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Hattie Patterson¹

Citations

1. [S373] Correspondence with Gary Leighton Townshend, -Toronto, Ontario, Personal Archives of David Arthur Walker, (Personal Archives of David Arthur Walker)..

Lucy Townsend¹

Parents

Note	Referred to as a passenger on the Elizabeth in 1775 in the diary of Thomas Curtis, a passenger, in the book Journeys to the Island of St. John or Prince Edward Island 1775-1832 by D.C. Harvey. She is otherwise unknown.2
Birth	Lucy Townsend was born About 1757, in Longcot Parish, Berkshire, EnglandG.3
Emigrant	She emigrated on 17 August 1775 from London, EnglandG. The Elizabeth, a snow rigged brigantine, sailed from London Aug. 17, 1775 under Ships Master, John Russell, "to St. John's Island to settle". Notes on the Elizabeth: PRO Records show that it sailed from the Port of London.W/E 24 8 75. folio 139 Vol 10 T47 PRO. Register of Emigrants. James, Elizabeth and children arrived at Prince Edward Island from Berkshire, England on Nov. 11, 1775, when the ship they sailed upon grounded offshore Lot 11, Prince Edward Island. They settled on a 500 acre plot in what became Park Corner.James Townsend of Berkshire, farmer, aged 41Elizabeth Townsend, wife of above, aged 47John Townsend, child of above, aged 19James Townsend, child of above, aged 10Lucy Townsend, child of above, aged 18Richard Townsend, child of above, aged 13Mary Townsend, child of above, aged 5, Thomas Edmonds of Berkshire, servant of above, aged 19.From the book entitled Journeys to the Island of St. John, ed. by D. C. Harvey, the individuals of the family of James Townsend were not named, but simply described as "James Townsend, Wife Two Sons & three Daughters".4,5,6 The bookcase and grandfather clock of James Townsend that were retrieved from the wreck of the Elizabeth, 11 November 1775. They are part of the collection in the Lucy Maud Montgomery Museum in Park Corner, Prince County, Prince Edward Island. The James Townsend bookcase. The James Townsend grandfather clock, depicted in the book 'The Story Girl', by Lucy Maud Montgomery.
Emigrant
Immigrant	She immigrated with James Townsend to Cascumpec Harbour, Lot 11, Prince County, Prince Edward IslandG, on 11 November 1775. From The Patriot: James Townsend was living on the east side of Campbell's Pond. He came to New London in 1775 with his wife and five children. He settled Park Corner after the name of his native place in Bedfordshire [sic, should be Berkshire], England. Mr. Townsend was a trader. He supplied the early settlers with groceries. He also supplied them with alcoholic beverages such as rum, whisky, brandy, etc. These beverages were regarded as necessaries of life in the early days. Prohibition had not even been dreamed of at that time in Prince Edward Island. [Copied as above, without detailed reference, from papers of Fran Salsman.7,8

Citations

1. [S373] Correspondence with Gary Leighton Townshend, -Toronto, Ontario, Personal Archives of David Arthur Walker, (Personal Archives of David Arthur Walker)..
2. [S10881] edited by D. C. Harvey, Journeys to the Island of St. John, or Prince Edward Island, 1775-1832 (Toronto, Ontario: MacMillan Company of Canada Ltd., 1955). Hereinafter cited as Journeys to the Island of St. John.
3. [S7156] Emigrants from England to the American Colonies 1773-1776, Peter Wilson Coldham, compiler, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1988), page 121. Hereinafter cited as Emigrants from England to the American Colonies.
4. [S2469] Emigrants From England 1773-1776, Gerald Fothergill, compiler, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1992). Hereinafter cited as Emigrants From England 1773-1776.
5. [S7156] Emigrants from England to the American Colonies 1773-1776, Peter Wilson Coldham, compiler, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1988). Hereinafter cited as Emigrants from England to the American Colonies.
6. [S10881] edited by D. C. Harvey, Journeys to the Island of St. John, or Prince Edward Island, 1775-1832 (Toronto, Ontario: MacMillan Company of Canada Ltd., 1955), page 12. Hereinafter cited as Journeys to the Island of St. John.
7. [S8100] Correspondence with Fran (Townsend) Salsman, -Kensington, Prince Edward Island, October 1982. Personal Archives of David Arthur Walker, (Personal Archives of David Arthur Walker)..
8. [S16350] The History of French River & Park Corner 1773-2006, Prince Edward Island, compiled by the French River and Park Corner History Committee, compiler, (Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island: Island Offset, 2006). Hereinafter cited as The History of French River & Park Corner.

Arthur Hudson¹

Arthur Hudson (?-1968). Photo courtesy of Ron & Barbara Townshend.

Citations

1. [S373] Correspondence with Gary Leighton Townshend, -Toronto, Ontario, Personal Archives of David Arthur Walker, (Personal Archives of David Arthur Walker)..

Benjamin A. Wells, Jr.^1,2

Parents

Name	Benjamin A. Wells, Jr., was also known as Ben Wells.2
Birth	He was born About 1835, in Point de Bute, Westmorland County, New BrunswickG.3
Son	He was enumerated on the census in 1871 in the household of Benjamin A. Wells, Sr., as a son, in Westmorland Parish, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, CanadaG. Enumerated in the household of Benjamin Sr. (age 72) were his wife Catherine (age 67) and their son Benjamin Jr. (age 34). Benjamin Sr. was a farmer, Benjamin Jr. was a shoemaker. The family religion was Wesleyan Methodist.1
Marriage	Benjamin A. Wells, Jr., married Sarah Ann Townsend daughter of John Townsend and Mary Jane Jones, on 15 July 1873 in Westmorland Parish, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, CanadaG.4,2
Occupation	Benjamin A. Wells, Jr., was a farmer, as declared on the birth registration for his daughter Annabell. in 1875.2
Death	He died on 9 August 1897 in Point de Bute, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, CanadaG. cause of death was consumption, with which he suffered for "about five months".3
Burial	He was buried in Methodist Cemetery, Point de Bute, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, CanadaG. Inscription Front: In memory of / Benjamin A. Wells / Died / Aug. 9, 1897 / Aged 60 yrs.5 Tombstone, Benjamin A. Wells (1835-1897). Methodist Cemetery, Point de Bute, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada. Photo courtesy of findagrave.com.

Citations

1. [S15878] 1871 Census of Canada, Westmorland Parish, Westmorland, New Brunswick, digital copy of original document Roll C10392; Page 24, household #88, of Benjamin Wells, Library & Archives Canada; 395 Wellington St., Ottawa,, Ontario, Canada, Library & Archives Canada.
2. [S5463] Certificate of Registration of Birth - Annabell Wells, Annabell Wells, Microfilm F18763, Code 1875-W-24 Regn. #1875-W24, (23 March 1945), Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, Fredericton, York County, New Brunswick, Canada.
3. [S8850] Registration of Death, copy of original certificate PANB microfilm F17622, Reference C4/1897, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, Fredericton, York County, New Brunswick, Canada. Hereinafter cited as Registration of Death.
4. [S15874] New Brunswick, Canada, Marriages, 1789-1950, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada, Benjamin A. Wells & Sarah Ann (Townsend) Patterson, , 15 July 1873, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, Fredericton, York County, New Brunswick, Canada. Certificate Number 6289, Page Number 469, Record ID 61511::90155971.
5. [S15877] Marker, Methodist Cemetery, Point de Bute, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada. Benjamin A. Wells Jr., tombstone inscription & photograph; documented by findagrave.com, Record ID 40444036.

Charlotte Townsend¹

Parents

Citations

1. [S373] Correspondence with Gary Leighton Townshend, -Toronto, Ontario, Personal Archives of David Arthur Walker, (Personal Archives of David Arthur Walker)..