Joshua Hadley (1736 - 1802)

Born 1 Nov 1736 in Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Chase) Hadley — married 5 Nov 1761 in Amesbury, Essex, MA

Descendants

Died 8 Mar 1802 at age 65 in Lyndeborough, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States

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Biography

Joshua Hadley was born on November 1, 1736, in Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, ^[1]

Children: ^[2]

1. Judah born 4 Dec 1762
2. Joshua born 22 Aug 1764
3. Elizabeth born 22 Mar 1766
4. Chase born 29 June 1769
5. Humphrey born 10 Feb 1771

"Joshua Hadley settled on the farm owned by the late Levi P. Hadley, on the mountain. It is probable that he bought it as wild land and made the first clearing there. The land has been in the possession of the Hadley family ever since. Joshua Hadley died March 8, 1802. Mary, his wife died May 11, 1802. Little can be learned about him, but in the town records the births of 5 children are given."

Sources

1. ↑ "Vital Records of Amesbury, Massachusetts to the end of the Year 1849 Volume I Births" publ 1913 p. 120 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015015391405&view=1up&seq=124
2. ↑ "The History of the Town of Lyndeborough, New Hampshire 1735-1905" by Rev Dennis Donovan and Jacob A. Woodward, vol 2, pg 757, publ 1906 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc2.ark:/13960/t8z894r0c&view=1up&seq=343