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Joseph Small 1748–1831 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 AUG 1748

Birth Location: Truro, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 13 FEB 1831

Death Location: Bowdoin, Sagadahoc, Maine, United States

Father: Taylor Small

Mother: Thankful Ridley

Spouse(s): Jemima Purington

Children(s): Anna Small

The story of Joseph Small began in 1748 in Truro, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States. Joseph Small married Jemima Mindwell Purington, and had children including Anna Small. Joseph Small passed away in 1831 in Bowdoin, Sagadahoc, Maine, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Joseph Small began in 1748 in Truro, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States.
  • Joseph Small married Jemima Mindwell Purington, and had children including Anna Small.
  • Joseph Small passed away in 1831 in Bowdoin, Sagadahoc, Maine, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joseph Small's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Small
1748–1831
Birth Place: Truro, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
Taylor Small
1716–1812
Truro, MA
Thankful Ridley
1726–1796
Truro, MA
Grandparents
Samuel Small
1690–1729
ME or NH
Isabel Dyer
1695–1732
Truro, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
Thomas Ridley
1685–1767
Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
Mary Strout
1687–1760
Truro, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
Francis Small
1658–1710
Elizabeth Hicks
1659–1712
Mark Ridley
1650–1685
Jane Stewart
1655–
Christopher Strout
1631–1714
Sarah Pike
1655–1724
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Hicks
1611–1650
Lydia Doane
1629–1682

Joseph Small's Descendants

1.
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Joseph Small (24 AUG 1748–13 FEB 1831) m. Jemima (Mindwell) Purington (16 APR 1748–15 MAR 1833)
  1. 1. Anna Small 1776–1818 m. Samuel Grover 1776–1825
    1. 1. Samuel Grover 1819–1896 m. Nan (C.) Dunlap 1819–1897

Joseph Small's Timeline

2 Records

1748
24 AUG 1748
Birth of Joseph Small in Truro, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
Truro, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
1831
13 FEB 1831
Age 83
Death of Joseph Small in Bowdoin, Sagadahoc, Maine, United States
Bowdoin, Sagadahoc, Maine, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 AUG 1748
    Event Place: Truro, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] World Family Tree Vol. 44, Ed. 1, Tree #1610
    [2] 1610.ftw
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 24 January 2019, 02:46), entry for Joseph Small Sr.(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LYL9-833
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Joseph Small, Aug 1748; citing HARPSWELL,CUMBERLAND,MAINE; FHL microfilm 11,033.
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 20 May 2014), Barnstable > Truro > Births, marriages, deaths, town records 1709-1771 vol 1 > image 80 of 163; town clerk offices, Massachusetts.
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Joseph Smallee, Aug 1748; citing TRURO,BARNSTABLE,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 911,761.
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Maine, Nathan Hale Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1980," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 16 March 2018), Joseph Small, 1831; citing Bowdoin, Sagadahoc, Maine, United States, Hix Small Cemetery, Maine State Library, Augusta; FHL microfilm 1,316,220.
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 13 December 2015), Joseph Small, 1831; Burial, Bowdoin Center, Sagadahoc, Maine, United States of America, Hix-Small Cemetery; citing record ID 38065152, <i>Find a Grave<i>

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hix Small Cemetery, Bowdoin, Sagadahoc, Maine, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 24 January 2019, 02:46), entry for Joseph Small Sr.(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LYL9-833
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 20 May 2014), Barnstable > Truro > Births, marriages, deaths, town records 1709-1771 vol 1 > image 80 of 163; town clerk offices, Massachusetts.
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Maine, Nathan Hale Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1980," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 16 March 2018), Joseph Small, 1831; citing Bowdoin, Sagadahoc, Maine, United States, Hix Small Cemetery, Maine State Library, Augusta; FHL microfilm 1,316,220.
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 13 December 2015), Joseph Small, 1831; Burial, Bowdoin Center, Sagadahoc, Maine, United States of America, Hix-Small Cemetery; citing record ID 38065152, <i>Find a Grave<i>

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 FEB 1831
    Event Place: Bowdoin, Sagadahoc, Maine, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] World Family Tree Vol. 44, Ed. 1, Tree #1610
    [2] 1610.ftw
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 24 January 2019, 02:46), entry for Joseph Small Sr.(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LYL9-833
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 20 May 2014), Barnstable > Truro > Births, marriages, deaths, town records 1709-1771 vol 1 > image 80 of 163; town clerk offices, Massachusetts.
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Maine, Nathan Hale Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1980," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 16 March 2018), Joseph Small, 1831; citing Bowdoin, Sagadahoc, Maine, United States, Hix Small Cemetery, Maine State Library, Augusta; FHL microfilm 1,316,220.
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 13 December 2015), Joseph Small, 1831; Burial, Bowdoin Center, Sagadahoc, Maine, United States of America, Hix-Small Cemetery; citing record ID 38065152, <i>Find a Grave</i>

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