Joseph Bradbury (1748 - 1819)

Born 1748 in Buxton, York, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Patience (Goodwin) Bradbury — married 17 Nov 1774 in Buxton, York, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died 7 Sep 1819 at about age 71 in Buxton, York Co, Maine, United States

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Biography

This profile is part of the Buxton, Maine One Place Study.

Private Joseph Bradbury served with York County Militia, Massachusetts Militia during the American Revolution.

Name

Name: Joseph /Bradbury/

Joseph was born about 1747/8 in Buxton, York, Massachusetts Bay. He passed away in 7 Sep 1819 in Buxton, York, Massachusetts.

Marriage: 17 Nov 1774 in Maine to Patience Goodwin.^[1]

Joseph Bradbury was a soldier in the Revolutionary War. As a Private (roll dated Buxton 14 Dec 1775), he served in Capt. John Elden's Co. on "alarm at Falmouth on the day it was set on fire by the enemy; marched to assist in preventing the enemy's landing."

Death: 7 Sep 1819 Buxton, York Co, Maine,

Memorial Inscription: Aged 72 yrs. Epitaph: "The oldest settler in the neighborhood." ^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage: "Maine, Church Records, 1734-1907", citing Digital film/folder number: 008133037_002_M99W-5DR; Image number: 40, FamilySearch Record: QGR4-5DZ3 (accessed 4 December 2023) FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CSVY-T93X-S, Joseph Bradbury marriage to Patience Goodwin on 17 Nov 1774 in Maine, United States.
2. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #33788680

• Secretary of the Commonwealth, Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War, (Boston, 1891), Vol. 2, p. 397, Bradbury, Joseph- Private, Capt. John Elden's Co.; Service 4 days on "alarm at Falmouth on the day it was set on fire by the enemy; marched to assist in preventing the enemy's landing"; Roll dated Buxton 14 Dec 1775.

• Death: "Maine Deaths and Burials, 1841-1910", citing Digital film/folder number: 007592510; FHL microfilm: 10594; Record number: 897; Packet letter: A, FamilySearch Record: F4ZB-V2K (accessed 4 December 2023), Joseph Bradbury death 20 Sep 1819, son of Jacob Bradbury, husband of Patience Goodwin, in Buxton, York, Maine, United States.

• "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSFF-L9JC-W?cc=2546162&wc=WD6Q-R9P%3A1597372304 : 29 August 2019), Massachusetts, Soldiers and Sailors, Bese, David-Byxbe > image 399 of 986; citing various published state rosters, United States.