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Joseph Emerson 1620 – 1680 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 June 1620

Birth Location: Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 3 Jan 1680

Death Location: Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Thomas Emerson

Mother: Elizabeth Brewster

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Woodmansey

Children(s): James Emerson

In 1620, Joseph Emerson , Rev entered the world in Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA, born to Thomas Frederic Emerson and Elizabeth Brewster. Joseph Emerson , Rev married Elizabeth Woodmansey, and had children including James Emerson. Joseph Emerson , Rev passed away in 1680 in Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1620, Joseph Emerson , Rev entered the world in Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA, born to Thomas Frederic Emerson and Elizabeth Brewster.
  • Joseph Emerson , Rev married Elizabeth Woodmansey, and had children including James Emerson.
  • Joseph Emerson , Rev passed away in 1680 in Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Emerson
1591 – 1660
Birth Location: En
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Elizabeth Brewster
1584 – 1666
Birth Location: Bishop's Stortford, Herts, England
EB

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Woodmansey
1638 – 1654
Birth Location: Massachusetts
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Children(s)

James Emerson
1649 – 1756
Birth Location: Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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Joseph Emerson's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Emerson
1620 – 1680
Birth Place: Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Thomas Frederic Emerson
1591 – 1660
En
Elizabeth Brewster
1584 – 1666
Bishop's Stortford, Herts, England
Grandparents
Ortus (Robert) Emersone
1561 – 1621
Bishops Stortford, East Hertfordshire District, Hertfordshire, England
Susanna ("Anna") Crabbe
1556 – 1626
Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England
William Brewster
1566 – 1644
Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Mary (Patience Love) Wentworth
1569 – 1627
Nottinghamshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Emerson
1540 – 1595
Joanna Brasse
1542 – 1607
William Brewster
1535 – 1590
Lady Smythe
1540 – 1590
Lord Wentworth
1529 – 1554
Lady Gascoigne
1522 – 1574
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Radus Emerson
1506 – 1552
Lady Lawrence
1518 – 1570
Saville Brasse
1505 – 1542
Lady Lawrence
1518 – 1570
Lord Smythe
1505 – 1560
Lady Rawls
1510 – 1585
Lord Wentworth
1503 – 1549
Margaret Fortescue
1502 – 1551
John Gascoigne
1490 – 1577
Lady Vavasour
1491 – 1554

Joseph Emerson's Descendants

1.
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Joseph Emerson (25 June 1620 – 3 Jan 1680) m. Elizabeth Woodmansey (1638 – 24 December 1654)
  1. 1. James Emerson (1649 – 1756) m. Sarah Ingersoll (1657 – 13 Oct 1732)
    1. 1. Elizabeth Emerson (1687 – 10 Mar 1760) m. Captain (Joseph) Taft (1680 – 18 July 1747)
      1. 1. Lieutenant (Moses) Taft (30 January 1712 – 13 Jul 1788) m. Priscilla Thayer (1720 – 1790)
        1. 1. Margaret Taft (1742 – 1800) m. Levi White (30 Jan 1743 – 1813)

Joseph Emerson's Timeline

5 Records

1620
25 June 1620
Birth of Joseph Emerson , Rev in Bishops Stortford Parish, Hertfordshire County, England
Bishops Stortford Parish, Hertfordshire County, England
1620
25 June 1620
Birth of Joseph Emerson , Rev in Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
1620
25 Jun 1620
Joseph Emerson , Rev was christened in Stortford, Herts, England
Stortford, Herts, England
1646
1646
Age 26
Joseph Emerson , Rev was married in Concord, Massachusetts
Concord, Massachusetts
1680
3 Jan 1680
Age 60
Death of Joseph Emerson , Rev in Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 June 1620
    Event Place: Bishops Stortford Parish, Hertfordshire County, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 June 1620
    Event Place: Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1700-1850

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 25 Jun 1620
    Event Place: Stortford, Herts, England
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1646
    Event Place: Concord, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Maine
    Record Source: Maine Pioneers, 1623-60

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Applications of Freemen, 1630-1691

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Jan 1680
    Event Place: Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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