Our Maritime Ties
Martha Jean Townshend
1. Martha Jean Townshend Martha married Henry Charles Colford [Group Sheet]
Children:
2. Ronald Leighton Townshend was born 6 Feb 1922, Moncton, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada; died 22 Feb 2014, Fredericton, York, New Brunswick, Canada. Other Events:
- Occupation: a property appraiser
- Obituary: 4 Mar 2014, Fredericton, York, New Brunswick, Canada; Fredericton Daily Gleaner
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Obituary:
Obituary
Ronald L. Townshend
1922-2014
It is with deep sadness that we must announce the passing of Ronald L. Townshend, 92, on Saturday, February 22, 2014 at Windsor Court, Fredericton.
Born in Moncton, NB, he was a son of the late John and Violet (Smith) Townshend.
Ronald loved visiting the Townshend homestead in Jolicure as a young boy, and farmed there for a few years after graduating from MacDonald College in Montreal. After meeting and marrying his wife Barbara, they moved to St. Lambert, QC. His career in the agricultural field with the provincial and federal governments allowed them to live in various cities across Canada, ending in Fredericton where he lived for the past 47 years. His interests included genealogy, gardening, stamp collecting, and the railway.
He will be missed by his wife Barbara (Spence), Fredericton; son Gary (Lynda), Toronto; daughter Martha (Chuck) Townshend Colford, Ottawa; 2 granddaughters, Elizabeth, Montreal and Suzanne, Ottawa; sister Ruth (Jim) Maben, Oakville, ON, several nieces and nephews.
He was predeceased by brother Robert and sister Audrey Smith.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Jones Funeral Home, Sackville, NB (506-364-1300). A graveside remembrance service will be held at a later date in the Old Presbyterian Cemetery, Jolicure, NB.
Those wishing to make a donation in Ronald's memory may do so to the Old Presbyterian Cemetery in Jolicure. www.jonesfuneralhome.ca
Died:
Obituary
TOWNSHEND, RONALD - It is with deep sadness that we must announce the passing of Ronald L. Townshend, 92, on Saturday, February 22, 2014 at Windsor Court, Fredericton. Born in Moncton, NB, he was a son of the late John and Violet (Smith) Townshend. Ronald loved visiting the Townshend homestead in Jolicure as a young boy, and farmed there for a few years after graduating from MacDonald College in Montreal. After meeting and marrying his wife Barbara, they moved to St. Lambert, QC. His career in the agricultural field with the provincial and federal governments allowed them to live in various cities across Canada, ending in Fredericton where he lived for the past 47 years. His interests included genealogy, gardening, stamp collecting, and the railway. He will be missed by his wife Barbara (Spence), Fredericton; son Gary (Lynda), Toronto; daughter Martha (Chuck) Townshend Colford, Ottawa; two granddaughters, Elizabeth, Montreal and Suzanne, Ottawa; sister Ruth (Jim) Maben, Oakville, ON, several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by brother Robert and sister Audrey Smith.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Jones Funeral Home, Sackville, NB (506-364-1300). A graveside remembrance service will be held at a later date in the Old Presbyterian Cemetery, Jolicure, NB. Those wishing to make a donation in Ronald's memory may do so to the Old Presbyterian Cemetery in Jolicure. www.jonesfuneralhome.caRonald married Barbara Jean Spence [Group Sheet]
3. Barbara Jean Spence Children:
Generation: 3
6. Basil Sylvester Spence was born 18 Mar 1902, Spence Settlement, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada (son of James Kinley Spence and Minnie Clark Oulton); died 2 Oct 1956, Medford, , Massachusetts, United States. Other Events:
- Occupation: a barber
- Occupation: barber
- Residence: Medford, , Massachusetts, United States
- AltDeath: 1919
- AltDeath: 3 Oct 1956
Notes:
ID=OU 11112321
NAME: - Oulton Family Tree, Gladys Trenholm PARN: BD: DD: (doesn't appear to be correct, two children before he was 18?) WIF:
-RO BD:1907Basil married Nellie Viola Patterson 15 Sep 1925. Nellie was born 29 May 1902, Point de Bute, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada; died 17 Oct 1978, Moncton, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada. [Group Sheet]
7. Nellie Viola Patterson was born 29 May 1902, Point de Bute, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada; died 17 Oct 1978, Moncton, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada. Notes:
!ID= UN 307
Children:
- 3. Barbara Jean Spence
- Dorothy Viola Spence was born 18 Aug 1927, Medford, , Massachusetts, United States; died Yes, date unknown; was buried , ? Cemetery, Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.
Generation: 4
12. James Kinley Spence was born 8 Oct 1872, Bayfield, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada; died 10 Jun 1939, Topsfield, , Massachusetts, United States. Other Events:
- Occupation: carpenter
- Residence: Topsfield, , Massachusetts, United States
- Residence: Bef Nov 1900, Botsford Parish, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
Notes:
!ID= UN 108
James married Minnie Clark Oulton 28 Nov 1900, Jolicure, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada. Minnie (daughter of John Nelson Oulton and Jerusha Annie Hicks) was born 4 Aug 1876, Jolicure, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada; died 24 Oct 1960, Topsfield, , Massachusetts, United States. [Group Sheet]
13. Minnie Clark Oulton was born 4 Aug 1876, Jolicure, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada (daughter of John Nelson Oulton and Jerusha Annie Hicks); died 24 Oct 1960, Topsfield, , Massachusetts, United States. Other Events:
- Residence: Topsfield, , Massachusetts, United States
- Census: 1891, Westmorland Parish, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
- Residence: Bef Nov 1900, Jolicure, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
Notes:
ID=OU 1111232
NAME:Minnie Oulton - 1891 Census, Westmorland Co, Westmorland P (161-2) PARN: BP: age 14; Methodist
Census:
14 in 1891 censusChildren:
- 6. Basil Sylvester Spence was born 18 Mar 1902, Spence Settlement, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada; died 2 Oct 1956, Medford, , Massachusetts, United States.
- Stella Grace Spence was born 7 Jun 1908, Jolicure, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada; died 29 Apr 1981, Topsfield, , Massachusetts, United States.