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Joshua Emerson 1678 – 1742 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Nov 1678

Birth Location: Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts

Death Date: 19 Jul 1742

Death Location: Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts

Father: Michael Emerson

Mother: Hannah Webster

Spouse(s): Mary Clark

Children(s): Isaac Emerson, Michael Emerson, Joshua Emerson, Josiah Emerson, Hananiel Emerson, Mary Emerson, Sarah Emerson, Ruben Emerson, William Emerson

According to available records, Joshua Emerson was born in 1678 in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, the child of Michael Emerson and Hannah Webster. Following those early years, Joshua Emerson married Mary Gutterson Clark, and their family grew to include Isaac Emerson, Michael Or Micah Emerson, Joshua Emerson, Josiah Emerson, Hananiel Emerson, Mary Emerson, Sarah Emerson, Ruben Emerson and William Emerson. In the later years of life, Joshua Emerson died in 1742 in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts.

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Parents

Michael Emerson
1627 – 1709
Birth Location: Cadney, Lincolnshire, England
ME
Hannah Webster
1635 – 1707
Birth Location: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts
HW

Spouses(s)

Mary Clark
1680 – 1742
Birth Location: Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts
MC

Children(s)

Isaac Emerson
1707 – 1707
Birth Location: Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts
IE
Michael Emerson
1707 – 1770
Birth Location: Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts
ME
Joshua Emerson
1708 – 1796
Birth Location: Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts
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Josiah Emerson
1710 – 1801
Birth Location: Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts
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Hananiel Emerson
1712 – 1776
Birth Location: Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts
HE
Mary Emerson
1714 –
Birth Location: Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts
ME
Sarah Emerson
1716 –
Birth Location: Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts
SE
Ruben Emerson
1720 –
Birth Location: Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts
RE
William Emerson
1722 – 1782
Birth Location: Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts
WE

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 17 Nov 1678
    Event Place: Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 17 Nov 1678
    Event Place: Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 19 Jul 1742
    Event Place: Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Methuen, Essex, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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