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Joseph Sawyer 1709–1775 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1709

Birth Location: Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 9 May 1775

Death Location: Harvard, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Caleb Sawyer

Mother: Sarah Houghton

Spouse(s): Abigail Foskett

Children(s): Abigail Sawyer

Joseph Sawyer was born in 1709 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Caleb Sawyer And Sarah Houghton. Joseph Sawyer married Abigail Foskett, and had children including Abigail Sawyer. Joseph Sawyer passed away in 1775 in Harvard, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Joseph Sawyer was born in 1709 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Caleb Sawyer And Sarah Houghton.
  • Joseph Sawyer married Abigail Foskett, and had children including Abigail Sawyer.
  • Joseph Sawyer passed away in 1775 in Harvard, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joseph Sawyer's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Sawyer
1709–1775
Birth Place: Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Caleb Sawyer
1659–1755
Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Sarah Houghton
1662–1751
Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Grandparents
Thomas Sawyer
1616–1691
Gainsborough, West Lindsey District, Lincolnshire, England
Mary ((Marie)) Prescott
1630–1706
Sowerby, Halifax, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
JOHN SAWYER\SAYER\SAUER
1582–1703
Agnes Sawyer
1582–1635
John Prescott
1605–1683
Mary Platts
1607–1676
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Sawyer
1556–1660
Margaret West
1560–1631
Sir Sharpe
1560–1628
Isabel Austin
1561–1606
Ralph Prescott
1571–1609
Ellen Shaw
1570–
Sir Platt
1578–1628
Lady Ainsworth
1580–1632

Joseph Sawyer's Descendants

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Joseph Sawyer (1709–9 May 1775) m. Abigail Foskett (9 February 1709–30 March 1793)
  1. 1. Abigail Sawyer 1735–1740

Joseph Sawyer's Timeline

2 Records

1709
1709
Birth of Joseph Sawyer in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
1775
9 May 1775
Age 66
Death of Joseph Sawyer in Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1709
    Event Place: Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 9 Apr 1775
    Event Place: Harvard, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Findagrave, Joseph Sawyer 9 Apr 1775

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 May 1775
    Event Place: Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Harvard, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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