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Joseph Messenger 1741–1791 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1741

Birth Location: Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America

Death Date: 1791

Death Location: Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: Isaac Messenger

Mother: Hannah Alford

Spouse(s): Jemima Barber

Children(s): Keziah Messenger, Rosy Messenger, Carmi Messenger, Jemima Messenger, Herman Messenger, Joseph Messenger, Jediah Messenger, Cornish Messenger, Ebenezer Messenger

Joseph Messenger was born in 1741 in Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America, the child of Isaac Isaiah Messenger And Hannah Alford. Joseph Messenger married Jemima Barber, and had children including Carmi Messenger, Cornish Messenger, Ebenezer Messenger, Herman Messenger, Jediah Messenger, Jemima Barber Messenger, Joseph Messenger, Keziah Barber Messenger, Rosy Messenger. Joseph Messenger passed away in 1791 in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Joseph Messenger was born in 1741 in Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America, the child of Isaac Isaiah Messenger And Hannah Alford.
  • Joseph Messenger married Jemima Barber, and had children including Carmi Messenger, Cornish Messenger, Ebenezer Messenger, Herman Messenger, Jediah Messenger, Jemima Barber Messenger, Joseph Messenger, Keziah Barber Messenger, Rosy Messenger.
  • Joseph Messenger passed away in 1791 in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Isaac Messenger
1717–1801
Birth Location: West Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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Hannah Alford
1724–1811
Birth Location: Simsbury,Hartford,Connecticut,USA
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Spouses(s)

Jemima Barber
1741–1791
Birth Location: Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Children(s)

Keziah Messenger
1779–1857
Birth Location: Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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Rosy Messenger
1764–1848
Birth Location: West Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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Carmi Messenger
1771–1825
Birth Location: Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Jemima Messenger
1769–1856
Birth Location: Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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Herman Messenger
1771–1857
Birth Location: Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Joseph Messenger
1763–1766
Birth Location: Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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Jediah Messenger
1765–1766
Birth Location: Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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Cornish Messenger
1766–1766
Birth Location: Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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Ebenezer Messenger
1771–1845
Birth Location: Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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Joseph Messenger's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Messenger
1741–1791
Birth Place: Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
Parents
Isaac Isaiah Messenger
1717–1801
West Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Hannah Alford
1724–1811
Simsbury,Hartford,Connecticut,USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joseph Messenger's Descendants

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Joseph Messenger (1741–1791) m. Jemima Barber (31 Mar 1741–20 May 1791)
  1. 1. Keziah (Barber) Messenger 1779–1857 m. Benjamin Benson 1773–1846
    1. 1. Jerome (Messenger) Benson 1810–1873 m. Mary ('Polly') Rhodes 1812–1853 m. Christiana Pickenpaugh 1810– m. Martha Bartholomew 1803–1891 m. Jane (Eliza) Pine 1818–1906
      1. 1. Susannah Benson 1833–1898 m. James (Vance) Sr 1826–1900
        1. 1. John (Thomas) Vance 1858–1928 m. Sarah (Indiaetta) Young 1861–1940
        2. 2. James Vance 1854–1924
        3. 3. Almira (Ann) Vance 1868–1933
        4. 4. Mary (Elizabeth) Vance 1868–1947
      2. 2. Eveline Benson 1835–1925
      3. 3. Jerome (Messenger) Benson 1849–1910
      4. 4. Lovina Benson 1847–1910
      5. 5. Mary (Elizabeth) Benson 1838–1917 m. Alvah (Calvin) Downey 1829–1911 m. John (Byce) Walton 1834–1915
        1. 1. Calvin (Harvey) Downey 1875–1928
        2. 2. Edna (Ethylene) Downey 1877–1966
        3. 3. Jerome (Henry) Downey 1879–1943
        4. 4. Sarah (Jane) Walton 1856–1934
        5. 5. Mary (Elizabeth) Walton 1870–1950
        6. 6. John (Franklin) Walton 1860–1913
        7. 7. Fred (Charles) Walton 1864–1942
      6. 6. Benjamin Benson 1836–1837
      7. 7. George (William) Benson 1831–1836
      8. 8. Amelia Benson 1845–1889
      9. 9. Emily (S) Benson 1858–1932 m. Royal (Henry Kendall) Sr 1848–1916
        1. 1. Etta (P) Kendall 1878–1932
        2. 2. Dudley (Bert) Kendall 1883–1935 m. Marie Boening 1875–1953
        3. 3. Laura (E) Kendall 1885–1905
        4. 4. Royal (Henry) Kendall 1880–1932
    2. 2. Betsy BENSON 1814–1889
  2. 2. Rosy Messenger 1764–1848
  3. 3. Carmi Messenger 1771–1825
  4. 4. Jemima (Barber) Messenger 1769–1856
  5. 5. Herman Messenger 1771–1857
  6. 6. Joseph Messenger 1763–1766
  7. 7. Jediah Messenger 1765–1766
  8. 8. Cornish Messenger 1766–1766
  9. 9. Ebenezer Messenger 1771–1845

Joseph Messenger's Timeline

2 Records

1741
1741
Birth of Joseph Messenger in Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
1791
1791
Age 50
Death of Joseph Messenger in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1741
    Event Place: Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1791
    Event Place: Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
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