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| Image of Townsend, Montana courtesy Wikipedia |
In 1834 (sources vary as to exact year of birth) a baby girl was born to Mr. and Mrs. William Townsend, named Susan Townsend. When Susan was a young woman her parents and sister all died during the 1849 Cholera Epidemic. Susan went on to marry Charles Barstow Wright, an executive in the Northern Pacific Railway. The town of Townsend, Montana was named after Mr. Wright's wife's maiden name, Townsend. Charles Barstow Wright (1859-1832) and Susan Townsend Wright (1834-1882) are both buried at the Woodlands Cemetery in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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