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Joseph Pittsley (1749 - 1821)

Joseph Pittsley
Born in Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colonymap
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Husband of — married 15 Feb 1772 in Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colonymap
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Died at age 71 in Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
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Biography

1776 Project
Private Joseph Pittsley served with Bristol County Militia, Massachusetts Militia during the American Revolution.
Daughters of the American Revolution
Joseph Pittsley is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A200284.

Joseph was born on 22 November 1749 in Dighton, Massachusetts. He was the son of Alexander Pigsley (1719-1804) and Mary (Wescott) Pigsley (1726-1784). [1]

Joseph married Hannah Raymond on 15 February 1772 in Freetown, Massachusetts.[2]

Joseph served in the American Revolution. He served six day in 1780 in Captain Joseph Norton's company, Colonel John Hathaway's regiment, and marched to Rhode Island for the alarms of July 27 and August 2.[3]

Joseph married Hannah Pigsley on 16 August 1798 in Bristol.[4]

In the 1810 census Joseph was in Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States.[5]

He passed away in 1821. Joseph's probate case was dated 1822. His widow Hannah declined to be administratrix.[6]

Sources

  1. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch [1], Bristol > Dighton > Births, marriages, deaths 1713-1790 vol 1 > image 74 of 159; citing Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston.
  2. ↑ Marriage: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
    Citing Marriage, Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009772.
    FamilySearch (accessed 9 February 2022)
    FamilySearch Image Image number 00128
    Joseph Pigsley marriage to Hannah Raimont on 15 Feb 1772 in Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.
  3. ↑ DAR: Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 8 Feb 2022), "Record of Joseph Pittsley", Ancestor # A200284.
  4. ↑ Marriage: "Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1633-1850"
    Ancestry Record 7853 #571270 (accessed 9 February 2022)
    Joseph Pitsley marriage to Hannah Pigsley on 16 Aug 1798 in Bristol.
  5. ↑ 1810 Census: "United States Census, 1810"
    Citing p. 476, NARA microfilm publication M252 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 17; FHL microfilm 205,625.
    FamilySearch (accessed 9 February 2022)
    FamilySearch Image Image number 00236
    Joseph Pittsly in Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States.
  6. ↑ Probate: "Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991"
    Bristol County (Mass.) Probate Records 1690-1881; Author: Bristol County (Massachusetts). Register of Probate; Probate Place: Bristol, Massachusetts
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 9069 #152708 (accessed 9 February 2022)
    Joseph Pittsley probate in 1822.




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