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John Townsend Sharpless
Birth: 10-5-1801
Death: 4-22-1883
Biography
John Townsend Sharpless was born to Jesse and Joanna (nee Townsend) Sharpless. He was one of 10 children born to the family of Quakers. He became a physician and remained unmarried, living with his sister Lydia, also unmarried. They cared for their niece, Emma Wood (nee Parker), the daughter of their sister Eliza, for 8 years, according to Fanny Adeline Seward's account in her 1862-63 diary. Fanny writes of meeting Dr. Sharpless and his sister Lydia when she called on Miss Parker (Emma Wood).
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Biography:
John Townsend Sharpless was born to Jesse and Joanna (nee Townsend) Sharpless. He was one of 10 children born to the family of Quakers. He became a physician and remained unmarried, living with his sister Lydia, also unmarried. They cared for their niece, Emma Wood (nee Parker), the daughter of their sister Eliza, for 8 years, according to Fanny Adeline Seward's account in her 1862-63 diary. Fanny writes of meeting Dr. Sharpless and his sister Lydia when she called on Miss Parker (Emma Wood).
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Book or Book Chapter
Book or Monograph Title:
Genealogy of the Sharpless Family
Publisher Location:
Philadelphia, PA
Publisher Name:
Bi-Centennial Committee
Year:
1887
Start Page:
293
Citation Notes:
https://www.google.com/books/edition/Genealogy_of_the_Sharpless_Family/zfanAxg2OsoC?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=823%20john%20townsend
Citation for Death Info:
Citation Type:
Book or Book Chapter
Book or Monograph Title:
Genealogy of the Sharpless Family
Publisher Location:
Philadelphia, PA
Publisher Name:
Bi-Centennial Committee
Year:
1887
Start Page:
293
Citation Notes:
https://www.google.com/books/edition/Genealogy_of_the_Sharpless_Family/zfanAxg2OsoC?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=823%20john%20townsend