Joseph (Spaulding) Spalding (1745 - 1832)

Born 7 Jun 1745 in Plainfield, Windham, Connecticut Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Eunice (Shepard) Spalding — married about 1771 (to 6 Dec 1790) in Connecticut Colony

Husband of Anna Margaret (Oziah) Spalding — married about 1793 in Pennsylvania, United States

Descendants

Died 31 Aug 1832 at age 87 in Athens, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Captain Joseph (Spaulding) Spalding served with 21st Regiment, Connecticut Militia during the American Revolution.

Joseph (Spaulding) Spalding is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A107629.

Joseph (Spaulding) Spalding is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: P-294453
Rank: Private

Joseph was born in 1745, the son of Joseph Spalding Sr. and Lydia Wheeler. He was a descendant in the 5th generation from Edward Spalding and a distant relative of General Simon and William Witter Spalding.

Captain Joseph Spaulding served in the Continental Line during the American Revolution.

In 1785 he was one of the original proprietors of the Susquehanna Company's township of Ulster. In 1791 he moved to Athens, Bradford Co., Pennsylvania, USA where he settled on the West side of the Chemung where he later died. In 1815 Joseph was elected as the second sheriff of Bradford Co., Pennsylvania, USA.

Joseph Jr. first married Eunice Shepard. Their children were

1. Wealthy,
2. John,
3. Howard,
4. Jared,
5. Rachel and
6. Sarah.

Eunice died on 6 Dec 1790 in Sheshequin, Bradford Co., Pennsylvania, USA.

Joseph later married Anna Margaret Oziah Snell, widow of Mr Snell. They had two children they named:

1. Simon and
2. Celestia.

He passed away in 1832.

Sources

• Find A Grave: Memorial #49072986
• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 2 July 2020), "Record of Joseph", Ancestor # A107629.
• Pension Application of Joseph Spalding, shared by Fold3.com