Joel FLETCHER

1743 - 1823  (79 years)

• Name	Joel FLETCHER  [1]
  	Joel b. in Westford, Mass., June 23, 1743; rem. to Templeton, Mass.; m. Ruth Gould, May 31, 1764; capt. of a militia company; in the battle of Bunker Hill; farmer. He caused to be built the only Baptist meeting-house in Templeton, and was deacon of the church many years, - up to the time of his death. He also gave land for a cemetery and for a schoolhouse, on what is called "Baptist Common." The schoolhouse still remains; the church has been rem. to Baldwinsville. He also built a dwelling-house on "Baptist Common," which is now occupied by his granddaughter, Mrs.Maynard. A gravestone in the cemetery records his death, Apr. 16, 1823, and that of Ruth, Oct. 3, 817, age 79. [1]
  Birth	23 Jun 1743	Westford, Massachusetts   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	16 Apr 1823  [1]
  Person ID	I101404	Main Tree
  Last Modified	1 Nov 2020

  
  

  Father	William FLETCHER,   b. 1702, Chelmsford, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts d. 22 Sep 1784 (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth REMINGTON
  Marriage	16 Nov 1731  [1]
  Family ID	F20	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ruth GOULD,   b. Abt 1738   d. 3 Oct 1817 (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	31 May 1764  [1]
  Children	+ 1. William FLETCHER,   b. 1765   d. 25 Dec 1830 (Age 65 years)
  Family ID	F18	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Nov 2020

  
  

• Sources

  [S12078] Edward Hatch Fletcher, Fletcher Family History The Descendants of Robert Fletcher of Concord, Massachusetts.