Eunice (Hatch) Getchell (bef. 1704 - abt. 1753)

Born before 13 Feb 1704 in Wells, York County, Maine

Ancestors

Wife of Joseph Getchell Sr. — married 19 Dec 1716 in Wells, York, Maine

Descendants

Died about 1753 after about age 48 in Wells, York, Maine

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[Note: Samuel Hatch b. abt 1660 married Mary Littlefield, - likely parents; the mothers' name is not listed on the recorded baptism of Eunice and her siblings in Feb. 1703/4.]

Biography

Eunice Hatch, baptized February 13, 1703/4 at the First Church, Wells Maine, daughter of Samuel Hatch. ^[1] and married Joseph Getchell on December 19, 1716. ^[2]

The will of her father Samuel Hatch of Wells County, York, Province of Massachusett Bay was written February 3, 1741/2 and was probated on October 16, 1753. In it he a left bequest to daughter Eunice Getchell, among others. ^[3]

After the death of Eunice, Joseph married Mary (Joy) Gray, widow of George Gray on January 13, 1753 at Wells, Maine. ^[4]

Children of Joseph and Eunice:

1. Joseph baptized June 26, 1726. ^{[5] [1]}
2. Abe baptized June 26, 1726. ^{[5] [1]}
3. Penninah baptized June 26, 1726. ^{[5] [1]}
4. Hannah baptized Nov. 1, 1730. ^{[5] [1]}
5. Joshua baptized Aug. 25, 1734 (p. 107); married Phebe Gray in 1756, daughter of George and Mary Gray of Wells. ^{[5] [1]}

Source notes

Records of the First Church Wells, ME: Baptisms

Feby 2, 1703-4: Jemima, Eunice, & John: Children of Samll Hatch, received Baptism. (p. 44)

1726: June 26th: Joseph son of Joseph and Eunice Getchel. (p. 105)

1726: June 26th: Abel son of Joseph and Eunice Getchel. (p. 105)

1725-6: June 26th Penninnah of Joseph and Eunice Getchel. (p. 115)

1729-30: Novbr. 1st Hannah of Joseph and Eunice Getchel. (p. 116)

1733-4: Augst. 25th: Joshua, son of Joseph and Eunice Getchel. (p. 107) ^[1]

New England Marriages

HATCH, Samuel (1660 - ) & 1/wf Mary LITTLEFIELD ( - bef 1723) , b 1685; ca 1684; May 1685; Wells, York, ME. (p. 352) ^[6]

Entered by Chris Hoyt, Feb 19, 2012

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6} The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vols. 37-52 (1883-98) include section: Genealogical gleanings in England, by H. F. Waters, Vol. LXXV, The Society, 1921 p. 44: 105-117
2. ↑ Massachusetts and Maine Families in the Ancestry of Walter Goodwin Davis: Gardner-Moses By Walter Goodwin Davis, Gary Boyd Roberts Genealogical Publishing Co., Oct 1, 1996 p. 217
3. ↑ Sargent, William Mitchell. Maine Wills: 1640-1760, Brown & Thurston, Portland, Maine, 1887 p. 723-5
4. ↑ Maine, Marriages, 1771-1907," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F46D-V5V), Joseph Gatchel and Mary Gray, 13 Jan 1753; citing Wells, York, Maine, reference ; FHL microfilm 12,622
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4} The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vols. 37-52 (1883-98) include section: Genealogical gleanings in England, by H. F. Waters, The Society, 1909 p. 266-8
6. ↑ New England Marriages Prior to 1700, By Clarence Almon Torrey, Elizabeth Petty Bentley, Genealogical Publishing Com, 1985