Joshua Philbrook (1727 - 1821)

Born 10 Oct 1727 in Greenland, Rockingham, Province of New Hampshire

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Alexander) Philbrook — married 15 Jun 1750 in Georgetown, Lincoln, Province of Massachusetts Bay (Maine)

Descendants

Died 27 May 1821 at age 93 in Bath, Lincoln, Maine, United States

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Biography

Dea. Joshua, b. 10 Oct., 1727, shipwright and farmer, &c. He m. 15 June, 1750, Elisabeth Alexander, b. in Georgetown, Me., 8 Sept. 1729. He lived with his father in what is now Bath, Me., and was in 1796, the first deacon of the Congregational church there. They had 8 ch. He was also a successful hunter, furnishing for the market water fowl and other game from the creeks and coves of the Sagadahock. He was a friend of education and missions. In his hunting excursions he carefully observed the Sabbath, not setting his traps Saturday evening. ^[1]

Joshua died in Bath August 27, 1821 in his 94th year. He was buried in the Maple Grove Cemetery,in Bath. His wife died there November 21, 1815.

Name

Joshua /Philbrook/

Birth

10 OCT 1727

Greenland, Rockingham, New Hampshire

Patriotism

Joshua Philbrook performed Patriotic Service in Massachusetts in the American Revolution.

Joshua Philbrook is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A090318.

One of 50 men who offered resistance to the building of British Ships.

Death

27 MAY 1821

Bath, Sagadahoc, Maine

Burial

Maple Grove Cemetery,Bath, Sagadahoc, Maine^[2]

Marriage

FAM

@I02757@

@I02071@

@I02612@

to Father: Natural

to Mother: Natural

Intentions recorded Georgetown, Maine, May 22, 1750. "both of Georgetown"

15 JUN 1750

Bath, Sagadahoc, Maine

Sources

1. ↑ By Rev. Jacob Chapman; A Genealogy of the Philbrick and Philbrook Families Descended from the Emigrant, Thomas Philbrick,1583-1667:;The Exeter Gazette Steam Printing House:; Exeter, N.H.:; 1880:; page 30
2. ↑ Source: #S00055 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Mary Philbrook

• Source: S00055 Author: Ancestry.com Title: Public Member Trees Publication: Name: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;; Repository: #R00001 NOTE Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Source Medium: (null) Repository: R00001

• US Find a Grave Index 1600's-Current; Memorial # 4567299

Note

Sagadahoc County was set off from Lincoln County and was incorporated in 1854.

Acknowledgments

• Thank you to Andrew White for creating WikiTree profile Philbrook-58 through the import of APW_2013-03-26.ged on Mar 26, 2013.
• This person was created through the import of 124-DeCoursey.ged on 13 September 2010.