Joseph Hager (1736 - 1776)

Born 31 Dec 1736 in Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Died 1 Oct 1776 at age 39 in Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Biography

Joseph Hager is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A049070.

Private Joseph Hager served with Middlesex County Militia, Massachusetts Militia during the American Revolution.

Joseph Hager is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: 172258
Rank: Private

Joseph Hager Jr. of Waltham was a soldier in the Revolutionary War, serving as a Private in Capt. Abraham Peirce's (Waltham) company of militia, which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775, to Concord and Lexington, his company called out by Col. Thomas Gardner. ^{[1] [2]}

Joseph Hager was born on December 31, 1736 in Waltham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, son of Joseph Hagar and Grace (Bigelow) Hagar. ^{[3] [4]}

Joseph Jr. married Lois Fisk, May 3, 1764 in Waltham. ^[3]

Joseph died on October 1, 1776 in Waltham, aged 39. ^[3]

He is buried in Grove Hill Cemetery, Waltham, Massachusetts. ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ DAR
2. ↑ Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Vital Records of Waltham, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850
4. ↑ Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/175926644/joseph-hagar: accessed 07 April 2023), memorial page for Joseph Hagar Jr. (31 Dec 1736–1 Oct 1776), Find a Grave Memorial ID 175926644, citing Grove Hill Cemetery, Waltham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by spifftastic (contributor 48890417).

• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 2023-02-22), "Record of Joseph Hagar", Ancestor # A049070.

• Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War (Wright & Potter Printing Co., Boston, 1896) Vol. 7, p. 27
  • "Hager, Joseph, Jr., Waltham. Private, Capt. Abraham Peirce's (Waltham) co., which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775, to Concord and Lexington ; service, 3 days ; company called out by Col. Thomas Gardner and served as guards until Saturday, the fourth day after the fight at Concord."

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4NH-2RJ : 20 May 2022), Joseph Hager, 31 Dec 1736; citing Birth, Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009514.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4JV-VXX : 20 May 2022), Joseph Hager, 1 Jan 1737; citing Birth, Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009672.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH7Z-RMG : 20 May 2022), Joseph Hager, 3 May 1764; citing Marriage, Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009672.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCSZ-Q3N : 20 May 2022), Joseph Hager, 13 May 1764; citing Marriage, Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004198966.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4JV-R9H : 20 May 2022), Joseph Sr. Hager in entry for Joseph Hager, 16 Feb 1765; citing Birth, Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009672.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4JV-R98 : 20 May 2022), Joseph Hager in entry for Lois Hager, 30 Mar 1767; citing Birth, Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009672.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4JV-R9X : 20 May 2022), Joseph Hager in entry for Susanna Hager, 20 Aug 1769; citing Birth, Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009672.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4JV-R9J : 20 May 2022), Joseph Hager in entry for Miriam Hager, 26 Feb 1772; citing Birth, Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009672.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4JV-R92 : 20 May 2022), Joseph Hager in entry for Grace Hager, 10 May 1774; citing Birth, Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009672.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4JK-7L1 : 20 May 2022), Joseph Jr Hagar in entry for Uriah Hagar, 26 Aug 1776; citing Birth, Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009672.

• Vital Records of Waltham, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (New-England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Mass., 1904);
  • p. 45 "Births", "Hagar"
    • "Grace [dup. Hager], ch. Joseph Jr. and Lois, May 10, 1774."
    • "Joseph, s. Joseph (Hager) and Grace, Jan. 1, 1736-7."
    • "Joseph [dup. Hager], ch. Joseph Jr. and Lois, Feb. 16, 1765."
    • "Lois [dup. Hager], ch. Joseph Jr. and Lois, Mar. 30, 1767."
    • "Miriam [dup. Hager], ch. Joseph Jr. and Lois, Feb. 26, 1772."
    • "Susanna [dup. Hager], ch. Joseph Jr. and Lois, Aug. 20, 1769."
    • "Uriah, ch. Joseph Jr. and Lois, Aug. 26, 1776."
  • p. 162 "Marriages", "Hager"
    • "Joseph Jr. and Lois Fisk, May 3, 1764."
  • p. 269 "Deaths", "Hagar"
    • "Joseph Jr., Oct 1, 1776"