Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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Henry Townsend and Catharine Ulam




Husband Henry Townsend 1

           Born: Abt 1795 - Kiskiminetas Twp, Armstrong Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 


         Father: Isaac Townsend (1763-1837/1838) 2 3 4 5
         Mother: Rachel King (      -1847) 5 6


       Marriage: 2 Feb 1819 7



Wife Catharine Ulam 8

           Born: 28 Sep 1794 9
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 


         Father: Daniel Ulam (Abt 1745-1815) 9
         Mother: 




Children
1 M Absalom K. Townsend 10

           Born: Dec 1826 - Kiskiminetas Twp, Armstrong Co, PA 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Mary J. Gamble (      -      ) 5
           Marr: 6 Nov 1851 5


2 F Wilhelmina R. Townsend 1




           Born: 20 Apr 1839 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 2 Apr 1880 1
         Buried: 
         Spouse: James Y. Jackson (1831-      ) 11
           Marr: 1856 1



General Notes: Husband - Henry Townsend


He was born on his father's farm and dur­ing his earlier years drilled salt wells and manufactured salt, later on in life devoting himself to agricultural pursuits. Politically he held the same faith as his father, and sup­ported the principles of the Democratic party. The Lutheran Church had in him a devout member.

He and his wife had ten children.


Notes: Marriage

They were married in 1829. [HAC 1914, 726]

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Sources


1 Robert Walter Smith, Esq., History of Armstrong County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Waterman, Watkins, & Co., 1883), Pg 611.

2 George Dallas Albert, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 677.

3 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 487.

4 Samuel P. Bates, LL.D., Our County and Its People, A Historical and Memorial Record of Crawford County, Pennsylvania (W. A. Fergusson & Co., 1899), Pg 695.

5 —, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 726.

6 Samuel P. Bates, LL.D., Our County and Its People, A Historical and Memorial Record of Crawford County, Pennsylvania (W. A. Fergusson & Co., 1899), Pg 696.

7 —, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 856.

8 Robert Walter Smith, Esq., History of Armstrong County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Waterman, Watkins, & Co., 1883), Pg 573, 611.

9 —, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 573.

10 —, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 726, 856.

11 Robert Walter Smith, Esq., History of Armstrong County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Waterman, Watkins, & Co., 1883), Pg 242x, 611.


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