Delvee Family Association

Lucy Town

Female, #2, b. 2 November 1744, d. 29 May 1824

Lucy Town|b. 2 Nov 1744\nd. 29 May 1824|p2.htm|Samuel Town|b. 25 Jan 1695\nd. 1760|p10.htm|Bathsheba Woods|b. 5 Apr 1702\nd. 1773|p11.htm|||||||||||||

Lucy Town was born on 2 November 1744 at Oxford, Massachusetts.^{1,2,3,8,5,6,7} She was the daughter of Samuel Town and Bathsheba Woods.^{1,2,3,4,5,6,7} Lucy Town lived at Charlton, Massachusetts, after her father's death in 1760. Lucy and Peter Delvee's marriage intentions were filed on 7 June 1766 at Oxford, Massachusetts.^9,3 On 10 July 1766 at Charlton, Massachusetts, Lucy married Peter Delvee, son of Jonathan Delvee.^{10,11,9,5,12,6,7} Lucy Town and Peter Delvee lived at Warwick, Massachusetts, on the Delvey farm with his surviving son, Jonathan.¹⁰ Lucy Town died on Saturday, 29 May 1824 at Warwick, Massachusetts, at age 79 years, 6 months and 27 days Her death was recorded in Jonathan Blake's diary.^5,6,7,13,14 The gravestone inscription at Warwick Cemetery, Warwick, Massachusetts, reads:

Lucy Towne
wife of
Peter Delvee
1744-1824

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Children of Lucy Town and Peter Delvee

Bathsheba Delvee+ b. 14 Nov 1766, d. 18 May 1858^10,1,9,5,6,7
Lucy Delvee+ b. 8 Oct 1768^10,1,9,5,6,7
Jonathan Delvee+ b. 21 Aug 1770, d. 14 Dec 1850^{10,11,5,6,7,16}
Polly Mary Delvee+ b. 4 May 1773, d. 9 Apr 1851^{10,5,6,7,16,17}
Hannah Delvee+ b. 6 Apr 1776, d. 15 Dec 1805^10,18,6,7,16
Abigail Delvee b. 22 Jun 1780^{10,18,5,6,7,16}
Samuel Town Delvee b. 18 May 1782^10,18,5,6,7

Citations

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