Genealogical and family history of the Wyoming and Lackawanna valleys, Pennsylvania . amily in Wyoming was established morethan forty-seven years ago by John of the present proprietors, who was born in-Lancashire, England, January 12, 1809, and camefrom a well-to-do family of Manchester. JohnTownends father, also named John, was born inManchester, March 7, 1785. He was educatedfor the legal profession, which he practiced inhis native city, and his death occurred at the ageof fifty-five years on the island of Trinidad, WestIndies, whither he went to adjust some lawr bus-iness for
Genealogical and family history of the Wyoming and Lackawanna valleys, Pennsylvania . amily in Wyoming was established morethan forty-seven years ago by John of the present proprietors, who was born in-Lancashire, England, January 12, 1809, and camefrom a well-to-do family of Manchester. JohnTownends father, also named John, was born inManchester, March 7, 1785. He was educatedfor the legal profession, which he practiced inhis native city, and his death occurred at the ageof fifty-five years on the island of Trinidad, WestIndies, whither he went to adjust some lawr bus-iness for an uncle. He married Hannah Bow-man, born July 3. 1787, and was a life-long resi-dent of Manchester. She became the mother offour children : Mercy, Hannah, William and John. John Townend, son of John and Hannah(Bowman) Townend was educated in Manches-ter, England, where he began at an early age tolearn the shoe business. In 1840 he came to theUnited States, and opened a large shoe store inBrooklyn, New York, where he carried on busi-ness for nine years, at the expiration of which. dfr(amJ{, R KASPER 1L THE WYOMING AND LACKAWANNA VALLEYS. 487 time he removed to Stroudsburg, Monroe county,Pennsylvania, and for the ensuing twelve yearsconducted a profitable business in that 1857 he came to Wyoming, Pennsylvania,where he established the extensive general mer-cantile business which is now conducted by hissons, resided there for the remainder of his life,which terminated May 29, 1891. John Townendmarried Ann Cowan, who was born in Manches-ter, November 7, 1810, daughter of Christopherand Martha (Henderson) Cowan, the former awell known lawyer of that city in his day. (Cowan) Townend died in Wyoming Au-gust 29, 1877. She was the mother of eight chil-dren: 1. William, born Manchester, April 7, John, born Manchester, September 3, 1839,died in infancy. 3. James (deceased), born NewYork city, August 30, 1840. 4. George Ferguson,born Brooklyn, New York, Decembe
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