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Colonel Joseph Williams 1708–1798 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Apr 1708

Birth Location: Roxbury, Massachusetts

Death Date: 26 May 1798

Death Location: Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Joseph WILLIAMS

Mother: Abigail Davis

Spouse(s): Martha Howell, Hannah Whiting, Hannah Whiting, Martha Howell, Abigail Howell, Hannah Dudley

Children(s): Martha Williams, Henry Williams, Abigail Williams, Joseph Williams, John Williams, Mary Williams, Stephen Williams, Sarah Williams, Betsy Williams, Hannah Williams, Jeremiah Williams, Jeremiah Williams, william williams, William Williams, Mathew Williams, Stedman Williams, Martha Williams, Henry Williams, Joseph Williams, Samuel Williams, Stephen Williams, John Williams, Mary Williams, Sarah Williams, William Williams, Stedman Williams, Henry Williams

The story of Colonel Joseph Williams began in 1708 in Roxbury, Massachusetts. Colonel Joseph Williams married Abigail Howell, Hannah Dudley, Hannah Whiting, Martha Howell, and had children including Abigail Williams, Betsy Williams, Hannah Williams, Henry Williams, Henry Howell Williams, Jeremiah Williams, John Williams, Joseph Williams, Martha Williams, Mary Williams, Mathew Whiting Williams, Samuel Williams, Sarah Williams, Stedman Williams, Stephen Williams, William Williams. Colonel Joseph Williams passed away in 1798 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Colonel Joseph Williams began in 1708 in Roxbury, Massachusetts.
  • Colonel Joseph Williams married Abigail Howell, Hannah Dudley, Hannah Whiting, Martha Howell, and had children including Abigail Williams, Betsy Williams, Hannah Williams, Henry Williams, Henry Howell Williams, Jeremiah Williams, John Williams, Joseph Williams, Martha Williams, Mary Williams, Mathew Whiting Williams, Samuel Williams, Sarah Williams, Stedman Williams, Stephen Williams, William Williams.
  • Colonel Joseph Williams passed away in 1798 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.

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Colonel Williams's Ancestors

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Colonel Williams
1708–1798
Birth Place: Roxbury, Massachusetts
Parents
Joseph WILLIAMS
1681–1720
Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Abigail Davis
1687–1771
Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Stephen Williams
1640–1720
(Newton) Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Sarah Wise
1647–1728
Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Wise
1617–1684
Mary Thompson
1619–1651
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Wise
1560–1626
Susan Tidd
1592–1678
John Thompson
1577–1627
Alice Freeman
1585–1626

Colonel Williams's Descendants

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Colonel (Joseph) Williams (10 Apr 1708–26 May 1798) m. Martha Howell (28 February 1710–22 August 1733) m. Hannah Whiting (25 Dec 1734–Feb 1789) m. Hannah Whiting (1708–) m. Martha Howell (28 Feb 1712–29 May 1798) m. Abigail Howell (1715–1739) m. Hannah Dudley (25 Dec 1754–1779)
  1. 1. Martha Williams 1734–1815
  2. 2. Henry (Howell) Williams 1736–1802
  3. 3. Abigail Williams 1733–1811 m. Samuel May 1722–1794 m. Samuel May 1730–1759
    1. 1. Lucretia May 1765–1811
    2. 2. Joseph May 1760–1841 m. Dorothy Sewall 1758–1825 m. Mary (Ann) Atkinson 1787–1839
      1. 1. Abigail May 1800–1877 m. Amos (Bronson) Alcott 1799–1888
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Sewall) Alcott 1835–1858
        2. 2. Louisa (May) Alcott 1832–1888 m. Nierker –1900
        3. 3. Anna (Bronson) Alcott 1831–1893
        4. 4. Abigail (May) Alcott 1840–1879
        5. 5. Amos (Bronson) Alcott 1840–1879
        6. 6. Lucy (M.) Foote 1817–1899
        7. 7. Frederic (Alcott) Pratt 1839–1839
        8. 8. Frederic Alcott 1836–1836
      2. 2. Catharine May 1786–1815
      3. 3. Elizabeth (Sewall) May 1798–1822
      4. 4. Charles May 1788–1856
      5. 5. Edward May 1795–1802
      6. 6. Eliza (Sewall) May 1790–1791
      7. 7. Samuel (Joseph) May 1794–1795
      8. 8. Louisa May 1789–1791
      9. 9. Charles May 1785–1786
      10. 10. Louisa (Caroline) Greenwood 1810–
      11. 11. Louisa (Caroline Greenwood (Adopted)) May 1810–1891
      12. 12. Louisa May 1792–1828
    3. 3. Samuel May 1756–1762
    4. 4. Catharine May 1757–1788
    5. 5. Abigail May 1754–1824
    6. 6. John May 1761–1762
    7. 7. Howell May 1771–1771
    8. 8. Martha (Patty) May 1763–1834
    9. 9. Mary May 1769–1853
    10. 10. Louisa May 1773–1832
    11. 11. Samuel May 1776–1870
    12. 12. Samuel May 1767–1768
    13. 13. Mary May 1749–1750
    14. 14. Joseph May 1753–1802
    15. 15. Luke May 1753–1825
    16. 16. Mehettable May 1751–1793
    17. 17. Joseph May 1753–1802
  4. 4. Joseph Williams 1738–1822
  5. 5. John Williams 1744–1809
  6. 6. Mary Williams 1747–1835
  7. 7. Stephen Williams 1740–1810
  8. 8. Sarah Williams 1748–1813
  9. 9. Betsy Williams 1777–1838
  10. 10. Hannah Williams 1771–1812
  11. 11. Jeremiah Williams 1779–1820
  12. 12. Jeremiah Williams 1772–1776
  13. 13. william williams 1733–1797
  14. 14. William Williams 1740–1797
  15. 15. Mathew (Whiting) Williams 1774–1809
  16. 16. Stedman Williams 1773–1852
  17. 17. Martha Williams 1734–1815
  18. 18. Henry (Howell) Williams 1736–1802
  19. 19. Joseph Williams 1738–1822
  20. 20. Samuel Williams 1742–1786
  21. 21. Stephen Williams 1740–1810
  22. 22. John Williams 1744–1809
  23. 23. Mary Williams 1747–1835
  24. 24. Sarah Williams 1748–1813
  25. 25. William Williams 1733–
  26. 26. Stedman Williams 1773–1852
  27. 27. Henry Williams 1769–1853

Colonel Williams's Timeline

2 Records

1708
10 Apr 1708
Birth of Colonel Joseph Williams in Roxbury, Massachusetts
Roxbury, Massachusetts
1798
26 May 1798
Age 90
Death of Colonel Joseph Williams in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Apr 1708
    Event Place: Roxbury, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 May 1798
    Event Place: Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

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