GENEALOGY OF TOWNE FAMILY IN MONT VERNON NH Information from a web site "History & Genealogy of Mont Vernon, New Hampshire" located at http://www.nh.searchroots.com/HillsboroughCo/Montvernon/ Source: HISTORY of the TOWN of MONT VERNON, New Hampshire; Blanchard Printing Co., Boston, Mass. 1907 Disclaimer: We are not responsible for typographical errors, nor do we claim that these genealogies are accurate. page 156+ TOWNE James D. Towne, son of Samuel Towne, b. Mont Vernon, April 23, 1810; lived in the South District in the house near Trow's Pond; was selectman; farmer and miller; d. Dec 10, 1856, age 46 years 7 mos, 17 dys. He m. *Jane E., dau of Jesse and Nancy (Cochran) Trow of Mont Vernon, July 11, 1839. She was b. Mont Vernon, Dec. 2, 1818, d. April 5, 1856. Ch. born Mont Vernon: 1. James D., b. Jan 4, 1840, enlisted as private in 1861 in the Second Regt., U.S. Vol. Sharpshooters, d. Washington, D.C. Dec. 20, 1861 2. *George, b. March 22, 1842. 3. Nancy Jane, b. Feb 12, 1844; d. Mont Vernon, March 26, 1883 4. Pamelia Annett, b. March 13, 1851, d. March 14, 1855. 5. Wllie E., d. Aug 1856, age five months. George E. Towne, b. Greenfield NH Aug 2, 1822; m(1) Mary Jane Swinnington, 1849. She was a native of Mont Vernon and a dau. of Job Swinnington. She d. 1852. He m(2) Margaret Walker of Antrim [NH] who d. 1868. He m(3) Jan 9, 1873, Mrs. Esther W. (Smith) Douglass, dau James and Catherine (Caswell) Smith. She was b. Mont Vernon, Nov 25, 1873. He came here from Hancock [NH], lived on the Reilly place on the turnpike several years; was a butcher; moved to Peterborough [NH] in 1891. Children by first wife: 1. Lizzie B., twin b 1852; res. Peterborough NH 2. George A. twin, b. 1852, res. Greenfield NH 3. James Otis, b. Hancock NH July 22, 1873; married, resided Dunbarton NH 4. William W., b. Hancock NH Nov 6, 1874. 5. Charles A., b. Hancock NH Nov 4, 1876 6. Laura Josephine, b. Hancock NH Nov 26, 1878 7. Bessie M., b. Mont Vernon May 7, 1881 8. Ida Belle, b. Mont Vernon Nov 9, 1882 9. Frederic H., b. Mont Vernon Nov 26, 1886 10. Daisy, b. Mont Vernon Dec 3, 1889 11. Winnie, b. Mont Vernon 12. Ernest, twin, b. Peterborough [NH] 13, Elmer, twin, b. Peterborough NH (end)