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Joseph AMES 1711 – 1790 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 MAY 1711

Birth Location: Bridgewater, , Plymouth, , , Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America

Death Date: 14 MAY 1790

Death Location: United States., , Plymouth, Massachusetts, ,

Father: Thomas AMES

Mother: Mary HAYWARD

Spouse(s): Susannah LITTLEFIELD

Children(s): Phebe AMES, Susanna AMES, James AMES, Elijah AMES

The story of Joseph AMES began in 1711 in Bridgewater, , Plymouth, , , Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America. Joseph AMES married Susannah LITTLEFIELD, and had children including Phebe AMES, Susanna AMES, James AMES, Elijah AMES. Joseph AMES passed away in 1790 in United States., , Plymouth, Massachusetts, ,.

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Biography

  • The story of Joseph AMES began in 1711 in Bridgewater, , Plymouth, , , Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America.
  • Joseph AMES married Susannah LITTLEFIELD, and had children including Phebe AMES, Susanna AMES, James AMES, Elijah AMES.
  • Joseph AMES passed away in 1790 in United States., , Plymouth, Massachusetts, ,.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas AMES
1682 – 1737
Birth Location: ?, , , , , WeSaint-Bridgewater, (Present Plymouth County), Plymouth Colony (Present Massachusetts), (Present USA)
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Mary HAYWARD
1683 – 1773
Birth Location: Bridgewater, , , , , (Present Plymouth County), Plymouth Colony (Present Massachusetts), (Present USA)
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Spouses(s)

Susannah LITTLEFIELD
1716 – 1753
Birth Location: Braintree, , Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States,
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Children(s)

Phebe AMES
1736 –
Birth Location: –
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Susanna AMES
1744 – 1834
Birth Location: –
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James AMES
1771 – 1803
Birth Location: –
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Elijah AMES
1741 – 1807
Birth Location: Bridgewater, , Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States,
EA

Joseph AMES's Ancestors

Self
Joseph AMES
1711 – 1790
Birth Place: Bridgewater, , Plymouth, , , Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
Parents
Thomas William AMES
1682 – 1737
?, , , , , WeSaint-Bridgewater, (Present Plymouth County), Plymouth Colony (Present Massachusetts), (Present USA)
Mary HAYWARD
1683 – 1773
Bridgewater, , , , , (Present Plymouth County), Plymouth Colony (Present Massachusetts), (Present USA)
Grandparents
John AMES
1647 – 1726
Bridgewater, , Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States,
Sarah WILLIS
1651 – 1712
Wesaint-Bridgewater, , Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States,
Joseph HAYWARD
1643 – 1718
Bridgewater, , Plymouth, , , Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
Hannah MITCHELL
1661 – 1746
Plymouth, , Plymouth, , , Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
William AMES
– 1654
Hannah ?
1610 – 1703
John WILLIS
1612 – 1692
Elizabeth HODGKINS
1616 – 1665
Thomas HAYWARD
1599 – 1686
Susanna ?
1603 – 1674
Experience MITCHELL
1603 – 1689
Jane COOKE
1609 – 1641
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas WILLIS
1564 – 1636
Alice THOMES
1579 – 1681

Joseph AMES's Descendants

1.
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Joseph AMES (6 MAY 1711 – 14 MAY 1790) m. Susannah LITTLEFIELD (OCT 1716 – 1 JUN 1753)
  1. 1. Phebe AMES (8 MAR 1736 – )
  2. 2. Susanna AMES (8 DEC 1744 – 9 JUL 1834)
  3. 3. James AMES (1771 – 1803)
  4. 4. Elijah AMES (7 JAN 1741 – BEF 21 MAR 1807) m. Elizabeth JOHNSON (24 MAR 1749 – AFT 1807)
    1. 1. Elijah AMES (1773 – 1800)
    2. 2. Stillman AMES (ABT 1770 – 1844)
    3. 3. Elizabeth AMES (13 AUG 1774 – 8 JAN 1865)
    4. 4. Lavina AMES (24 JUL 1787 – 1 SEP 1856)
    5. 5. Susanna (Sarah) AMES (23 AUG 1776 – 27 OCT 1869) m. Oliver FARRA (3 JAN 1761 – 14 APR 1837) m. John GRANT (5 JUN 1769 – APR 1813)
      1. 1. Thomas FARRA (16 JAN 1797 – 27 JUL 1869)
      2. 2. Mary (Elizabeth) FARRA (25 DEC 1784 – 23 MAR 1861)
      3. 3. George FARRA (8 JAN 1787 – 1 APR 1872)
      4. 4. Joseph FARRA (9 MAY 1794 – 7 DEC 1860)
      5. 5. John FARRA (4 OCT 1791 – 4 APR 1862)
      6. 6. Sarah (Jane) FARRA (16 APR 1788 – 30 MAY 1875)
      7. 7. Maria GRANT (16 OCT 1805 – 19 JUL 1880)
      8. 8. John GRANT (25 NOV 1797 – 4 APR 1887)
      9. 9. Elizabeth (A SANDS) GRANT (12 JUL 1799 – 11 MAR 1873)
      10. 10. Lavinia ? (9 SEP 1807 – )
      11. 11. Mary GRANT (4 MAR 1796 – 23 NOV 1879)
      12. 12. Susanna GRANT (24 FEB 1801 – AFT 1860)
      13. 13. George (Washington) GRANT (18 JAN 1813 – 26 MAR 1896)
      14. 14. William (Merriman) GRANT (2 OCT 1809 – 30 MAY 1885)
      15. 15. Ann GRANT (12 OCT 1802 – 1850)
      16. 16. Elijah GRANT (9 OCT 1794 – 16 NOV 1873) m. Anna (Marie) MEEK (1794 – 29 JAN 1849)
        1. 1. George (Wesley) GRANT (24 OCT 1815 – 5 APR 1901)
        2. 2. Thomas (Jones Reed) GRANT (29 MAY 1827 – 15 DEC 1910)
        3. 3. Emma (Louise) GRANT (8 AUG 1830 – 4 MAR 1918)
        4. 4. Sarah (E. J.) GRANT (1819 – JUN 1901)
        5. 5. Frances (A.) GRANT (16 APR 1829 – 1900)
        6. 6. Ann (M) GRANT (1832 – 1879)
        7. 7. Mary GRANT (1817 – )
        8. 8. William (J) GRANT (1825 – 8 FEB 1878)
        9. 9. Horatio (Levi) GRANT (12 MAY 1771 – 1840) m. Elizabeth LOWELL (20 JAN 1783 – 12 APR 1867)

Joseph AMES's Timeline

3 Records

1711
6 MAY 1711
Birth of Joseph AMES in Bridgewater, , Plymouth, , , Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
Bridgewater, , Plymouth, , , Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
1790
1790
Age 79
Burial of Joseph AMES in Bridgewater, , Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, Old Graveyard
Bridgewater, , Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, Old Graveyard
1790
14 MAY 1790
Age 79
Death of Joseph AMES in United States., , Plymouth, Massachusetts, ,
United States., , Plymouth, Massachusetts, ,

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 MAY 1711
    Event Place: Bridgewater, , Plymouth, , , Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
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    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1790
    Event Place: Bridgewater, , Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, Old Graveyard
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 MAY 1790
    Event Place: United States., , Plymouth, Massachusetts, ,
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees
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