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1717 - 1806 (89 years)
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Name |
James TROWBRIDGE [2, 3] |
- James Trowbridge learned the trade of a wood turner in his native town, Newton, Mass., and inherited from the estate of his maternal grandmother the shop, tools and the timber in the shop, formerly owned by his grandfather. Soon after his marriage he sold his shop and removed to Worcester, Mass., where he was engaged in farming the remainder of his life. he bought in 1739 from Matthew Clark for L360 the latter's farm of 60 acres ion the southwesterly part of the town, afterwards adding many acres by purchase from other parties. He was a well-known and respected resident of Worcester. he held the office of tax collector in 1784. the section of the town where he lived came to be called Trowbridgeville, by which name it is still know, although none of his descendants live on the old homestead. [1]
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Birth |
21 Apr 1717 |
Newton, Massachusetts [2, 3] |
Gender |
Male |
Death |
21 Jul 1806 |
Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts [2] |
Person ID |
I68095 |
Main Tree |
Last Modified |
9 Mar 2020 |
Father |
Capt William TROWBRIDGE, b. 19 Nov 1684, Newton, Massachusetts d. 19 Nov 1744, Newton, Massachusetts (Age 60 years) |
Relationship |
Birth |
Mother |
Sarah WARD, b. 25 Mar 1685, Newton, Massachusetts d. 21 Jun 1720, Newton, Massachusetts (Age 35 years) |
Relationship |
Birth |
Marriage |
14 Dec 1708 [2] |
Family ID |
F27389 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family 1 |
Jerusha PARK, b. 22 Nov 1722, Newton, Massachusetts d. 26 Apr 1756, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 33 years) |
Marriage |
18 Jan 1740 |
Newton, Massachusetts [2] |
Children |
| 1. Sarah TROWBRIDGE, b. 7 May 1743 [Birth] |
+ | 2. Mary TROWBRIDGE, b. 25 Feb 1745, West Chesterfield, Cheshire Co., New Hampshire d. 24 Jun 1818, Chesterfield, Cheshire Co, New Hampshire (Age 73 years) [Birth] |
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Family ID |
F27387 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
8 Mar 2020 |
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Sources |
- [S4759] Francis Bacon Trowbridge, Ancestry.com: "The Trowbridge Genealogy" History of The Trowbridge Family in America.
- [S4758] Rev. F.W. Chapman, A.M., Ancestry.com: "The Trowbridge Family, or the Descendants of Thomas Trowbridge".
- [S12071] Andrew Henshaw Ward, A.M., Ward Family; Descendants of William Ward, Who settled in Sudbury, Mass., in 1639.
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