Joseph Little (1741 - 1823)

Born 4 May 1741 in Newbury, Essex, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Johnson) Little — married 11 Nov 1766 in Newbury, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died 4 Apr 1823 at age 81 in West Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Biography

Joseph Little was born 4 May 1741 in Newbury, Essex, Province of Massachusetts, the son of Capt. Edmund Little and Judith (Adams) Little. ^{[1] [2]}

Joseph married first Elizabeth Merrill on 28 Apr 1762. ^[2] She died about a year later on 27 Oct 1763, ^[2] just weeks after delivering a daughter, Elisabeth on 9 Oct 1763 in Newbury. ^[1]

Joseph married second Mary Johnson, daughter of Rev. William Johnson, on 11 Nov 1766. ^{[2] [3]} They had several children.

Joseph died 4 Apr 1823. He was survived by his second wife, Mary, who died on 18 Jun 1829. Both were buried in the Crane Neck Hill Cemetery in West Newbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts. ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - Newbury, Massachusetts Birth Records
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} Adams, Andrew N., A Genealogical History of Robert Adams of Newbury, Mass. (Published by Tuttle Company Publishers, Rutland, Vermont, 1900, 564 pages.) - see child ii of Person No. 50 - Page 37
3. ↑ Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - Newbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts, Marriage Records
4. ↑ Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - West Newbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts Death Records

• Birth: Vital Records of Newbury, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (The Essex Institute, 1911) Vol. 1, Page 281

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/Q29G-P4G2 : 13 July 2016), Moses Little, 04 May 1741; citing Birth, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 886,203. NOTE: Document has given name of "Moses" but correct parents and birth date traditionally ascribed to this Joseph Little.

• 1st & 2nd Marriages: Vital Records of Newbury, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (The Essex Institute, 1911) Vol. 2, Page 292

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/Q29G-GXP7 : 13 July 2016), Joseph Little and Bette Merril, 28 Apr 1763; citing Marriage, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 877,468. NOTE: 1st Marriage.

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FHLK-THH : 13 July 2016), Joseph Little and Mary Johnson, 11 Nov 1766; citing Marriage, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 886,203. NOTE: 2nd Marriage.

• Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - Newbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts, Marriage Records - showing Joseph Little, and Mary Johnson, married Nov. 11, 1766; and also Edmund Little, and Judeth Adams, married Mar. 18, 1735-6

• Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - Newbury, Massachusetts Birth Records - Showing Susannna Little, d. Joseph and Mary, born Oct. 1, 1778; and Joseph Little, s. Edmund and Judeth, born May 4, 1741; and also Elisabeth Little, d. Joseph and Elisabeth, Oct. 9, 1763

• Death: Vital Records of West Newbury, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (The Essex institute, Salem, Mass., 1918) Page 110

• Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - West Newbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts Death Records - showing deaths of Joseph Little, Apr. 4, 1823, a. 82 y.; and Judith Little, w. Edmund, July 29, 1838, a. 68 y. [a. over 70 y. CR2]; and Mary Little, wid. Joseph [d. Rev. William Johnson. GR5], Jan. 18, 1829, a. 85 y.

• Find A Grave, Joseph Little, 1823; Burial, West Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States of America, Crane Neck Hill Cemetery FAG # 66511122

• Adams, Andrew N., A Genealogical History of Robert Adams of Newbury, Mass. (Published by Tuttle Company Publishers, Rutland, Vermont, 1900, 564 pages.) - See child of Judith Adams (Person No. 50) https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uva.x000981529;view=1up;seq=57 Page 37]

• Little, George. The Descendants of George Little, Who Came to Newbury, Massachusetts, in 1640 (The Author, Auburn, Maine, 1882) Page 25 & Page 63