Joseph (Chiles) Childs (abt.1703-abt.1772)

Joseph Childs formerly Chiles

Born about 1703 in Melbury Osmond, Dorset, England

Ancestors

Son of Joseph Childs and Joanna (Dewey) Childs

[sibling(s) unknown]

Husband of Mary (Hurlston) Childs — married [date unknown] [location unknown]

Husband of Mary (Hurlestone) Childs — married 11 Jun 1728 in Axmouth, Devon, England

Descendants

Father of David Childs, Ann (Childs) Strong, Maria (Childs) Swetman and Joseph Chiles

Died about 1772 at about age 69 [location unknown]

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1 Biography
2 Research Notes
3 Sources
- 3.1 Acknowledgments

Biography

Joseph Chiles, son of Joseph was baptised on 29 Sep 1703 at Dorset. ^[1]

The children of Joseph and Mary were baptised in Melbury Osmond, Dorset, England:

Joanna Childs, christened on 21 September 1731 ^[2]
Maria Childs, christened on 09 May 1736 ^[3], or perhaps 30 May 1736 ^[4]
Joseph Childs, christened on 07 September 1741 ^[5]
Catharine Chiles, christened on 12 August 1745 ^[6] or 12 August 1746 ^[7]

He passed away about 1772.

Research Notes

There is currently no independent confirmation that the father of Joseph Chiles bp in 1741 is the Joseph Chiles bp in 1703. No marriage has been located. Death date about 1772 is unsourced. A Joseph Chiles was buried in 1770 at Melbury Osmond, but the transcribed record doesn't include an age at death.

Sources

↑ "England, Dorset, Parish Registers, 1538-1936," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJDH-NYMQ : 7 December 2017), Joseph Chiles, 29 Sep 1703; Christening, citing Melbury-Sampford, Melbury-Osmond, Melbury-Sampford, Melbury-Osmond, Dorset, England, Record Office, Dorchester; FHL microfilm 2,427,538.
↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N1YT-F5W : 11 February 2018, Joseph Childs in entry for Joanna Childs, 21 Sep 1731); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,239,212.
↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N1YT-F5M : 11 February 2018, Joseph Childs in entry for Maria Childs, 09 May 1736); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,239,212.
↑ http://www.opcdorset.org/MelburyOsmondFiles/MelburyOsmondBaptisms.htm
↑ http://www.opcdorset.org/MelburyOsmondFiles/MelburyOsmondBaptisms.htm
↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N276-WM8 : 11 February 2018, Joseph Chiles in entry for Catharine Chiles, 12 Aug 1745); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,239,212.
↑ http://www.opcdorset.org/MelburyOsmondFiles/MelburyOsmondBaptisms.htm

Acknowledgments

Thank you to John Childs for creating WikiTree profile INDI Joseph Chiles through the import of Childsje47.ged on Dec 26, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by John and others.

Rita A Gerrard, firsthand knowledge. Click the Changes tab for the details of edits by Rita A and others.

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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Joseph by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Joseph: