Joseph Meeks (1709 - 1782)

Born 31 Dec 1709 in Spuyten Duyvil, north Harlem, New York City

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Biography

Joseph Meeks was a prominent citizen of New York City prior to the American Revolution. He was one of the founders of "The Baptist Society," as it was then called, and its first meetins were held at his home. His name appears in the poll list of the electors of the City of New York in 1761. He was a patriot, and his three sons, John, Joseph, and Edward all fought in the patriot cause during the Revolution. ^[1]

UPD

UPD 7 FEB 2012 00:46:13 GMT -0600

Religion

Religion: one of the founders of "The Baptist Society"

Record ID Number

Record ID Number: MH:I24

User ID

User ID: 3V451F31-FE24-79DP-412D-412DE3T12735

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• WikiTree profile Meeks-199 created through the import of i2f9f4_5524042z4w54bsf29ef4t1.ged on Feb 20, 2012 by Drew Meeks. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Drew and others.

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• Genealogical History of Hudson and Bergen Counties, New Jersey, edited by Cornelius Burnham Harvey, page 297