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Joseph Rivers (1742 - abt. 1829)

Joseph Rivers
Born in Wiltshire, Englandmap
Ancestors ancestors
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married 5 Jul 1770 in Chippenham, Wiltshire, Englandmap
Descendants descendants
Died about at about age 87 in Wiltshire, Englandmap
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Biography

Joseph was born in 1742.

Joseph Rivers labourer married Mary Goddard spinster on 5 May 1770 in Chippenham.[1]St Andrew, Wiltshire, England. They both made their marks. Witnesses were Joseph Goddard and Edmund Hill (both signed). (Edmund Hill witnessed multiple marriages in succession and is unlikely to be relative.)[2]

He passed away about 1829. Joseph Rivers (age 87) was buried on 1 February 1829 in Hilmarton, Wiltshire, England.[3]

Research Notes

  • RIVERS JOSEPH 1737 Wiltshire Baptisms, 1530-1886 Bremhill, Wiltshire, England (father: William)
  • RIVERS JOSEPH 1742 Wiltshire Baptisms, 1530-1886 Bremhill, Wiltshire, England (parents: John and Sarah)

Sources

  1. Marriage: "Wiltshire, England, Marriages, 1538-1837", database, Original data: Private donor, Ancestry uk Record 5813 #154836 (accessed 15 March 2024), Joseph Rivers marriage to Mary Goddard on 5 May 1770 in Chippenham.
  2. "Wiltshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1916"
    Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre; Chippenham, Wiltshire, England; Reference Number: 811/15
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61189 #902733155 (accessed 18 March 2023)
    Mary Goddard marriage to Joseph Rivers on 5 May 1770 in Chippenham, St Andrew, Wiltshire, England.
  3. Burial: "England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991", database, citing Digital film/folder number: 007566305; FHL microfilm: 1279404; Packet letter: C; Indexing batch: B00155-4, FamilySearch Record: NL1L-KZY (accessed 15 March 2024), Joseph Rivers burial (died age 87) on 1 Feb 1829 in Hilmarton, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom.

Acknowledgements

WikiTree profile Rivers-259 created through the import of Freegard Family Tree.ged on Aug 20, 2011 by Maxi Freegard.





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