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Joseph Babcock (Blind Joe) Amos 1806–1869 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 Mar 1806

Birth Location: Mashpee, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Death Date: 15 Apr 1869

Death Location: Mashpee, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Jeremiah Amos

Mother: Ophelia Babcock

Spouse(s): Abigail Wickums, Persis Attaquin, Phebe Amos, Sophronia Amos

Children(s): Rebecca Amos, Dinah Wickums, Ebenezer Wickums, Anna Waldron, Isaac Amos, Sarah Pocknett, Cordelia Peaters, Benjamin Amos

Joseph Babcock (Blind Joe) Amos was born in 1806 in Mashpee, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America, the child of Jeremiah Babcock Amos And Ophelia Hannah Babcock. Joseph Babcock (Blind Joe) Amos married Abigail Wickums, Persis Attaquin, Phebe Amos, Sophronia Amos, and had children including Anna F Amos Frost Waldron, Benjamin F Amos, Cordelia Amos Peaters, Dinah B Wickums, Ebenezer Wickums, Isaac C Amos, Lydia Pocknett, Rebecca C Amos, Sarah B Amos Pocknett. Joseph Babcock (Blind Joe) Amos passed away in 1869 in Mashpee, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • Joseph Babcock (Blind Joe) Amos was born in 1806 in Mashpee, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America, the child of Jeremiah Babcock Amos And Ophelia Hannah Babcock.
  • Joseph Babcock (Blind Joe) Amos married Abigail Wickums, Persis Attaquin, Phebe Amos, Sophronia Amos, and had children including Anna F Amos Frost Waldron, Benjamin F Amos, Cordelia Amos Peaters, Dinah B Wickums, Ebenezer Wickums, Isaac C Amos, Lydia Pocknett, Rebecca C Amos, Sarah B Amos Pocknett.
  • Joseph Babcock (Blind Joe) Amos passed away in 1869 in Mashpee, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jeremiah Amos
1784–1808
Birth Location: Mashpee, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
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Ophelia Babcock
1784–1812
Birth Location: Mashpee, MA
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Spouses(s)

Abigail Wickums
1804–1853
Birth Location: Mashpee, MA
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Persis Attaquin
1817–1875
Birth Location: Mashpee, MA
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Phebe Amos
1812–1871
Birth Location: Massachusetts
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Sophronia Amos
1831–1885
Birth Location: Edgartown, Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Children(s)

Rebecca Amos
1834–1922
Birth Location: Mashpee, MA
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Dinah Wickums
1823–1876
Birth Location: Mashpee, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
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Ebenezer Wickums
1827–
Birth Location: Mashpee, MA
EW
Anna Waldron
1833–1910
Birth Location: Mashpee, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA
AW
Isaac Amos
1840–1860
Birth Location: Mashpee, MA
IA
Sarah Pocknett
1843–1931
Birth Location: Mashpee, MA
SP
Cordelia Peaters
1845–1880
Birth Location: Mashpee, Massachusetts
CP
Benjamin Amos
1850–1860
Birth Location: Mashpee, MA
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Joseph Amos's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Amos
1806–1869
Birth Place: Mashpee, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Parents
Jeremiah Babcock Amos
1784–1808
Mashpee, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
Ophelia (Hannah) Babcock
1784–1812
Mashpee, MA
Grandparents
Amos (Babcock) Esq
1750–1829
Mashpee, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Hannah Sunkansin
1763–1785
Mashpee, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joseph Amos's Descendants

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Joseph (Babcock (Blind Joe)) Amos (31 Mar 1806–15 Apr 1869) m. Abigail Wickums (31 May 1804–4 May 1853) m. Persis Attaquin (13 Mar 1817–4 Jul 1875) m. Phebe Amos (abt 1812–abt 1871) m. Sophronia Amos (1831–26 May 1885)
  1. 1. Rebecca (C.) Amos 1834–1922 m. Watson (F.) Hammond 1837–1919
    1. 1. Caroline (F Hammond) Pells 1875–1958 m. Osmond (Asher) Pells 1871–1938
      1. 1. Esther (Florence H Pells) Nobles 1900–1932 m. Clarence (Peters) Haskins 1892–1962
        1. 1. Blanche (Cecille) Haskins 1920–1980 m. Conrad (Lynn) McCalla 1926–1969
        2. 2. Evelyn (Corrine) Haskins 1923–1997
        3. 3. Clarence (Osmond) Haskins 1920–
  2. 2. Dinah (B.) Wickums 1823–1876
  3. 3. Ebenezer Wickums 1827–
  4. 4. Anna (F Amos Frost) Waldron 1833–1910
  5. 5. Isaac (C.) Amos 1840–1860
  6. 6. Sarah (B. Amos) Pocknett 1843–1931
  7. 7. Cordelia (Amos) Peaters 1845–1880
  8. 8. Benjamin (F.) Amos 1850–1860

Joseph Amos's Timeline

2 Records

1806
31 Mar 1806
Birth of Joseph Babcock (Blind Joe) Amos in Mashpee, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Mashpee, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1869
15 Apr 1869
Age 63
Death of Joseph Babcock (Blind Joe) Amos in Mashpee, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
Mashpee, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Mar 1806
    Event Place: Mashpee, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Apr 1869
    Event Place: Mashpee, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
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