Joshua Barker (1715 - 1784)

Born 26 Sep 1715 in Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Throope) Barker — married 8 Nov 1739 in Lebanon, Connecticut

Died 23 Feb 1784 at age 68 in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

Capt. Joshua Barker was born in Marshfield, Massachusetts Bay on September 26, 1715. He was the son of John and Bethiah (Foord, aka Ford) Barker.

Joshua married Mary Throope on November 8, 1739 in Lebanon, Connecticut. They settled in New Lebanon and had 8 children including Eliphalet b. 1740, Mary b. 1744, Lydia b. 1746, Bethiah b. 1749, Nehemiah b. 1751, John b. 1754, Rebeckah b. 1759, and Joshua b. 1763.

Joshua was a soldier in the French and Indian War, 1755-62. His rank was Commission Officer & Captain in the 2nd Regiment of Connecticut under Command of Colonel & Captain Nathan Whiting, Eleventh Company. Joshua served as Co-Commander and Captain during Lebanon's Campaign Year 1758 per Muster Roll.

At age 68, Joshua passed away on February 23, 1784 in Hingham, Massachusetts. He is buried in the Old Cemetery, Lebanon, New London, Connecticut.

Sources

• Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records (orig. hand-scribed registry, Births, p. 98), for Joshua Barker, Marshfield, Massachusetts. [Repository: Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 (database on-line, Frame #54 of 855]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook).] (birth record, date and location w/parents' names including mother's birth name)

• Early Connecticut Marriages, Book 2, Lebanon, p. 41. [Repository: Ancestry.com. Early Connecticut Marriages (database on-line, Frame #40 of 151). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original data: Bailey, Frederic W. Early Connecticut Marriages as Found on Ancient Church Records Prior to 1800. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1997.] (marriage record)

• Guertin, Iris, Rose (comp.) "Connecticut Soldiers, French and Indian War, 1755-62," Muster Roll for Campaign Year 1758, pp. 47 & 48, Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2000. (military service)

• U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Memorial ID 34521986, originally created by My Tree Journey, added on March 6, 2009, and maintained by John Beckstein: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34521986

• Eno, Joel Nelson. Connecticut Cemetery Inscriptions, The New England Historical & Genealogical Register (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., 1919) Vol. 74, Page 54