Joseph Markham III (1763 - 1832)

Born 4 Sep 1763 in Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Lucretia (Hollister) Markham — married 27 Jun 1793 in New Marlborough, Berkshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died 10 Jan 1832 at age 68 in Tyringham, Berkshire, Massachusetts

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Joseph was a Shaker.

Biography

Joseph Markham was born the 4 Sep 1763 in Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut. Joseph is the son of Joseph Markham and Abigail Meacham.

Research Notes

• Joseph Markham was a Shaker. Here are some testimonies: http://www.passtheword.org/SHAKER-MANUSCRIPTS/Testimonies/tstmnyx1.htm

• Historical sketch of the town of Enfield: Image
• On pg. 22 it states:

In 1781, the Shaker system of Religion was introduced into Enfield, and the first proselytes were Elder Joseph Meacham, who had been a preacher to a small society of Baptists in the northeast corner of the town, his son David Meacham, Joseph Markham, Benjamin Pease, Justice Markham, Jahiel Markham, Samuel Eaton, Matthew Thompson, Eli and Elias Pease. The Shaker Society was organized about 1788.

Sources

• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L6RS-JMF

• "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F743-3PK : 7 January 2020), Joseph Markham, 4 Sep 1763.

• "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q28L-C3RZ : 24 November 2022), Joseph Mirkam and Lucretia Hollister, 27 Jun 1793.

• Ancestry.com. Historical sketch of the town of Enfield [database on-line]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004, Shaker, Joseph Markham. Image

• "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7JJ-DNB : 17 November 2022), Joseph Markham, Father, in entry for Luman Markham, 9 Feb 1864.

• "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NWJC-KPD : 17 November 2022), Joseph, Father, in entry for Zalmon Markham, 29 Oct 1887.

• "Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH1T-QPJ : 17 January 2020), Joseph Markham, 10 Jan 1832.