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Joseph Alden 1627 – 1696 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 May 1627

Birth Location: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 8 Feb 1696

Death Location: Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Father: John Alden

Mother: Priscilla Mullins

Spouse(s): Mary Simmons

Children(s): Hopestill Alden, Mercy Alden, Sarah Alden, Isaac Alden, Joseph Alden, Hopestill Alden, Mercy Alden, Elizabeth Alden, John Alden, Mary Alden

Joseph Alden was born in 1627 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA, the child of John Alden and Priscilla Mullins. Joseph Alden married Mary Simmons, and had children including Hopestill Alden, Mercy Alden, Sarah Alden, Isaac Alden, Joseph Alden, Hopestill Alden, Mercy Alden, Elizabeth Alden, John Alden, Mary Alden. Joseph Alden passed away in 1696 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Joseph Alden was born in 1627 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA, the child of John Alden and Priscilla Mullins.
  • Joseph Alden married Mary Simmons, and had children including Hopestill Alden, Mercy Alden, Sarah Alden, Isaac Alden, Joseph Alden, Hopestill Alden, Mercy Alden, Elizabeth Alden, John Alden, Mary Alden.
  • Joseph Alden passed away in 1696 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Alden
1599 – 1687
Birth Location: Harwich, Essex, , England
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Priscilla Mullins
1602 – 1680
Birth Location: Dorking, Surrey, , England
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Spouses(s)

Mary Simmons
1638 – 1697
Birth Location: Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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Children(s)

Hopestill Alden
1652 –
Birth Location: , , Massachusetts, USA
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Mercy Alden
1653 –
Birth Location: , , Massachusetts, USA
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Sarah Alden
1665 – 1713
Birth Location: Bridgewater, Plymouth Co, Massachusetts, USA
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Isaac Alden
1666 – 1727
Birth Location: Bridgewater, Plymouth Co, Massachusetts, USA
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Joseph Alden
1666 – 1747
Birth Location: Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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Hopestill Alden
1668 – 1753
Birth Location: Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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Mercy Alden
1668 – 1727
Birth Location: Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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Elizabeth Alden
1673 – 1705
Birth Location: Bridgewater, Plymouth Co, Massachusetts, USA
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John Alden
1674 – 1730
Birth Location: Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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Mary Alden
1676 – 1727
Birth Location: Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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Joseph Alden's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Alden
1627 – 1696
Birth Place: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
John Alden
1599 – 1687
Harwich, Essex, , England
Priscilla Mullins
1602 – 1680
Dorking, Surrey, , England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joseph Alden's Descendants

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Joseph Alden (22 May 1627 – 8 Feb 1696) m. Mary Simmons (1638 – 8 Feb 1697)
  1. 1. Hopestill Alden (1652 – )
  2. 2. Mercy Alden (1653 – )
  3. 3. Sarah Alden (1665 – 1713)
  4. 4. Isaac Alden (1666 – 24 Jun 1727)
  5. 5. Joseph Alden (8 Feb 1666 – 22 Dec 1747)
  6. 6. Hopestill Alden (1668 – 18 Dec 1753)
  7. 7. Mercy Alden (1668 – 28 Jul 1727)
  8. 8. Elizabeth Alden (1673 – 8 May 1705)
  9. 9. John Alden (1674 – 29 Sep 1730) m. Hannah White (5 Dec 1681 – 5 Oct 1732)
    1. 1. PRISCILLA Alden (2 Mar 1703 – 1722)
    2. 2. Thankful Alden (1705 – 29 Oct 1732)
    3. 3. Mary Alden (1712 – 1787)
    4. 4. Abigail Alden (28 Sep 1714 – Jan 1744)
    5. 5. Joseph Alden (11 Sep 1716 – 26 Jan 1787)
    6. 6. John Alden (8 Oct 1718 – 27 Mar 1821)
    7. 7. Ebenezer Alden (8 Oct 1720 – 24 Feb 1810) m. Ann Whitaker (22 Aug 1728 – 28 Nov 1778) m. Rebecca Smith (1760 – )
      1. 1. Hannah Alden (5 May 1758 – 26 Jan 1813)
      2. 2. Anne Alden (22 Feb 1760 – 22 Feb 1813)
      3. 3. Ebenezer Alden (27 Apr 1761 – )
      4. 4. Abigail Alden (17 Dec 1764 – 21 Sep 1857)
      5. 5. John Alden (21 Apr 1765 – )
      6. 6. Henry Alden (20 Mar 1767 – 7 Feb 1831) m. Hannah Smith (3 Dec 1774 – 30 Jan 1842)
        1. 1. Electa Alden (10 May 1796 – 2 Aug 1866)
        2. 2. John Alden (21 Aug 1797 – 21 Feb 1851)
        3. 3. Hannah Alden (1797 – 14 Dec 1887)
        4. 4. Henry Alden (5 May 1801 – 6 Sep 1877) m. Hannah Richmond (1810 – )
        5. 5. Philenda Alden (1807 – 14 Mar 1881)
        6. 6. Mary Alden (21 Dec 1805 – 4 Jun 1888)
        7. 7. Ebenezer Alden (4 Oct 1807 – 17 Oct 1850)
      7. 7. Joseph Alden (2 Aug 1769 – )
      8. 8. Lemuel Alden
    8. 8. Nathan Alden (12 Jun 1723 – )
    9. 9. Rev (Noah) Alden (31 May 1725 – 5 May 1797)
  10. 10. Mary Alden (1676 – 28 Jul 1727)

Joseph Alden's Timeline

2 Records

1627
22 May 1627
Birth of Joseph Alden in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
1696
8 Feb 1696
Age 69
Death of Joseph Alden in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 May 1627
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Feb 1696
    Event Place: Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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