Joseph AMBLER

1727 - 1799  (71 years)

• Name	Joseph AMBLER  [2]
  	She was admitted to 1st Ch. Stamford 30 Sept. 1753; he admitted 3 July 1766. he appears on Stamford freemen list of 11 Apr., 1748. town charter of Coventry, NH, dated 31 Jan. 1764 shows him a grantee of town but evidently never in residence there. Prior to Rev., he removed to Stamford-Pound Ridge town border where on 15 Oct., 1776 he, as chairman of Pound Ridge Committee of Safety, wrote that the committee was having trouble with disaffected prisoners. He took the oath "upon the establishment of Independence" at Stamford 16 Sept., 1777. He served on a Stamford committee to supply the army with clothing, etc., 1 Dec., 1777. He was one of many Stamford Whigs who on 2 Jan., 1782 signed a petition against allowing the return of Tories to the town. The North Stamford ch., founded in 1742, was organized 4 June 1782. He was the second signer 10 Apr., 1780 of the petition to the Assembly for the establishment of the parish. he and wife Elizabeth were among 22 original members named on list of 4 June 1782. Joseph Ambler's g.s. at North Stamford states he d. 4 Aug., 1799 ae 72. "Elizabeth Ambler, wife of Joseph Ambler d. 15 Nov., 1819 in 90th yr." [1]
  Birth	4 Oct 1727	Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	4 Aug 1799	Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut   [1]
  Burial	North Stamford Cemetery, Stamford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut   [3]
  Person ID	I78506	Main Tree
  Last Modified	17 Jul 2015

  
  

  Father	Stephen AMBLER,   b. 22 Jun 1698, Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut d. 11 Jul 1779, Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut (Age 81 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Deborah HOYT,   b. 09 Aug 1698, Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA d. 08 Oct 1768, Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA (Age 70 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	14 Dec 1721	Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA   [2, 4, 5, 6]
  Pastor	Capt. Joseph Bishop, J.P.   [2]
  Family ID	F09366	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth REED,   b. 30 Mar 1730, Norwalk, Fairfield Co., Connecticut d. 15 Nov 1819, Norwalk, Fairfield Co., Connecticut (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	17 Oct 1751	Darien, Connecticut   [1, 2]
  Children	1. Daniel AMBLER,   b. 13 Jul 1752, Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut d. 19 Sep 1754, Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut (Age 2 years)  [Birth]   2. Elizabeth AMBLER,   b. 24 Apr 1754, Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut d. young  [Birth]   3. Martha AMBLER,   b. 1 Feb 1757   d. young  [Birth]   4. Hannah AMBLER,   b. 1 Feb 1757, Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut d. 3 Nov 1797 (Age 40 years)  [Birth]   5. Lydia AMBLER,   b. 23 Feb 1759, Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut d. 12 May 1795 (Age 36 years)  [Birth]
  Family ID	F31574	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Jul 2015

  
  

• Event Map

  Marriage - 17 Oct 1751 - Darien, Connecticut  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Headstones

  Joseph Ambler Headstone Joseph, the son of Stephen Ambler and Deborah Hoyt, is the husband of Elizabeth Reed. He is buried in the North Stamford Cemetery in Stamford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. Created by: LF Photo Added by: Carl Myers

  
  

• Sources

  [S7505] The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record 1933 Vol. 64 No. 3 July. [S03428] The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records: Stamford. [S02329] Find A Grave Website. [S00051] "Descendants of Simon Hoyt" at Rootsweb - Stamford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. [S00001] David W. Hoyt, "A Genealogical History of the Hoyt, Haight, and Hight Families", (Name: Name: Providence: Printed for the Author by the Providence Press Co. Boston: Henry Hoyt - 1871;;). [S13830] Connecticut Ancestry 2023 February Vol. 65 No. 3.