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Joseph Thatcher 1699–1763 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Jul 1699

Birth Location: Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 17 Jun 1763

Death Location: Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA

Father:

Mother: Lydia Gorham

Spouse(s): Ruth Hawes

Children(s): Ruth Thacher, Ebenezer Thacher, Joseph Thacher, Ruth Thacher, Desire Thacher, Joseph Thacher

The story of Joseph Thatcher began in 1699 in Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA. Joseph Thatcher married Ruth Hawes, and had children including Desire Thacher, Ebenezer Thacher, Joseph Thacher, Ruth Thacher. Joseph Thatcher passed away in 1763 in Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Joseph Thatcher began in 1699 in Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Joseph Thatcher married Ruth Hawes, and had children including Desire Thacher, Ebenezer Thacher, Joseph Thacher, Ruth Thacher.
  • Joseph Thatcher passed away in 1763 in Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lydia Gorham
1661–1744
Birth Location: Barnstable
LG

Spouses(s)

Ruth Hawes
1709–1772
Birth Location: Chatham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA
RH

Children(s)

Ruth Thacher
1732–1732
Birth Location: Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
RT
Ebenezer Thacher
1734–1762
Birth Location: Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
ET
Joseph Thacher
–1741
Birth Location: Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
JT
Ruth Thacher
1736–1810
Birth Location: Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
RT
Desire Thacher
1730–1816
Birth Location: Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
DT
Joseph Thacher
1744–1790
Birth Location: Yarmouth
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Joseph Thatcher's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Thatcher
1699–1763
Birth Place: Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Lydia Gorham
1661–1744
Barnstable
Grandparents
John (Gorham) Sr
1620–1676
Benefield, Northamptonshire, England
Desire Gorham
1627–1683
Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Margaret Stephenson
1575–1643
Ralph Gorham
1575–1642
John Howland
1599–1672
Elizabeth Howland
1607–1673
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ralph Stephenson
1550–1588
John Howland
1564–1635
Ann Aires
1657–1629
John Tilley
1590–1621
Joan (Mayflower)
1567–1621

Joseph Thatcher's Descendants

1.
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Joseph Thatcher (11 Jul 1699–17 Jun 1763) m. Ruth Hawes (3 February 1709–3 May 1772)
  1. 1. Ruth Thacher 1732–1732
  2. 2. Ebenezer Thacher 1734–1762
  3. 3. Joseph Thacher –1741
  4. 4. Ruth Thacher 1736–1810 m. Seth Whelden 1738–1820 m. Ezekiel Webb 1733–1762
    1. 1. Samuel Whelden 1779–
    2. 2. Joseph Whelden 1776–
    3. 3. Mary Whelden 1773–
    4. 4. Isaac Whelden 1771–
    5. 5. Sarah Webb 1756–
  5. 5. Desire Thacher 1730–1816
  6. 6. Joseph Thacher 1744–1790 m. Susannah Whelden 1742–
    1. 1. Joseph Thacher 1769–1790
    2. 2. Ruth (Hawes) Thacher 1771–
    3. 3. Ebenezer Thacher 1774–1786
    4. 4. Susannah Thacher 1776–1823 m. James Thatcher 1764–1832
      1. 1. Eunice Thatcher 1800–1823
      2. 2. Prentiss Thatcher 1818–
      3. 3. Susan Thatcher 1810–1893
      4. 4. Polly Thatcher 1796–1870
      5. 5. James Thatcher 1804–1827
      6. 6. Judah Thatcher 1808–1832
      7. 7. Alford (Augustus) Thatcher 1815–1890
      8. 8. Matilda Thatcher 1823–1823
      9. 9. Nancy Thatcher 1806–1804
      10. 10. Frederick Thatcher 1812–1849
      11. 11. Joseph Thatcher 1802–1827
    5. 5. Mary Thacher 1766–1795 m. Abiel Lovejoy 1764–1858
      1. 1. Abiel (T.) Lovejoy 1794–1865
      2. 2. Joseph (Thacher) Lovejoy 1790–1845
    6. 6. Jonathan (Rawson) Thacher 1782–1800

Joseph Thatcher's Timeline

6 Records

1699
11 July 1699
Birth of Joseph Thatcher in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
1699
11 Jul 1699
Birth of Joseph Thatcher in Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA
Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA
1728
27 Jan 1728
Age 29
Joseph Thatcher was married in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts
1728
24 Feb 1728
Age 29
Joseph Thatcher was married in Probably Yarmouth
Probably Yarmouth
1763
17 June 1763
Age 64
Death of Joseph Thatcher in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
1763
17 Jun 1763
Age 64
Death of Joseph Thatcher in Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA
Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 July 1699
    Event Place: Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2
    [2] North America, Family Histories
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Jul 1699
    Event Place: Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 27 Jan 1728
    Event Place: Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 24 Feb 1728
    Event Place: Probably Yarmouth
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Record Source: Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 June 1763
    Event Place: Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2
    [2] North America, Family Histories
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Jun 1763
    Event Place: Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA
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