Ensign Joseph BELCHER

Male 1675 - 1739  (~ 64 years)


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  1. 1.  Ensign Joseph BELCHER was christened on 6 Jun 1675; died on 15 Nov 1739.

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    Name:
    Ens. Joseph Belcher, baptized June 6, 1675, was born in Rumney Marsh, where he assed his life, inheriting part of his father's lands. He also owned two estates on North Street in Boston. He resided in that part of Rumney Marsh called Hog Island (now Breed's Island), and with his wife Hannah became a member of the Rev. Thomas Cheever's church in 1716. He was prominent in the affairs of the precinct, holding the offices of constable and of ensign in the military company for many yeas. He died Nov. 15, 1739. His will, made the day before his decease, names wife Hannah, sons Joseph, Nathaniel, and Jonathan, and daughters Sarah and Hannah.

    Family/Spouse: Hannah ?. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Hannah BELCHER  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 20 Feb 1712/3; died before 1749.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Hannah BELCHER Descendancy chart to this point (1.Joseph1) was born on 20 Feb 1712/3; died before 1749.

    Hannah married Samuel CLEVELAND on 22 Jun 1732 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Samuel (son of Aaron CLEVELAND, Jr. and Abigail WATERS) was born on 17 May 1704; died on 17 May 1753 in Jeddore, Nova Scotia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]