Joseph Calef (1742 - 1823)

Born 12 Dec 1742 in Kingston, New Hampshire

Ancestors

Husband of Joanna (Pettingell) Calef — married 30 Oct 1765 in Kingston, Rockingham, New Hampshire

Descendants

Died 19 May 1823 at age 80 in Salisbury, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States

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Biography

Joseph Calef performed Patriotic Service in New Hampshire in the American Revolution.

Joseph Calef was born 12 Dec 1742 in Kingston, New Hampshire. He is the son of William Calef and Lois Sawyer.

Joseph married Joanna Pettingell on October 30, 1765. They had ten children, born in Kingston NH.

1. Elizabeth, 1 Oct 1767
2. Nathaniel, 26 Oct 1769
3. Lois/Louis, 4 Dec 1770
4. Joseph, 3 Jan 1773
5. Hannah, 1 Nov 1774
6. Judith, 3 Jan 1777
7. Rebecca, 26 Jan 1779
8. Dorothy, 24 Apr 1781
9. Benjamin, 22 Jun 1783
10. Benjamin, 13 Jun 1786

Joseph Calef served New Hampshire during the American Revolution by signing the Association Test. Joseph Calef passed away 19 May 1823 in Salisbury, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States. ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ DAR Patriot Index https://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A018283 accessed 14 April 2020.

• Lunt, William. Robert Calef of Boston and Roxbury And Some of his Descendants (Hingham Historical Society, Inc., Hingham, Mass., 1928)
• U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, View Record, Name Joseph Calef, Death Date 19 May 1823, Cemetery South Road Cemetery, Burial or Cremation Place Salisbury, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/165954569

• U.S. Compiled Revolutionary War Military Service Records, 1775-1783. National Archives; Washington, D.C.; Compiled Service Records of Soldiers who Served in the American Army During the Revolutionary War; Record Group Title: War Department Collection of Revolutionary War Records; Record Group Number: 93; Series Number: M881

• U.S., Revolutionary War Pensioners, 1801-1815, 1818-1872.The National Archives; Washington, D.C.; Ledgers of Payments, 1818-1872, to U.S. Pensioners Under Acts of 1818 Through 1858 From Records of the Office of the Third Auditor of the Treasury; Record Group Title: Records of the Accounting Officers of the Department.

• U.S., Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783, Name: Joseph Calef, Male, Military date: 11 Oct 1775, Military Place and state or army served: New Hampshire, Poor's Regiment.