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Joseph Bemis 1617 – 1684 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1617

Birth Location: Dedham, Essex County, England

Death Date: 7 Aug 1684

Death Location: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Father: James Bemis

Mother: Anne Spray

Spouse(s): Sarah Finch

Children(s): John Bemis

Joseph Bemis was born in 1617 in Dedham, Essex County, England, the child of James Joseph Bemis and Anne Annice Spray. Joseph Bemis married Sarah Capron Finch, and had children including John Bemis. Joseph Bemis passed away in 1684 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • Joseph Bemis was born in 1617 in Dedham, Essex County, England, the child of James Joseph Bemis and Anne Annice Spray.
  • Joseph Bemis married Sarah Capron Finch, and had children including John Bemis.
  • Joseph Bemis passed away in 1684 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joseph Bemis's Ancestors

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Joseph Bemis
1617 – 1684
Birth Place: Dedham, Essex County, England
Parents
James Joseph Bemis
1589 – 1624
Dedham, Essex, England
Anne (Annice) Spray
1593 – 1644
Dedham,,Essex,England
Grandparents
John (D.) Bemis
1550 – 1604
Dedham, Essex, England
Hannah Tricker
1558 – 1624
Dedham, Essex, , England
Hercules Spray
1565 – 1630
Pleasley, Pleasley, Derbyshire, England
Agnes (Anne) Austen
1571 – 1613
Nottinghamshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Spray
1550 – 1643
Elizabeth Biggs
1552 – 1632
Margaret Solly
1550 – 1615
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Spray
1525 – 1550
Mary Pettet
1527 – 1550
Thomas Biggs
1528 – 1581
Magdalen Hoby
1520 – 1574
Stephen Solly
1520 – 1590
Margaret Hougham
1526 – 1611

Joseph Bemis's Descendants

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Joseph Bemis (1617 – 7 Aug 1684) m. Sarah (Capron) Finch (1620 – 18 Nov 1712)
  1. 1. John Bemis (25 August 1659 – 07 Aug 1684) m. Mary Harrington (1663 – 8 Sep 1716)
    1. 1. Elizabeth Bemis (est 1680 – 11 Jan 1734) m. Jonathan Bigelow (1680 – 1745)
      1. 1. Jonathan Bigelow (11 Jan 1707 – 1757) m. Mary (Polly) Snow (15 Jan 1710 – 1761)
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Mariam) Bigelow (abt 1742 – 9 February 1825) m. Lt. (Philip) Safford (1739 – 18 April 1814)

Joseph Bemis's Timeline

3 Records

1617
1617
Birth of Joseph Bemis in Dedham, Essex County, England
Dedham, Essex County, England
1619
1619
Age 2
Birth of Joseph Bemis in Dedham, Essex County, England
Dedham, Essex County, England
1684
7 Aug 1684
Age 67
Death of Joseph Bemis in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1619
    Event Place: Dedham, Essex County, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1617
    Event Place: Dedham, Essex County, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Aug 1684
    Event Place: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

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