Joseph Alden (abt. 1668 - 1747)

Born about 1668 in Bridgewater, Plymouth Colony [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Hannah (Dunham) Alden — married about 1689 in Plymouth Colony [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 22 Dec 1747 at about age 79 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay,

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Biography

Birth

Joseph Alden, grandson of Mayflower passengers John Alden and Priscilla Mullins Alden^[1] was born about 1668 (based on his age at death), probably in Bridgewater, Plymouth Colony, where his parents, Joseph Alden and Mary (Simmons) Alden,^[1][2][3] were early settlers.^[4]

Marriage

Joseph Alden married Hannah Dunham before 29 January 1690 (birth of first child).^[1][2] Hannah Dunham, born about 1670, was the daughter of Daniel Dunham. He died when she was young. His will written in January 1677/8 named his wife Hannah and his two daughters, Hannah and Mehittable.^[5] On 16 November 1713, Joseph Alden and his wife, Hannah, and Joseph Hayward and Mehetabel, his wife, all of Bridgewater, sold thirty acres of land in Plymouth, which had belonged (granted 9 February 1701/2) to Daniel Donham of Plymouth, deceased.^[1][6] In 1726, the same grantors sold land that had been granted to John Donham.^[1][7]

Death

Joseph Alden died 22 December 1747, in Bridgewater, Massachusetts, when he was 79 years old.^{[1][2][3] [8]} His widow died less than a month later on 14 January 1747/8.^[1][8] They were buried in the First Cemetery in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. His gravestone calls him Deacon.^[3]

Will

Joseph gave portions of his lands to each of his surviving sons.

Children

The ten children of Joseph and Hannah Allden were born in Bridgewater :^[9][1][2]

1. Daniel, born 29 January 1690/1; m. (1) Abigail Shaw; m. (2) Rebecca Curtis; died 3 May 1767 in Stafford, Connecticut.
2. Joseph, born 24 August 1693, died 19 December 1695.
3. Eleazer, born 27 September 1694; m. Martha Shaw; died January 1773.
4. Hannah, born 1 February 1696; m. Mark Lathrop; died 1777.
5. Mary, born 10 April 1699; m. Timothy Edson; died Feb, 14, 1782.
6. Joseph, born 5 September 1700; died 25 October 1704.
7. Jonathan, born 3 December 1703, died 10 November 1704.
8. Samuel, born 20 August 1705; m. (1) Abiah Edson; m. (2) Rebecca Washburn; died 1785.
9. Mehitable, born 18 October 1707; m. Barnabas Eaton; died Apr. 11, 1737.
10. Seth, born 6 July 1710; m. (1) Mehitable Carver; m. (2) Jael (Peterson) Hayward; died Sept. 6, 1784.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7} Woodworth-Barnes, Esther Littleford (comp.) and Williams, Alicia Crane (ed.), Mayflower Families through Five Generations, Vol 16 Part 1 of 3, Family of John Alden, (Boston, Mass.: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2002.)
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} Alden, Frank Wesley, Compiler. John Alden of Ashfield and Chautauqua County, New York – His Alden Descendants and Ancestors. Printed for Private Circulation, 1909. page 15, Available here on FamilySearch.org (Gives birth as "born 1667.") Children's information pp 16, 17
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 26 September 2019), memorial page for Deacon Joseph Alden (1667–22 Dec 1747), Find A Grave: Memorial #21782250, citing First Cemetery, Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Nan (contributor 46795555); has image of stone.
4. ↑ Mitchell, Nahum, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater, in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Including an Extensive Family Register (Boston: Kidder & Wright, 1840)
5. ↑ Plymouth Colony Records, Wills, Vol. 3 1683-1686, Part 2, p 102; images, FamilySearch "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G97D-V3LQ?cc=2018320&wc=M6BX-F29%3A338083801 : 20 May 2014), Wills 1633-1686 vol 1-4 > image 446 of 616; State Archives, Boston.
6. ↑ Mayflower Families cites Plymouth Co. LR 11:125
7. ↑ Mayflower Families cites Plymouth Co. LR 20:149
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts, to the year 1850, Volume II -- Marriages and Deaths, ( Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916) p. 424, children's deaths p. 428
9. ↑ Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts, to the year 1850, Volume I -- Births, ( Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916) p. 26,

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