Joel Adams (1753 - 1830)

Born 21 Jul 1753 in Wrentham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Jemima (Robbins) Adams — married 10 Jan 1781 in Union, Lincoln, Massachusetts, United States

Descendants

Died 23 Oct 1830 at age 77 in Union, Knox, Maine, United States

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Biography

Joel was born in Wrentham, Province of Massachusetts Bay in 1756, the son of Peter Adams and his wife Esther (Ward) Adams.^[1][2]

Joel was an early settler in Union, Maine, He helped to establish the settlement as a town

He married Jemima Robbins in what was then called the "Plantation of Sterlingtown", on the 10th of October in 1780. (And on October 20, 1786 the town was incorporated and named Union) The couple became the proud parents of ten children, all born in the new settlement:^[2]

1. Polly (Adams) Irish (1782 - 1869)^[2][3]
2. Peter (1784 to 1793)^[2][4][5]
3. Jacob Smith (1786 to ?)^[2][6][5]
4. Emma (1787 to 1865)^[2][7][5]
5. Alfred (1789 to 1865)^[2][8][5]
6. Mima (1791 to 1877)^[2][9][5]
7. James (1794 to 1883)^[2][10][11]
8. Esther (1796 to 1879)^[2][12][11]
9. Joel (1800 to 1877)^[2][13][11]
10. Ruth (1805 to 1893)^[2][14][11]

Joel and his wife Jemima ("Mima") became the main characters in Ben Ames Williams' historical novel "Come Spring", the fictionalized story of the establishment of a settlement in 1700s Maine.^[15] He passed away on October 22 or 23, 1830^[3] and is buried in the Common Cemetery in Union, Maine.^[16]

Military

Private Joel Adams served with 16th Massachusetts Bay Provincial Regiment (1775), Continental Army during the American Revolution.

Joel Adams is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A000552.

Joel Adams is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: P-101343
Rank: Private

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Sources

1. ↑ Baldwin: Page 9
2. ↑ ^{2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11} Genealogy of John Adams and his descendants, by Adams, Gardner
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Anderson: Page 1
4. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F433-M5T : 10 February 2018), Peter Adams, 19 Jul 1784; citing Union, Knox, Maine; FHL microfilm 12,269
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4} Anderson: Page 2
6. ↑ "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:3ZM6-WG6 : accessed 1 November 2019), entry for Jacob Smith /Adams/, cites sources; file (2:2:2:MMD5-ZZ1)
7. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F433-MPX : 10 February 2018), Emma Adams, 12 Aug 1787; citing Union, Knox, Maine; FHL microfilm 12,269
8. ↑ "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:357X-ZCH : accessed 1 November 2019), entry for Alford Alfred Adams; "Hart(e) family" file (2:2:2:MMXM-HLL)
9. ↑ J. Sibleys History of Union, Maine, 430
10. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F433-MR7 : 10 February 2018), James Adams, 15 Jan 1794; citing Union, Knox, Maine; FHL microfilm 12,269
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3} Anderson: Page 3
12. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F433-MP2 : 10 February 2018), Esther Adams, 25 Jun 1796; citing Union, Knox, Maine; FHL microfilm 12,269
13. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F433-MRH : 10 February 2018), Joel Adams, 30 Jan 1800; citing Union, Knox, Maine; FHL microfilm 12,269
14. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F433-MPP : 10 February 2018), Ruth Adams, 09 Jan 1804; citing Union, Knox, Maine; FHL microfilm 12,269
15. ↑ Book Review "Come Spring"
16. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39582918/joel-adams: accessed March 28, 2024), memorial page for Capt Joel Adams (21 Jul 1753–23 Oct 1830), Find a Grave Memorial ID 39582918, citing Common Cemetery, Union, Knox County, Maine, USA; Maintained by A (contributor 47095312).
17. ↑ Massachusetts. 1896-1908. Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War : A Compilation from the Archives. Boston: Wright and Potter Print. Co. State Printers Volume 3, Page 51.

• Anderson, Joseph Crook, ed. Maine Families in 1790 (Picton Press, Rockport, Maine, 2003) Vol. 8, Pages 1-4
• Baldwin, Thomas. Vital Records of Wrentham, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (F.H. Gilson Co., Boston, Mass., 1910) Vol. 1, Page 9

• Family tree on paper