Cape May County NJ Archives Obituaries.....Abigail TOWNSEND, December 5, 1868 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nj/njfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Cyndie Enfinger cyndiee@tampabay.rr.com December 21, 2008, 10:04 am Cape May Ocean Wave, Wednesday, December 23, 1868 DIED. TOWNSEND.-Departed this life, near Cold Spring Dec. 5th., Mrs. Abigail Townsend, Sr., in the 83rd year of her age. She was long and favorably known as a resident of the Lower Township, and had lived to see most of her former associates pass away. She had also been a consistent member of the Methodist church, at the Tabernacle, fifty-eight years, having joined three years after the church was built. She suffered greatly in the lat few months of her life, but repeatedly assured her friends that she was not afraid to die-that Christ had given her the victory, and that all was well. Her funeral sermon was preached by Rev. Mr. Ballard, from a text which she had selected long before. Psalms 27th 4th. "One thing have I desired of the Lord, that will I seek after, that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord and to inquire in his temple.: S.T. This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/njfiles/ File size: 1.5 Kb This file is located at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nj/capemay/obits/townsend-a.txt