James Fletcher (1743 - 1806)

Born 3 Sep 1743 in Westford, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America

Ancestors

Husband of Rebecca (Prescott) Wright — married 18 Nov 1769 in Westford, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died 27 Sep 1806 at age 63 in Westford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

James was born on 3 Sep 1743 in Westford, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America.^[1] He was the son of Timothy Fletcher (1707–1780) and Mary Prescott (1707–Deceased), who married on 5 October 1729 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America.

Marriage

Wife: Rebecca Prescott

Date: 21 Feb 1770

Place: Westford, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.^[2]

Their children are

Jonas Fletcher (24 Sep 1770 - 1818)

Rebecca Fletcher (17 Sep 1772 - 1775)

Joel Fletcher (1774 - 1775)

Rebecca Fletcher (1776 - 1871)

Susan Fletcher (1778 - 1858)

Abel Fletcher (1780 - 1819)

Betsey Fletcher (1783 - 1859)

Charlotte Fletcher (1787 - 1876)

Roxanna Fletcher (1790 - 1833)

Nancy Fletcher (1792 - 1816)

Mehitable Fletcher (1794 - 1796)

Joel Fletcher (1796 - 1798)

He passed away on 27 Sep 1806 in Westford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/96481328/james-fletcher: accessed February 28, 2024), memorial page for James Fletcher (3 Sep 1743–27 Sep 1806), Find a Grave Memorial ID 96481328, citing Mount Vernon Cemetery, Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by V. Nareen Lake (contributor 46613568).
2. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHR8-73T : Thu Oct 26 04:49:29 UTC 2023), Entry for James Fletcher and Rebecca Prescott, 21 Feb 1770.

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4XW-YWY : Wed Oct 25 22:06:46 UTC 2023), Entry for James Fletcher and Timothy Fletcher, 3 Sep 1743.
• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHR8-73T : Sun Mar 10 09:19:07 UTC 2024), Entry for James Fletcher and Rebecca Prescott, 21 February 1770.
• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4GY-8RJ : Sun Mar 10 16:58:55 UTC 2024), Entry for Jonas Fletcher and James Fletcher, 24 September 1770.
• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4GY-D89 : Wed Oct 25 19:25:02 UTC 2023), Entry for Rebecea Fletcher and James Fletcher, 17 Sep 1772.
• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4GY-DRH : Thu Oct 26 01:56:27 UTC 2023), Entry for Joel Fletcher and James Fletcher, Sep 1774.
• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4GY-6HV : Wed Oct 25 16:14:35 UTC 2023), Entry for Rebecca Fletcher and James Fletcher, 3 Jul 1776.
• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4GY-613 : Thu Oct 26 01:56:36 UTC 2023), Entry for Susanna Fletcher and James Fletcher, 17 Jul 1778.
• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4GY-XZK : Wed Oct 25 16:10:36 UTC 2023), Entry for Abel Fletcher and James Fletcher, 24 Sep 1780.
• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4GY-FZ9 : Thu Oct 26 04:47:42 UTC 2023), Entry for Betsey Fletcher and James Fletcher, 11 Nov 1783.
• "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ66-TM8 : 15 January 2020), James Fletcher in entry for Bettey Fletcher, 1784.
• "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ6X-WV9 : 15 January 2020), James Fletcher in entry for Abel Fletcher, 1784.
• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4GY-N9B : Thu Oct 26 01:03:40 UTC 2023), Entry for Charlotte Fletcher and James Fletcher, 1 Apr 1787.
• "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCC2-W9P : 15 January 2020), James Fletcher in entry for Roxanna Fletcher, 1790.
• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4GY-JHV : Wed Oct 25 19:25:15 UTC 2023), Entry for Nancy Fletcher and James Fletcher, 24 Oct 1792.
• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4GY-J5X : Wed Oct 25 22:19:20 UTC 2023), Entry for Mehitable Fletcher and James Fletcher, 16 May 1794.
• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4GY-VX7 : Wed Oct 25 19:25:38 UTC 2023), Entry for Joel Fletcher and James Fletcher, 23 Mar 1796.
• "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7GF-QBH : 14 December 2022), Jas. Fletcher in entry for Betsey Stevens, 1859.
• "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NWHT-N4Z : 13 December 2022), James Fletcher in entry for Charlotte Towne, 1876.

See also:

• "Fletcher family history. The descendants of Robert Fletcher of Concord, Mass.", pg. 402, https://archive.org/details/fletcherfamilyhi02flet/page/402
• "Historic Homes and Places and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs ..., Volume 4", https://books.google.com/books?id=nn1yyHiYJFYC&pg=PA1770&lpg=PA1770&dq=james+fletcher+Chesterfield,+NH+1763+hannah&source=bl&ots=0atJhkf1mw&sig=j6jfppjS9laxrP7c5f9dR_Q_MP0&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwij2IDV_ufdAhXVLX0KHVLeDXUQ6AEwBHoECAUQAQ#v=onepage&q=james%20fletcher%20Chesterfield%2C%20NH%201763%20hannah&f=false