Joseph
Cummings
Born in Killingly, Windham, Connecticut Colony
Ancestors 
Son of Benjamin Cummings
and Sarah (Grover) Cummings
Brother of
Simeon Cummings Sr. and Martha Cummings
Husband of
Temperance (Nye) Cummings
— married
7 Mar 1777 in Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Descendants 
Died
at age 73
in Ware, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States
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| Created 19 May 2021
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Biography
Joseph Cummings, son of Benjamin Cummings and Sarah (Grover) Cummings, was born on 8 April 1753 at Killingly, Windham, Connecticut.[1]
He married Temperance Nye on 7 March 1777 at Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts.[2][1]
Private Joseph Cummings served with Worcester County Militia, Massachusetts Militia during the American Revolution.
Joseph Cummings is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A028564.
Joseph Cummings served for Massachusetts Militia under command of Captain Alex (or Amos?) (or Gideon?) Foster - Bristol County Militia or Middlesex County Militia.
Joseph died on 29 June 1826 at Ware, Hampshire County, Massachusetts and was buried at West Cemetery, Ware, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. His memorial has photos, biographical material and links to those of family members.[1]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Find A Grave: Memorial #63391335 Joseph Cummings
- ↑ Temperance Nye Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1633-1850
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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. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
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. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- Fran Cummings
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 67 markers, haplogroup R-M269, FTDNA kit #415277
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~0.78%
Paul Hedberg :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Carol (Snow) Milne :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch NL3173147 [compare], Ancestry member CarolSnowMilne
+
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch RE9909714 [compare]
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~0.39%
Riley Brannian :
23andMe, GEDmatch SP4369532 [compare]
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~0.39%
Karen Massey :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch ZU5662572 [compare], Ancestry member kmasseyk
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