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Dr. Joseph Colton 1721–1787 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Nov 1721

Birth Location: Longmeadow, Mass

Death Date: 5 Nov 1787

Death Location: Monson, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Thomas Colton

Mother: Joanna Warriner

Spouse(s): Ruth Colton

Children(s):

Dr. Joseph Colton was born in 1721 in Longmeadow, Mass, the child of Thomas Colton And Joanna Warriner. Dr. Joseph Colton married Ruth Colton. Dr. Joseph Colton passed away in 1787 in Monson, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Dr. Joseph Colton was born in 1721 in Longmeadow, Mass, the child of Thomas Colton And Joanna Warriner.
  • Dr. Joseph Colton married Ruth Colton.
  • Dr. Joseph Colton passed away in 1787 in Monson, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Children(s)

Dr. Colton's Ancestors

Self
Dr. Colton
1721–1787
Birth Place: Longmeadow, Mass
Parents
Thomas Colton
1683–1760
Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Joanna Warriner
1682–1755
Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Grandparents
Captain (Thomas) Colton
1651–1728
Longmeadow, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
Sarah (Elizabeth) Griswold
1657–1690
Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
Joseph Warriner
1645–1697
Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
Mary Montague
1642–1689
Wells, York County, Maine, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Quartermaster Colton
1620–1699
Deborah Gardner
1625–1689
Richard Montague
1614–1681
Abigail Downing
1616–1694
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Lullington
1595–1622
Abigail Parsons
1602–1641
John Gardner
1595–1624
Mary Blanford
1602–1641
Reverend Downing
1585–1658
Jane Rose
1593–1621

Dr. Colton's Timeline

2 Records

1721
16 Nov 1721
Birth of Dr. Joseph Colton in Longmeadow, Mass
Longmeadow, Mass
1787
5 Nov 1787
Age 66
Death of Dr. Joseph Colton in Monson, Mass
Monson, Mass

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Nov 1721
    Event Place: Longmeadow, Mass
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North America, Family Histories
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 5 Nov 1787
    Event Place: Monson, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Findagrave, Deacon Joseph Colton 5 Nov 1787

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Nov 1787
    Event Place: Monson, Mass
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North America, Family Histories
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Monson, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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