Joseph Gurney III (1759 - 1842)

Born 28 Mar 1759 in Abington, Plymouth County, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Died 20 May 1842 at age 83 in Ashfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Joseph Gurney was born on March 28, 1759 in Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts. He was the son of Joseph Gurney and Sarah Shaw.^[1]

He passed away on May 21, 1842 in Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. He was a farmer.^[2][3][4]

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC71-JZJ : 15 January 2020), Joseph Gurney, 1759.
2. ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7JR-T6F : 6 April 2020), Joseph Gurney, 1842.
3. ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NWGN-3MF : 6 April 2020), Joseph Gurney, 21 May 1842; citing Ashfield, Essex, Massachusetts, 208, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 959,806.
4. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #66554296 (accessed 15 March 2024)
   Memorial page for Joseph Gurney (28 Mar 1759-20 May 1842), citing Spruce Corner Cemetery, Ashfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Anonymous (contributor 47283828).

• Family History or Pedigree: "U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970"
  Volume: 208
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2204 #504078 (accessed 15 March 2024)
  Spouse: Mercy Smith; Father: Joseph Gurney; Application Date: 18 May 1924; SAR Membership: 41460; Role: Ancestor; Mother: Sarah Shaw; Birth Date: 28 Mar 1759; Birth Place: Abington; Name: Joseph Gurney Jr; Death Place: Abington; Children: Melvim Gurney.
• "United States Revolutionary War Pension Payment Ledgers, 1818-1872," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24Q-LQDK : accessed 11 May 2020), Joseph Gurney, 04 Mar 1831; citing Massachusetts, United States, NARA microfilm publication T718 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1962), roll 7; FHL microfilm 1,319,387.
• Possible marriage record: "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCQS-56D : 24 January 2020), Joseph Gurney, 1782.