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John Elija Joy 1641–1675 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 September 1641

Birth Location: Boston, Massachusetts Colony, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 7 October 1675

Death Location: Boston, Massachusetts Colony, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

Father: Thomas Joy

Mother: Joan Gallop

Spouse(s): Mercy Bartlett

Children(s): John II, Joseph Joy, Hannah Morey, Jonathan Jay

In 1641, John Elija Joy entered the world in Boston, Massachusetts Colony, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, born to Thomas Joy And Joan Gallop. John Elija Joy married Martha Beads, Mercy Bartlett, and had children including Hannah Morey, John Elijah Joy Ii, Jonathan Jay, Joseph Joy. John Elija Joy passed away in 1675 in Boston, Massachusetts Colony, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1641, John Elija Joy entered the world in Boston, Massachusetts Colony, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, born to Thomas Joy And Joan Gallop.
  • John Elija Joy married Martha Beads, Mercy Bartlett, and had children including Hannah Morey, John Elijah Joy Ii, Jonathan Jay, Joseph Joy.
  • John Elija Joy passed away in 1675 in Boston, Massachusetts Colony, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Joy's Ancestors

Self
John Joy
1641–1675
Birth Place: Boston, Massachusetts Colony, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Thomas Joy
1610–1678
Gravesand, Norfolk, England
Joan Gallop
1618–1691
Bridport, West Dorset District, Dorset, England
Grandparents
Thomas (Joy Jr) ***
1583–1640
East Meon, Hampshire, England
Frances Paulett*
1587–1678
Cossington, Somerset, England
John Gallop
1593–1650
Bridport, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Christobel (Crab) Bruchett
1590–1655
Mosterton, Dorset, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Sr.***
1564–1649
Elizabeth Squier
1570–1658
John Gollup
1592–1650
Christabell Gallup
1596–1655
Edmund Burchett
1564–1592
Emma Nichols
1568–1592
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Jay
1546–1630
Elizabeth Valentine
1545–1630
Thomas Powerstock
1535–1564
Jane Vallens
1534–
Thomas Nichols
1530–1596
Emma Norwood
1521–1592

John Joy's Descendants

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John (Elija) Joy (10 September 1641–7 October 1675) m. Mercy Bartlett (10 Mar 1650–26 September 1692)
  1. 1. John (Elijah Joy) II 1672–1736 m. Anna Orchard 1674–1742
    1. 1. William Jay 1725–1773
  2. 2. Joseph Joy 1672–1762
  3. 3. Hannah Morey 1667–1733
  4. 4. Jonathan Jay 1672–1724

John Joy's Timeline

2 Records

1641
10 September 1641
Birth of John Elija Joy in Boston, Massachusetts Colony, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Boston, Massachusetts Colony, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
1675
7 October 1675
Age 34
Death of John Elija Joy in Boston, Massachusetts Colony, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Boston, Massachusetts Colony, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 September 1641
    Event Place: Boston, Massachusetts Colony, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI), Godfrey Memorial Library; Middletown, Connecticut; American Genealogical Biographical Index; Volume Number: 93
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 5448.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: JJK
    [3] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The genealogical history of the Gallup Family in the United States : also, biographical sketches of
    [4] Colonial Families of the USA
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 October 1675
    Event Place: Boston, Massachusetts Colony, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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