Joseph Dodge Sr. (1651 - 1716)

Born 4 Jun 1651 in Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Eaton) Dodge — married 28 Feb 1671 in Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died 10 Aug 1716 at age 65 in Beverly, Essex, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

Joseph Dodge Sr. was born on June 4, 1651 in Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony and was a farmer. He was a son of Richard Dodge and Edith Brayne, Joseph was christened at 9 years old in 1660 in Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony and was raised in Beverly Essex, Massachusetts. He married there to Sarah Eaton on 28 February 1671^[1]. They had 10 children:

1. Abigail
2. Joseph
3. Noah
4. Prudence
5. Abigail
6. Jonah
7. Sarah
8. Elisha
9. Charity
10. Nathaniel

He passed away on 10 Aug 1716 in Beverly, Essex, Province of Massachusetts Bay^[2]

He was a farmer of his acreage near his father in the Beverly area. The Dodge land became known as Dodge Row and a portion of it remains today as the Dodge Row Cemetery, in Beverly, Massachusetts.

He was one of the executors of his father's estate, receiving a liberal share jointly with his brother Edward. They held the same under a verbal agreement until February, 1708/9, when they put their division in writing.

Joseph's sons, Jonah and Elisha, were the executors of his estate.

Research Note

A small on-line Vital Records disagreement on marriage date and place for Joseph and Sarah. Two Vital Record sources say they were married on 21 Feb 1671 in Beverly and another source lists them married in Reading on 28 Feb 1671. The Genealogy of the Dodge Family used 21 Feb 1671/2 but omits location. Joseph lived in Beverly / Sarah lived in Reading ? The difference dates and location is a minor item, but worth a small note.

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1K-JN6X : 29 November 2018), Joseph Dodge and Sarah Eaton, 28 Feb 1671; citing Marriage, Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009686.
2. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHB5-7JS : 10 November 2020), Joseph Senr. Dodge, 10 Aug 1716; citing Death, Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004029870.

• Vital Records of Andover Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849, Topsfield, Massachusetts: Topsfield Historical Society, 1909

• Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, Massachusetts Marriages, 1633-1850 [database on-line].

• Joseph Thompson Dodge, Genealogy of the Dodge Family of Essex County MASS, 1629-1898, (Democrat Printing Co. Wisconsin - Vol 1 1894 & Vol 2 1898), J. T. D. Pg. 17 & 27. https://archive.org/details/genealogyofdodge011894dodg/page/26/mode/2up .

• Hugh Darrell Miller, comp., Genealogy: Ethel Peters Miller/Hugh Darrell Miller, text: 1985; copy in possession of author.

See also:

• Find A Grave: Memorial #54713465 Joseph Dodge Sr, Citing a brief Biography of Joseph Dodge Sr. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/54713465/joseph-dodge ,

• Payne-Joyce Genealogy. 26703 ("Sarah Eaton & Joseph Dodge"; list of offspring: https://mathcs.clarku.edu/~djoyce/gen/report/rr12/rr12_010.html#P38258 .

• Heritage Quest Online

Acknowledgments

• WikTree profile Dodge-191 was created through the import of Wilson.ged on 14 September 2010.

• WikiTree profile Dodge-303 created through the import of mike_walton_2011.ged on Aug 20, 2011 by Mike Walton.

• WikiTree profile Dodge-359 created through the import of ChambersBarneshistory.ged on Oct 19, 2011 by Charlene Chambers.

• WikiTree profile Dodge-248 created through the import of Barcomb Allen.ged on Jun 21, 2011 by Steven Barcomb.