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
↑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.
↑
"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.
↑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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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Joseph by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Joseph: