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Joseph Adams 1715–1780 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 DEC 1715

Birth Location: Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, United States

Death Date: 6 DEC 1780

Death Location: Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA

Father: Joseph Adams

Mother: Eunice Spaulding

Spouse(s): Sarah Bradford

Children(s): Elisha Adams, James Adams, Jesse Adams, Jesse Adams, John Adams, Mary Adams, Samuel Adams, Sarah Adams, Tryphena Adams, William Adams

Joseph Adams was born in 1715 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, United States, the child of Joseph Adams And Eunice Spaulding. Joseph Adams married Sarah Bradford, and had children including Elisha Adams, James Adams, Jesse Adams, John Bradford Adams, Mary Adams, Samuel Adams, Sarah Adams, Tryphena Adams, William Adams. Joseph Adams passed away in 1780 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • Joseph Adams was born in 1715 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, United States, the child of Joseph Adams And Eunice Spaulding.
  • Joseph Adams married Sarah Bradford, and had children including Elisha Adams, James Adams, Jesse Adams, John Bradford Adams, Mary Adams, Samuel Adams, Sarah Adams, Tryphena Adams, William Adams.
  • Joseph Adams passed away in 1780 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Adams
1682–
Birth Location: –
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Eunice Spaulding
–1726
Birth Location: Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Bradford
1720–1807
Birth Location: Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, United States
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Children(s)

Elisha Adams
1752–1753
Birth Location: Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, British Colonial America
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James Adams
1748–1851
Birth Location: –
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Jesse Adams
1757–1812
Birth Location: –
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Jesse Adams
1752–1752
Birth Location: Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, United States
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John Adams
1750–1829
Birth Location: Canterbury Township, Windham, Connecticut, USA
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Mary Adams
1755–1776
Birth Location: Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, United States
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Samuel Adams
1742–1820
Birth Location: Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, United States
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Sarah Adams
1748–1835
Birth Location: Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, United States
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Tryphena Adams
1760–1826
Birth Location: Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, United States
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William Adams
1740–1759
Birth Location: –
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Joseph Adams's Ancestors

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Joseph Adams
1715–1780
Birth Place: Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, United States
Parents
Joseph Adams
1682–
Eunice Spaulding
–1726
Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Grandparents
Samuel Adams
1652–1727
Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Mary Meeker
1656–1718
Fairfield, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Adams
1612–1688
Mary Blackmore
1612–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joseph Adams's Descendants

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Joseph Adams (6 DEC 1715–6 DEC 1780) m. Sarah Bradford (27 AUG 1720–20 APR 1807)
  1. 1. Elisha Adams 1752–1753
  2. 2. James Adams 1748–1851 m. Elizabeth Chapman 1748–1762 m. Jerusha Knight 1748–1829
    1. 1. Elisha Adams 1782–1863 m. Clarissa Cook 1787–1846
    2. 2. James (Adams) Jr 1775–1851 m. Alice Bradford 1777–1812 m. Delight Gideon 1792–1851 m. Phyllis Pellett 1780–1837
      1. 1. Harriet Adams 1803–1803
      2. 2. Jas. (B.) Adams 1810–1887 m. Maria Tyler 1817–1872
        1. 1. Alice Adams 1859–1887 m. Herbert (H.) Hiner 1841–1903
        2. 2. Harriet (Annetta) Adams 1850–1863
        3. 3. Jas. (Rockwell) Adams 1854–1866
        4. 4. Merritt (Bradford) Adams 1852–1889 m. Frances (M.) Tyler 1852–1929 m. Ann (Elizza Wright) Kowats 1849–1877
        5. 5. Moses (Bradford) Adams 1857–1859
      3. 3. John Adams 1810–1811
      4. 4. Mary Adams 1805–1846 m. Reuben Safford 1776–1881
      5. 5. Moses (B.) Adams 1801–1865 m. Clarissa Cutter 1800–1865
      6. 6. Salome Adams 1804–1854 m. Wm (W.) Hopkins 1804–1854
      7. 7. Willian (Bradford) Adams 1808–1873 m. Mary (A.) Knight 1810–1871
    3. 3. Jeduthun Adams 1786–1845 m. Peddy Wilmarth 1788–
    4. 4. Joshua (Knight) Adams 1791–1792 m. Peddy (Wilmarth) Tiffany 1796–1830 m. Minerva Follett 1806–1869
    5. 5. Lorenza Adams 1782–1837 m. Samuel Partridge 1777–1797
    6. 6. Lucy Adams 1784–1784
    7. 7. Luther Adams 1784–1820
    8. 8. Mary Adams 1778–1858
    9. 9. Sarah (Bradford) Adams 1774–1852 m. Jabez Butts 1776–1801
  3. 3. Jesse Adams 1757–1812 m. Zerviah Cady 1757–1818
  4. 4. Jesse Adams 1752–1752
  5. 5. John (Bradford) Adams 1750–1829 m. Mary Parker 1747–1798 m. Sarah Davenport 1759–1815
  6. 6. Mary Adams 1755–1776 m. Samuel Barstow 1749–1822
  7. 7. Samuel Adams 1742–1820
  8. 8. Sarah Adams 1748–1835 m. David Hyde 1745–1816
  9. 9. Tryphena Adams 1760–1826 m. Joseph Safford 1757–1814
  10. 10. William Adams 1740–1759

Joseph Adams's Timeline

4 Records

1715
6 DEC 1715
Birth of Joseph Adams in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, United States
Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, United States
1780
1780
Age 65
Burial of Joseph Adams in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, United States of America
Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, United States of America
1780
6 APR 1780
Age 65
Death of Joseph Adams in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, United States
Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, United States
1780
6 DEC 1780
Age 65
Death of Joseph Adams in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA
Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA

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    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1780
    Event Place: Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, United States of America

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    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 DEC 1715
    Event Place: Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 7 August 2020), Joseph Adams, ; Burial, Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, United States of America, Carey Cemetery; citing record ID 62143234, <i>Find a Grave<i>

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    Event Place: Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, United States

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    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 APR 1780
    Event Place: Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 7 August 2020), Joseph Adams, ; Burial, Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, United States of America, Carey Cemetery; citing record ID 62143234, <i>Find a Grave<i>

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    Event Date: 6 DEC 1780
    Event Place: Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA

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