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Joseph Greene (1746 - 1830)

Major Joseph Greene
Born in Irelandmap
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Husband of — married 7 Jan 1777 in Saint Georges Church, Hempstead, Nassau, New York, United Statesmap
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Died at age 84 in Waterford, County Waterford, Irelandmap
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Biography

Ireland Native
Joseph Greene was born in Ireland.

Joseph Greene of Shandon and Newtown House, Co Waterford, was born in 22 Sept 1746. He was the son of John Greene and Frances Nicholson. [1]

He joined the military and gained the rank of Captain in the service of the 40th Regiment and he gained the rank of Major in Army.

Joseph travelled to America where he married Hannah Townsend on 7 January 1777 at Saint Georges Church, Hempstead, Nassau, New York[2].

They had about 10 children:

  1. Lt.-Col. William (d. Nov 1834)
  2. Frances Greene married Sir Edmund Massingberd Bellinger Skottowe on 24 August 1820[1]
  3. Catherine (d. 3 Jun 1814)
  4. Martha
  5. Emma
  6. Hannah
  7. Joseph (b. 1789, d. 21 Aug 1814)
  8. Godfrey (b. 20 May 1789, d. 29 Nov 1803)
  9. John (b. 1796, d. 4 Sep 1840)
  10. Captain Thomas (b. 1799, d. 18 Aug 1875)

His wife died on 7 May 1797.

He married, secondly, Catherine Foley (daughter of Jeremiah Foley) circa 1802.

They had at least four children:

  1. Mary Anne (b. 1803)
  2. Jane (b. 1805, d. 11 Sep 1845)
  3. Joseph George (b. 29 Sep 1806, d. 26 Mar 1877)
  4. Reverend Richard Francis (b. 1807, d. 14 Feb 1839)

He lived at Newtown House, County Waterford, Ireland and he lived at Shandon, Dungaravan, County Waterford, Ireland.

Joseph was awarded land in Canada for his service in America.[3]

He passed away in 1830 at the age of 84 and is buried in the family vault at Kilmacow, County Kilkenny, Ireland.

DIED
In Waterford, at the advanced age of 84, Major Joseph Greene, formerly Surveyor the Port of Waterford. He served in the American war under the late Marquess Cornwallis, who highly esteemed him, and afterwards when Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, gave him the situation of Port Surveyor.

[4]

His will was proved in the Prerogative Court in 1831[5].

Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 Burke 1899 -- Bernard Burke, A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Ireland, Harrison & Sons, 1899, https://books.google.com.au/books?id=Ha0EAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA178&lpg=PA178
  2. "New York Marriages, 1686-1980," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VK1V-B1Q : 12 December 2014), Joseph Green and Hannah Townsend, 07 Jan 1777; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 974.7B2N V. 11-15,24.
  3. http://www.dundasfamily.co.uk/greene_family.html
  4. Cork Constitution 25 November 1830, Pg 3, https://search.findmypast.co.uk/
  5. "Ireland, Diocesan and Prerogative Wills & Administrations Indexes, 1595-1858." Database. FamilySearch. https://FamilySearch.org : 16 February 2021. Records extracted by FindMyPast. Images digitized by FamilySearch. National Archives of Ireland, Dublin. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WGH5-T3ZM




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