Joshua Babcock (1743 - 1810)

Born 5 Jun 1743 in Pendleton Hill, Stonington, New London, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Palmer) Babcock — married 3 Sep 1772 in Stonington, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 1 Oct 1810 at age 67 in Pendleton Hill, Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA

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May 19, 1780 was from 11 o'clock a. m. until about 1 o'clock p. m., a time of the greatest darkness that ever I knew whilst the sun was above the earth.

-Joshua Babcock's Dairy regarding the dark day

Biography

Deacon Joshua Babcock served with Civil Service, Connecticut during the American Revolution.

Joshua was a farmer and a merchant. For about thirty years he was deacon of the Baptist church at Pendleton Hill, Conn. and for about twenty-seven years Justice of the Peace, and by virtue of his office solemnized many marriages. His book of marriages is part of Arnold's Records of Rhode Island, located in Volume 11. Arnold mentions the book was in the library of the Pawcatuck Historical Society at Westerly. Joshua witnessed New England's Dark Day, a time so dark candles were needed midday, thought to have been caused by forest fires.

He was married to Elizabeth Palmer (daughter of John Palmer and Elizabeth) on Sep 3 1772. Elizabeth Palmer (1) was born on Mar 5 1749/50. She died on Nov 7 1818 in Stonington, Conn.

Served in the American Revolution as part of the civil service.

Name: Joshua Babcock* Deacon. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]}

Born 05 Jun 1743. Pendleton Hill, Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA. ^{[2] [5] [6] [7] [8]}

Died 01 Oct 1810. Pendleton Hill, Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA. ^{[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [8]}

Buried Connecticut, USA. ^[5]

Probate: 19 Sep 1810. New London, Connecticut, USA. ^[3]

Marriage Husband @P597@. Wife @P713@. Marriage 3 Sep 1772. Stonington, Connecticut, USA. ^[9]

Husband @P597@. Wife @P596@. Child: @P701@. Child: @P702@. Child: @P712@. Child: @P699@. Child: @P709@. Child: @P700@. Child: @P697@. Child: @P705@. Child: @P707@. Child: @P711@. Child: @P708@. Child: @P698@. Child: @P710@. Child: @P704@. Child: @P588@. Child: @P703@. Child: @P706@. Marriage 03 Sep 1772. Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA. ^{[10] [11]} Marriage 1818

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S959662536 Ancestry Record 3719 #20028
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Source: #S959662542 Book Title: Lineage Book of the Charter Members of the DAR Vol 077 Ancestry Record 61157 #2486714
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Source: #S959393936 Probate Records, 1767-1933; Author: Connecticut. Probate Court (Stonington District); Probate Place: New London, Connecticut Ancestry Record 9049 #340819
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Source: #S959662548 Ancestry Record 3897 #281276
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3} Source: #S-981390603 Ancestry Record 2900 #340960
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2} Source: #S959662553 Birth year: 1743; Birth city: North Stonington; Birth state: CT Ancestry Record 4725 #97575
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} Source: #S959393911 Ancestry Record 3599 #152220
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1 8.2} Source: #S959662542 Book Title: The Groton Avery Clan Ancestry Record 61157 #1170544
9. ↑ Source: #S959662553 Birth year: 1743; Birth city: North Stonington; Birth state: CT Ancestry Record 4725 #97575
10. ↑ Source: #S959662536 Ancestry Record 3719 #50028
11. ↑ Source: #S959670307 Ancestry Record 3032 #553956

• Babcock Genealogy https://archive.org/details/babcockgenealogy00babc

• The Groton Avery Clan (Avery & Avery, 1912), p. 211, no. 194.ii: https://archive.org/stream/grotonaveryclan01aver#page/210/mode/1up

• History of Stonington etc. (Wheeler, 1900), p. 216, no. 131: https://archive.org/stream/historyoftownofs00whee_1#page/n237/mode/1up

• Marriage Book of Joshua Babcock in Arnold's records, Vol 11, page 340

• New England's Dark Day

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