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1774 - 1842 (68 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 2
2. | Dr. John PADELFORD was born in 1748 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA (son of John PADELFORD and Jemima WILLIAMS); died in 1779 in St. Eustasie, West Indies. Notes:
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John graduated Yale College, 1768, studied medicine with Dr. Tobey of New Bedford, and commenced practice in Hardwick, where all his children were born, except Joseph, and where he was an active patriot at the commencement of the Revolutionary War. He res. at the place marked "Mr. Wesson" on the R. Map. He "was skillful in his profession, entered the navy as a surgeon, was taken prisoner, and died at St. Eustasie, 1779, when about to be exchanged... He was a man of vigorous intellect, upright morals, and profound patriotism."
John married Bathsheba TOBEY on 28 Apr 1769 in Dartmouth, Bristol Co., Masachusetts. Bathsheba (daughter of Dr. Elisha TOBEY and Desire NEWCOMB) was born on 01 Sep 1751 in Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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