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Joseph “Mad Jack” Churchill 1734–1800 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 November 1734

Birth Location: Erpingham, North Norfolk District, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 5 December 1800

Death Location: Peterborough, Peterborough Unitary Authority, Cambridgeshire, England

Father: Joseph Churchill

Mother: Mary inscription)

Spouse(s): Mary Dixie

Children(s): Joseph Churchill, Penelope infant), Eleanor Churchill, Mary Churchill

The story of Joseph “Mad Jack” Churchill began in 1734 in Erpingham, North Norfolk District, Norfolk, England. In 1755, Joseph “Mad Jack” Churchill resided in Portland, Connecticut, USA. Joseph “Mad Jack” Churchill married Mary Dixie, and had children including Eleanor Churchill, Joseph Dixie Churchill, Mary Elizabeth Churchill, Penelope Churchill Died As Infant. Joseph “Mad Jack” Churchill passed away in 1800 in Peterborough, Peterborough Unitary Authority, Cambridgeshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Joseph “Mad Jack” Churchill began in 1734 in Erpingham, North Norfolk District, Norfolk, England.
  • In 1755, Joseph “Mad Jack” Churchill resided in Portland, Connecticut, USA.
  • Joseph “Mad Jack” Churchill married Mary Dixie, and had children including Eleanor Churchill, Joseph Dixie Churchill, Mary Elizabeth Churchill, Penelope Churchill Died As Infant.
  • Joseph “Mad Jack” Churchill passed away in 1800 in Peterborough, Peterborough Unitary Authority, Cambridgeshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Churchill
1704–1782
Birth Location: Northampton (St Sepulchre's), Northamptonshire, England
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Mary inscription)
1709–1761
Birth Location: Buckinghamshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Mary Dixie
1736–1806
Birth Location: Market Bosworth, Hinckley and Bosworth Borough, Leicestershire, England
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Children(s)

Joseph Churchill
1761–1836
Birth Location: Lichfield, Staffordshire, England
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Penelope infant)
1764–1764
Birth Location: Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England
Pi
Eleanor Churchill
1768–
Birth Location: Peterborough, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States
EC
Mary Churchill
1763–1798
Birth Location: Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England
MC

Joseph Churchill's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Churchill
1734–1800
Birth Place: Erpingham, North Norfolk District, Norfolk, England
Parents
Joseph Churchill
1704–1782
Northampton (St Sepulchre's), Northamptonshire, England
Mary (Dennis (As per grave) inscription)
1709–1761
Buckinghamshire, England
Grandparents
Joseph Churchill
1674–1753
Steeple Claydon, Buckinghamshire, England
Penelope Fleetwood
1673–1750
Northampton (St Sepulchre's), Northamptonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Churchill
1643–1708
Anne Challoner
1648–1724
Charles Fleetwood
1647–1694
Dania Smith
1647–1738
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Churchill
1603–1652
Phillis Oldnoll
1600–1652
Charles Chaloner
1608–1657
Anne White
1620–1672
Sir Fleetwood
1603–1674
Elizabeth Harvey
1618–1668
Matthew Smyth\Smith
1618–1686
Margaret Hospital)
–1687

Joseph Churchill's Descendants

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Joseph (“Mad Jack”) Churchill (5 November 1734–5 December 1800) m. Mary Dixie (3 Nov 1736–26 Feb 1806)
  1. 1. Joseph (Dixie) Churchill 1761–1836 m. Sarah Primrose 1769–1807 m. Susanna Chapman 1780–1862
    1. 1. Rosamond (Mary) Churchill 1798–1831 m. Richard Thurston 1787–1787 m. Capt. (Sir Alexander Beaumont) Dixie 1780–1857
      1. 1. John Thurston 1783–1850 m. Elizabeth Nickels 1789–1848
        1. 1. Elizabeth ('Eliza') Thurston 1832–1890 m. William Edwards 1823–1870
        2. 2. Jane Thurston 1831–1903 m. Cornelius Kerry 1833–1891
        3. 3. Elizabeth (Charlotte) Thurston 1838–1915 m. Robert (Warren) Nurse 1838–1910
        4. 4. Maria Thurston 1833–
        5. 5. William Thurston 1835–
        6. 6. Henry Thurston 1824–1858 m. Susannah Keeble 1825–1885
        7. 7. Sophia (Matilda) Thurston 1827–
        8. 8. Alfred (Samuel) Thurston 1821–
        9. 9. John (Frederick) Thurston 1812–1882 m. Sarah Pollard 1805–1868
        10. 10. Frederick (Benjamin) Thurston 1820–1885
        11. 11. Hannah Thurston 1843–
        12. 12. Harriet (Amelia) Thurston 1825–
      2. 2. Emily (Juliana) Dixie 1830–1896
      3. 3. Rosamond (Mary) Dixie 1825–1860
      4. 4. Sir (Alexander Beaumont Churchill Dixie, 10th) Baronet 1819–1872
      5. 5. Beaumont (Joseph) Dixie 1822–1846
      6. 6. Clementina (Caroline) Dixie 1825–1843
      7. 7. Wolstan (Fleetwood) Dixie 1827–1881
      8. 8. Nelson Dixie 1828–1829
      9. 9. Richard (Wolstan) Dixie 1821–1881
      10. 10. Emily (Juliana) Dixie 1829–1896
    2. 2. Emily Churchill 1800–1855
    3. 3. Sophia Churchill 1797–1881
    4. 4. Ellen Churchill 1793–1862
    5. 5. Mary Churchill 1788–1870
    6. 6. Joseph (Dixie) Churchill 1789–1810
    7. 7. Elizabeth Churchill 1797–1823
    8. 8. Sarah Churchill 1791–1858
    9. 9. Fleetwood Churchill 1792–1855
    10. 10. Rev (Smith Churchill) III 1812–1897
    11. 11. Jane Churchill 1813–1843
    12. 12. Emma Churchill 1814–1852
    13. 13. Susanna Churchill 1820–
    14. 14. Rosamund Churchill 1810–
    15. 15. Emily Churchill 1800–1855
  2. 2. Penelope (Churchill (Died as) infant) 1764–1764
  3. 3. Eleanor Churchill 1768–
  4. 4. Mary (Elizabeth) Churchill 1763–1798

Joseph Churchill's Timeline

5 Records

1734
5 November 1734
Birth of Joseph “Mad Jack” Churchill in Erpingham, North Norfolk District, Norfolk, England
Erpingham, North Norfolk District, Norfolk, England
1734
27 Nov 1734
Joseph “Mad Jack” Churchill was baptized in Northampton, St Giles, Northamptonshire, England
Northampton, St Giles, Northamptonshire, England
1755
13 Apr 1755
Age 21
Joseph “Mad Jack” Churchill resided here in Portland, Connecticut, USA
Portland, Connecticut, USA
1760
1760
Age 26
Joseph “Mad Jack” Churchill resided here in Litchfield
Litchfield
1800
5 December 1800
Age 66
Death of Joseph “Mad Jack” Churchill in Peterborough, Peterborough Unitary Authority, Cambridgeshire, England
Peterborough, Peterborough Unitary Authority, Cambridgeshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 November 1734
    Event Place: Erpingham, North Norfolk District, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 27 Nov 1734
    Event Place: Northampton, St Giles, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: Northamptonshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, Northamptonshire Record Office; Northampton, England; Register Type: Parish Registers; Reference Numbers: 233p/7

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 13 Apr 1755
    Event Place: Portland, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1760
    Event Place: Litchfield
    Record Source: Shropshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, Indexes Created From Anglican Parish Registers Held At Shropshire Archives; Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England; Anglican Parish Registers

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 December 1800
    Event Place: Peterborough, Peterborough Unitary Authority, Cambridgeshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Peterborough, Peterborough Unitary Authority, Cambridgeshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
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