Job ALDEN

1737 - 1825  (87 years)

• Name	Job ALDEN  [1]
  	Job was a corporal in Capt. Joshua White's company, col. Ebenezer Sprout's Regiment, in the American Revolution; he enlisted on 6 September 1778 and was discharged on 12 September 1778 with service of six days, on an alarm at Dartmouth (MSSR, 1:132). In 1790, Job Alden of Middleborough had four males over 16, two males under 16, and two females in his household (M637-4, p. 357). In 1800 there was one male under 10, one male 16-26, one male 26-45, one male over 45, one female under 10, one female 10-16, one female 26-45, and one female over 45 (MM32-16, p 69A). In 1810, there was only one male and one female, both over 45 (M252-21 p.102). Job Alden is mentioned in "The Diary of Isaac Backus (Backus diary, 557, 1311)". Bond for the estate of job Alden, yeoman, was made 21 march 1825 by Job Alden, Azel Perkins, and Bradford Harlow; order to appraise was given 7 march 1825; inventory was taken 16 March 1825 by Seth Eaton, Andrew Alden, and Solomon Alden, Jr; and dower was given to the widow Lucy 2 April 1825. The real estate was insufficient to divide and was assigned to Ebenezer, he paying the heirs Job Alden, Peter O. Alden, Spooner Alden, Augustus Alden, Phebe Cole wife of Edward, and the heirs at law of Lucy Goodwin, deceased, 1 July 1828 (Plymouth Co PR #124). Augustus Alden of Hallowell, Maine, made his will 11 Feb 1842, proved 25 Feb 1850, naming his brothers Job, Peter Ebenezer, and Spooner ($1 each); the children of his deceased sisters Lucy Goodwin and Phebe Cole (50 cents each); his nephew Augustus, son of brother Spooner (His library); his nephew Augustus, son of brother Ebenezer (wearing apparel and silver plate); his sisters-in-law Mrs. Lucretia F. Bond and Martha K. Bond (Some of wife's wearing apparel); and his "sister Anna Bond deceased (Kennebec Co PR, 83:12). [1]
  Birth	24 Sep 1737	Middleborough, Massachusetts   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	1 Mar 1825	Middleborough, Massachusetts   [1]
  Person ID	I93571	Main Tree
  Last Modified	7 Aug 2021

  
  

  Father	David ALDEN,   b. 18 May 1702, Middleboro, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts d. 24 Aug 1763, Middleboro, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts (Age 61 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Judith PADELFORD,   b. 1708, Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA d. 12 Jan 1802, Middleboro, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts (Age 94 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F02557	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lucy SPOONER,   b. Abt 1743   d. 17 Jul 1833 (Age 90 years)
  Marriage	7 Sep or Oct 1764	Middleborough, Massachuetts   [1]
  Children	+ 1. Lucy ALDEN,   b. 15 Dec 1765, Middleborough, Massachusetts d. 16 Sep 1821, Massachusetts, USA (Age 55 years)
  Family ID	F39092	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Aug 2021

  
  

• Sources

  [S02657] Mayflower Families Through 5 Generations Vol. 16 John Alden Part 3.