Gen. Frederick Townsend
(1825-1897)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Sarah Rathbone

Gen. Frederick Townsend 1 2 3 4

  • Born: 21 Sep 1825, Albany, Albany, New York, United States 3 4
  • Marriage (1): Sarah Rathbone on 19 Nov 1863 in Albany, Albany, New York, United States 1
  • Died: 11 Sep 1897, Lake Luzerne, Warren, New York, United States at age 71 2
  • Buried: 14 Sep 1897, Menands, Albany, New York, United States 2

   Cause of his death was Pneumonia.2

  Noted events in his life were:

• Military Service: Regular Army; Civil War, 24 Apr 1861-26 Mar 1868, Albany, Albany, New York, United States. 5 Enlisted at rank of Colonel 24 Apr 1861. Promoted to Brevet Brig-General on 30 Mar 1865.

• Residence, 17 Aug 1870, Albany, Albany, New York, United States. 6

• Occupation: Attorney General State of New York, 4 Jun 1880, Albany, Albany, New York, United States. 3

• Residence: 3 Elk Street, 4 Jun 1880, Albany, Albany, New York, United States. 3

• Residence: 3 Elk Street, Sep 1897, Lake Luzerne, Warren, New York, United States. 2


Frederick married Sarah Rathbone, daughter of Joel Rathbone and Emeline Weld Munn, on 19 Nov 1863 in Albany, Albany, New York, United States.1 (Sarah Rathbone was born on 5 Dec 1837 in Albany, Albany, New York, United States,1 7 8 died on 12 Mar 1910 in Albany, Albany, New York, United States 8 and was buried on 15 Mar 1910 in Menands, Albany, New York, United States 9.)

Sources

1 Frank H. Rathbun, Editor and Publisher, The Rathbun-Rathbone-Rathburn Family Historian (Name: Published quarterly by the Rathbun Family Association;), Volume 6, Number 1, Page 12, January 1986. Source Medium: Magazine

2 "Menands, New York, Albany Rural Cemetery Burial Cards, 1791-2011," Ancestry  Image (www.ancestry.com : accessed 7 Apr 2012), Frederick Townsend; Ancestry.com.

3 1880 U.S. census, Albany, New York, population schedule, Albany, enumeration district (ED) 27, p. 17, dwelling 136, family 178, Frederick Townsend; digital images, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : accessed 7 Apr 2012); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 806.

4 "U.S. Pasport Applications, 1795-1925," database and images, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : accessed 7 Apr 2012); Frederick Townsend; Ancestry.com; Passport issue dated: 17 Jan 1865

5 "U. S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles," database, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : accessed 7 Apr 2012), Frederick Townsend; Ancestry.com.

6 1870 U.S. census, Albany, New York, population schedule, Albany, p. 711, dwelling 1331, family 2099, Fred Townsend; digital images, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : accessed 7 Apr 2012); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593, roll 899.

7 1850 U.S. census, Albany, New York, population schedule, Bethlehem, p. 323, dwelling 1058, family 1249, Sarah Rathbone; digital images, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : accessed 6 Apr 2012); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M432, roll 473.

8 "Menands, New York, Albany Rural Cemetery Burial Cards, 1791-2011," Ancestry  Image (www.ancestry.com : accessed 7 Apr 2012), Sarah Rathbone Townsend; Ancestry.com.

9 "Menands, New York, Albany Rural Cemetery Burial Cards, 1791-2011," Ancestry  Image (www.ancestry.com : accessed 7 Apr 2012), Sarah Rathbone Towsend; Ancestry.com.

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