Joseph Sawyer was born in Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts on May 7,1711. He was the son of John Sawyer III and Rebecca Stanford Sawyer.[2] [3] [4] [5]
Joseph was married in Falmouth, Cumberland County, Maine, to Joanna Cobb, daughter of Ebenezer Cobb and Mary Vaughn Cobb. Joanna was a direct descendant of the Mayflower passenger John Howland through her father. [2] [3] [7]
They resided in that part of Falmouth which became Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland County, where all of their children were born. [2]
Joseph Sawyer died in Cape Elizabeth March 31, 1800. He is buried in the Mount Pleasant Cemetery, in South Portland.[3] [4] [6]
[1] U S Federal Census - 1790 and 1800 - Cape Elizabeth
[2] Some Descendants of James Sawyer of Gloucester; page 6
[3] Maine Genealogy, Volume I, page 232
[4] Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 25 October 2021), memorial page for Joseph Sawyer (7 May 1711–31 Mar 1800), Find A Grave: Memorial #40603946, citing Mount Pleasant Cemetery, South Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, USA ; Maintained by Stuart Strout Woodside Skolfield (contributor 46954007) .
[5] Massachusetts Town & Vital Records 1620-1988; Gloucester VR Transcripts, Gloucester Births, page 645
[6] Maine Death Records 1761-1922; Form R-3 Copy of an Old Death Record
[7] U S and International Marriage Records 1580-1900
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