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Elder Joseph Mason 1663 – 1748 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1663-03-06

Birth Location: Rehoboth,Bristol,Massachusetts,USA

Death Date: 1748-05-19

Death Location: Swansea,Bristol,Massachusetts,USA

Father: Sampson Mason

Mother: Mary Butterworth

Spouse(s): Lydia Bowen

Children(s): Freelove Gorton

In 1663, Elder Joseph Mason entered the world in Rehoboth,Bristol,Massachusetts,USA, born to Sampson Mason and Mary Russell Butterworth. Elder Joseph Mason married Lydia Bowen, and had children including Freelove Mason Gorton. Elder Joseph Mason passed away in 1748 in Swansea,Bristol,Massachusetts,USA.

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Biography

  • In 1663, Elder Joseph Mason entered the world in Rehoboth,Bristol,Massachusetts,USA, born to Sampson Mason and Mary Russell Butterworth.
  • Elder Joseph Mason married Lydia Bowen, and had children including Freelove Mason Gorton.
  • Elder Joseph Mason passed away in 1748 in Swansea,Bristol,Massachusetts,USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sampson Mason
1625 – 1676
Birth Location: Bolton, Lancashire, England
SM
Mary Butterworth
1629 – 1714
Birth Location: Dorchester, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
MB

Spouses(s)

Lydia Bowen
1666 – 1758
Birth Location: Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
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Children(s)

Freelove Gorton
1695 – 1748
Birth Location: Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
FG

Elder Mason's Ancestors

Self
Elder Mason
1663 – 1748
Birth Place: Rehoboth,Bristol,Massachusetts,USA
Parents
Sampson Mason
1625 – 1676
Bolton, Lancashire, England
Mary (Russell) Butterworth
1629 – 1714
Dorchester, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
John (Robert Mason ( Direct) )
1600 – 1643
Bolton, Lancashire, England
Hannah (Elizabeth Uxor Wheaton) (9thGGM)
1600 – 1642
Bolton, Lancashire, England
Mary (Marie Clifton) Lanbotham
1608 – 1687
Rehoboth, Nottinghamshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Alexander )
1569 – 1627
Anne (Mason)
1571 – 1601
Christopher Wheaton
1580 – 1654
Katherine Wright
1585 – 1605
John Lanbotham
1580 – 1632
Susan Hay
1580 – 1639
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Masson
1543 – 1590
Elizabeth Dewke
1520 – 1583
Sir Wright
1568 – 1605
Ellen Ward
1572 – 1610
Gilbtus (Longbottom)
1537 – 1589
Elizabeth Henthorne
1535 – 1630

Elder Mason's Descendants

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Elder (Joseph) Mason (1663-03-06 – 1748-05-19) m. Lydia Bowen (23 Apr 1666 – 25 Mar 1758)
  1. 1. Freelove (Mason) Gorton (5 Jun 1695 – 1748) m. Samuel ((Direct Line)) gorton (29 Jul 1690 – april 1784)
    1. 1. Dr. (Samuel) Gorton (1717 – 1777) m. Ruth (Theodosia Slade) (Gorton) (13 Oct 1724 – 18 Dec 1764)
      1. 1. Slade Gorton (11 Mar 1756 – 22 Feb 1832) m. Mary Whitford (3 Apr 1761 – 9 Jul 1844)
        1. 1. Job Gorton (About 1787 – August 14, 1868) m. Antha Matteson (1798 – )

Elder Mason's Timeline

2 Records

1663
1663-03-06
Birth of Elder Joseph Mason in Rehoboth,Bristol,Massachusetts,USA
Rehoboth,Bristol,Massachusetts,USA
1748
1748-05-19
Age 85
Death of Elder Joseph Mason in Swansea,Bristol,Massachusetts,USA
Swansea,Bristol,Massachusetts,USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1663-03-06
    Event Place: Rehoboth,Bristol,Massachusetts,USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1748-05-19
    Event Place: Swansea,Bristol,Massachusetts,USA
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