Joseph Stebbins (1718 - 1797)

Born 20 Oct 1718 in Deerfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Stratton) Stebbins — married about 1743 in Northfield, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 30 May 1797 at age 78 in Deerfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States

Biography

Joseph Stebbins was the son of John Stebbins, III, and his first wife, Mary. Joseph was born, raised, made his living, and died in Deerfield, Massachusetts.

Marriage and Family

He married Mary Stratton around 1743 in Northfield. They had seven children together. Children, all born at Deerfield:^[1]

1. Mary Stebbins Smead Butler, born July 24, 1744; married Ebenezer Smead.

2. Sarah Stebbins Lyman, born October 15, 1747; married Elihu Lyman.

3. Joseph Stebbins, born October 15, 1749; married Lucy Frary.

4. Abigail Stebbins Stratton, born July 21, 1755; married Elijah Stratton.

5. Elizabeth Stebbins, born February 19, 1759; died August 8, 1761 at the age of two.

6. Elizabeth Stebbins Stratton, born July 30, 1762; married Eliphalet Stratton.

7. Asa Stebbins, born March 28, 1767; married Emilia Harvey.

The fifth child, Elizabeth was killed in an accident at Joseph's bark mill when she was about two years old. The other six survived to adulthood.

Sources

1. ↑ Stebbins Gennealogy, p. 203.

• "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZ9Z-T8N : 14 January 2020), Joseph Stebins, 1718.

• "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQXL-Q2X : 15 January 2020), Joseph Stebbins in entry for Mary Stebbins, 1745.

• "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQXL-CQG : 15 January 2020), Joseph Stebbins in entry for Sarah Stebbins, 1747.

• "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQXL-NF2 : 15 January 2020), Joseph Stebbins in entry for Joseph Stebbins, 1749.

• "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQXL-7PV : 15 January 2020), Joseph Stebbins in entry for Abigail Stebbins, 1755.

• "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQXL-W4S : 15 January 2020), Joseph Stebbins in entry for Elisabeth Stebbins, 1759.

• "Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH1F-2V7 : 14 February 2020), Joseph Stebbins in entry for Elizabeth Stebbins, 1761.

• "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQXL-W47 : 15 January 2020), Joseph Stebbins in entry for Elisabeth Stebbins, 1762.

• "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQXL-DZ2 : 15 January 2020), Joseph Stebbins in entry for Asa Stebbins, 1767.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 29 August 2020), memorial page for Joseph Stebbins (20 Oct 1718–30 May 1797), Find a Grave Memorial no. 21332403, citing Old Deerfield Burying Ground, Deerfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by the moo (contributor 46834101) Find A Grave: Memorial #21332403.

• "Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH1F-2V4 : 14 February 2020), Joseph Stebbins, 1797.

• "Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH1F-2VZ : 14 February 2020), Joseph Stebbins in entry for Mary Stebbins, 1797.

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHD1-JP6 : 8 December 2022), Joseph Joseph in entry for Asa Stebbins, 1 Sep 1844; citing Death, Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007580132.

• "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7BH-15V : 10 November 2022), Joseph Stebbins in entry for Afa Stebbins, 1844.

• The Stebbins Genealogy’’. Ralph Stebbins Greenlee and Robert Lemuel Greenlee. Chicago, 1904. Volume 1 Volume 2.