Joseph Palmer (1716 - 1788)

Born 31 Mar 1716 in Devon, England

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Cranch) Palmer — married 4 Apr 1746 in Ermington, Devon, England

Descendants

Died 25 Dec 1788 at age 72 in Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Biography

Brigadier General Joseph Palmer served with 5th Regiment, Suffolk County Militia, Massachusetts Militia during the American Revolution.

Joseph Palmer is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A086678.

Joseph Palmer is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: 264948
Rank: Brigadier General

Search of the Devon Parish Records shows no baptisms for 31 Mar 1716. Birth records are rarely known at this date. There are no Joseph Palmer baptisms recorded in Devon between 1713 and 1720. None of the those recorded for different years have baptismal dates on or around the 31 March^[1]

Birth: 31 MAR 1716 Devon, England, death 25 Dec 1788 Roxbury, Massachusetts as per his DAR record. Served for MA Militia, and was Mbr. Provincial Congress. ^[2]

Married April 4, 1746 in Ermington, Devon, England. ^[3]

Joseph Palmer died on December 25, 1788, in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.^[4][5]

Sources

1. ↑ Devon Baptism Records, Parish Registers
2. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 2022-05-05), "Record of Joseph Palmer", Ancestor # A086678.
3. ↑ England<Devon Baptisms, Category, Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers)
4. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH5C-JZG : 13 July 2016), Joseph Palmer, 25 Dec 1788; citing Death, Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 741,320.
5. ↑ Joseph's grave record is on findagrave.com

• "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N25H-7ZT : accessed 30 April 2016), Joseph Palmer and Mary Cranch, 04 Apr 1746; citing Ermington,Devon,England, reference ; FHL microfilm 917,198.

• "England, Devon, Parish Registers, 1538-1912", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KCSX-K6S : 29 July 2021), Joseph Palmer and Mary Cranch, 1746.

• "Massachusetts, Births, 1636-1924", database, FamilySearch
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4DV-PD8 : 27 October 2020), Joseph Palmer in entry for Mary Palmer, 1746.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4DV-J5D : 27 October 2020), Joseph Palmer in entry for Joseph Pearse Palmer, 1750.

• "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch
  • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHMD-C3F : 15 January 2020), Joseph Palmer in entry for Joseph Pearse Palmer, 1750.
  • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHMD-ZVK : 15 January 2020), Joseph Palmer in entry for Joseph Pearse Palmer, 1750.

• Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War (Wright & Potter Printing Co., Boston, 1896); Vol. 11, p. 803

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DCTH-5RPZ : 10 November 2020), Joseph Palmer in entry for Mary Palmer, 18 Jan 1746; citing Birth, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004329324.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4JH-NVQ : 10 November 2020), Joseph Palmer in entry for Joseph Gearse Palmer, 31 Jul 1750; citing Birth, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004276276.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DCT6-W3MM : 10 November 2020), Joseph Palmer in entry for Joseph Pearse Palmer, 31 Jul 1750; citing Birth, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004329324.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH5C-JZG : 10 November 2020), Joseph Palmer, 25 Dec 1788; citing Death, Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009473.

Acknowledgments

• WikiTree profile Palmer-4196 created through the import of 46l4cb_2617164eb9pf478824cdl0.ged on Oct 17, 2012 by John Drinkwater