Rev.
John
Woodbridge
VIII.
Born in Killingworth, New London, Connecticut Colony
Ancestors 
Son of John Woodbridge VII
and Abigail (Leete) Woodbridge
Husband of
Jemima (Eliot) Woodbridge
— married
14 Nov 1699 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Abigail Woodbridge, John Woodbridge, Jahleel Woodbridge, Jemima Woodbridge, Joseph Woodbridge, Timothy Woodbridge, Benjamin Woodbridge, Benjamin Woodbridge and Jemimah (Woodbridge) Nicholson
Died
at age 44
in Springfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay
Profile last modified
| Created 15 Nov 2012
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Biography
Rev. John Woodbridge was born on 22 Oct 1673. In 1694, he graduated from Harvard College. He was ordained in June 1698, and was the first minister at West Springfield, Massachusetts Colony. He lived and preached at the Congregational church in West Springfield until his death, killed by a falling tree on June 17, 1718. He was buried in the church cemetery at West Springfield, MA.
Children of John Woodbridge and Jemima Eliot are:
- Abigail Woodbridge, b. 20 Dec 1700; d. Unknown; m. Jno. MIXER, 30 Oct 1734; d. Unknown.
- Jno. Woodbridge, b. 25 Dec 1702; d. Unknown.
- Jahleel Woodbridge, b. 11 Dec 1704; d. 27 Apr 1705.IV.
- Jemima Woodbridge, b. 30 Jun 1706; d. Unknown.
- Hon. Joseph Woodbridge,b. 10 Feb 1707; d. Unknown.
- Hon. Timothy Woodbridge, b. 27 Feb 1709; d. 11May 1775.
- Benjamin Woodbridge, b. 04 Feb 1711; d. Abt. 1711.
- Benjamin Woodbridge, b. 12 Jun 1712; d. 24 Dec 1785.
Burial
- Old Meadow Cemetery, West Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
Sources
- Dexter, Franklin Bowditch. Biographical Sketches of the Graduates of Yale College (Holt, 1885) Vol. 1, Page 344.
- Connecticut Valley Historical Society, Papers and Proceedings (The Society, Springfield, Mass., 1904) Vol. 2, Page 72.
- Find A Grave: Memorial #42741828
- Sibley, John Langdon. Biographical Sketches of Graduates of Harvard University (Charles William Sever, Cambridge, 1881) Vol. 2, Page 158.
- The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records (NEHGS, Boston, 2011) Vol. Killingworth, Page 135. Birth record.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John 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 John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John 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 John:
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