Joshua
Beal
Born about in Hingham, Norfolk, England
Ancestors 
Son of John (Beales) Beal
and Nazareth (Hobart) Beal
Brother of
Martha (Beal) Dunham [half], John Beal [half], Nathaniel Beal [half], Mary (Beal) Whiton [half], Sarah (Beal) Sheffield [half], Jeremiah Beal, Caleb Beal, Rebecca Beal and Jacob Beal
Husband of
Elizabeth (Unknown) Beal
— married
about 1660 [location unknown]
Husband of
Mary (Farrow) Beal
— married
10 Oct 1689 in Hingham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Descendants 
Died after
after about age 83
in Hingham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay
Profile last modified
| Created 2 Apr 2011
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Biography
Joshua Beal immigrated to New England as a child during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640).
Joshua, son of John and Nazareth (Hobart) Beal, was born at Hingham, Norfolk, England about 1633. He immigrated to Hingham, MA in 1638 with his parents and siblings.[1]
He married first Elizabeth about 1660. Her birth and parentage are unknown. Joshua and Elizabeth had five children but only the fifth child, Abigail, survived. Elizabeth died on January 12, 1688/89.[1][2][3]
Joshua married second Mary (Farrow) Stowell, widow of Samuel Stowell and daughter of John and Frances Farrow, on October 10, 1689. Mary was born in England and died at Hingham, MA on October 24, 1708. They had no issue.[1][4]
Selectman 1669, 1671, 1677, 1679, 1686, 1691, 1694, and 1699 ; Representative in 1700. [1]
For many years he had charge of, and received compensation "for maintaining the drum."[1]
He resided on Fort Hill Street in Hingham, on land given him by the town "to set a house upon."[1]
His will, dated January 25, 1715/16, names servant Ruth Gannett; nephew Joshua, son of his brother Caleb; grandchildren Samuel, David, Jonathan, Daniel, Elizabeth, Mercy, and Hannah French; daughter Abigail and her husband Stephen French.[1][5]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 History of the Town of Hingham, Massachusetts (The Town of Hingham, Massachusetts, 1893) Vol II, p.55
- ↑ New England Marriages Prior to 1700, (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015.
- ↑ Vital Records of Hingham, Massachusetts, ca. 1639-1844, (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2016. Vital Records of Hingham, Massachusetts, ca. 1639-1844. Hersey, Reuben. Mss 901. R. Stanton Avery Special Collections Department, New England Historic Genealogical Society.),
- ↑ Vital Records of Hingham, Massachusetts, ca. 1639-1844, (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2016. Vital Records of Hingham, Massachusetts, ca. 1639-1844. Hersey, Reuben. Mss 901. R. Stanton Avery Special Collections Department, New England Historic Genealogical Society.),
- ↑ Suffolk County, MA: Index to Probate Records, 1636-1895, (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2016.) Originally published as: Probate Records of the County of Suffolk, Massachusetts, from the year 1636 to and including the year 1895. Rockwell & Churchill, City Printers. 1895
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