne and Frances Randall Towne Charles and Frances had four daughters, three are buried with them in Mount Hope Cemetery in Belchertown, Massachusetts, and one is buried with her husband and inlaws in Oak Grove Cemetery, Springfield, Massachusetts.

  
  

  Albums

  Towne/Randall (17) Photographs of members of the Towne and Randall Families of Massachusetts

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] Imported GEDCOM file. [S25] Robert Randall & family biography. [S113] 1870 United States Federal Census, Belchertown, Hampshire, MA Page 6. [S416] 1880 United States Federal Census, Belchertown, Hampshire, MA E.D. 322 Page 1. [S415] A, Dwe. [S416] 1880 United States Federal Census, Mass., Hampden, Springfield, Dist. 55. [S86] ua, Springfield Massachusetts City Directory, 1933, Page 814. [S449] Find a Grave, Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, ED 22-94 Page 11A Dwelling 227, 1940 United States Census. [S20] Mount Hope Cemetery Records. [S331] Find-A-Grave, MEMORIAL ID: 49646439. [S7] DAR, Volume 112, page 202. [S329] Belchertown Genealogy. [S408] 1860 United States Federal Census, Belchertown, Hampshire County, Massachusetts Page 30 Family 254. [S414] T, Belchertown, Hampshire County, Massachusetts ED 616 Pg 2B Dwelling 33. [S415] A, Dwe, Belchertown, Hampshire County, Massachusetts ED 678 Page 7A Dwelling 162. [S414] T, Enfield Township, Hampshire County, Massachusetts ED 621 Sheet 9 Dwelling 197. [S417] 1910 United States Federal Census, Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts ED 657 Page 13B Dwelling 205.