Joseph Palmer (1785 - abt. 1852)

Born 24 Nov 1785 in Poultney Township, Rutland County, Vermont, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Martin) Palmer — married 26 Sep 1808 in Washington County, Ohio, United States

Descendants

Died about 29 Mar 1852 at about age 66 in Palmer Township, Washington County, Ohio, United States

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Biography

Joseph Palmer was born to Joseph Palmer and Hannah Fox on November 24, 1785 in Poultney Township, Rutland County, Vermont.^[1]

Joseph married Sarah "Sally" Martin on September 26, 1808 in Washington County, Ohio.^[2] The couple had planned to be married by a local preacher, who went elsewhere and was replaced at the last moment by Joseph's father, a Justice of the Peace, who performed the ceremony.^[3] Joseph and Sarah had the following children:

• Harris Palmer 1809-1855)
• James Martin Palmer (1813-1892)
• Sheldon Palmer (1817-1879)
• Elizabeth Palmer (1819-1892)

Joseph was part of the following migrations and recorded in the following US censuses:

• 1790 (Joseph Parmer, head, Rutland County, Vermont)^[4]
• 1800 (Joseph Palmer, head, Rutland County, Vermont)^[5]
• 1801 Migration (Joseph journeyed with his parents and siblings from Rutland County, Vermont to Washington County, Ohio)^[6][7]
• 1820 (Joseph Palmer Junior, head, Washington County, Ohio)^[8]
• 1830 (Joseph Palmer, head, Washington County, Ohio)^[9]
• 1850 (Jos Palmer, head, Washington County, Ohio)^[10]

Joseph passed away around March 29, 1852 in Washington County, Ohio.^[3][11] Joseph was buried in Gard Cemetery in Washington County, Ohio.^[12][11]

Research Notes

Sources needed:

• Primary birth record
• Primary death record
• 1840 US census

Sources

1. ↑ Elmer Hall Palmer, Genealogical Record of the Descendants of Walter Palmer: of 1629 Charlestown, Massachusetts Bay Colony 1642 (+more) (N.p.: Walter Palmer Society, January 2002), pp. 122.
2. ↑ "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X8LJ-HFJ : 10 December 2017), Joseph Palmer and Sally Martin, 26 Sep 1808; citing Washington, Ohio, United States, reference p 58; county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 941,958.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} H.Z. William & Bro., History of Washington County, Ohio: with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches. (Cleveland, Ohio: W.W. Williams, 1881), pp. 666. Description of wedding ceremony.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1790," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH2M-59X : accessed 2 September 2018), Joseph Parmer, Poultney, Rutland, Vermont, United States; citing p. 245, NARA microfilm publication M637, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 12; FHL microfilm 568,152.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHRQ-TM8 : accessed 2 September 2018), Joseph Palmer, Poultney, Rutland, Vermont, United States; citing p. 197, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 52; FHL microfilm 218,689.
6. ↑ H.Z. William & Bro., History of Washington County, Ohio: with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches. (Cleveland, Ohio: W.W. Williams, 1881), pp. 665. Details of the migration including Joseph by name.
7. ↑ Elmer Hall Palmer, Genealogical Record of the Descendants of Walter Palmer of 1629 Charlestown, Massachusetts Bay Colony 1642 (+more) (N.p. Walter Palmer Society, January 2002), pp. 122-123.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHLS-HBD : accessed 2 September 2018), Joseph Palmer, Wesley, Washington, Ohio, United States; citing p. 200, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 95; FHL microfilm 181,401.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHGK-9J8 : 19 August 2017), Joseph Palmer, Roxbury, Washington, Ohio, United States; citing 322, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 141; FHL microfilm 337,952.
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX38-VT9 : 12 April 2016), Joseph Palmer, Roxbury, Washington, Ohio, United States; citing family 5, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1} Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/75480751/joseph-palmer), memorial page for Joseph Palmer, III (24 Nov 1785–29 Mar 1852), Find A Grave Memorial no. 75480751, citing Gard Cemetery, Washington County, Ohio, USA ; Maintained by Jessica Crouse (contributor 47488617).
12. ↑ H.Z. William & Bro., History of Washington County, Ohio: with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches. (Cleveland, Ohio: W.W. Williams, 1881), pp. 666.