Joseph Adams (1766 - 1844)

Born 14 Feb 1766 in Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Mercy (Goding) Adams — married 31 Mar 1789 in Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Descendants

Died 11 Apr 1844 at age 78 in Jay, Franklin, Maine, United States

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Biography

Private Joseph Adams served with Middlesex County Militia, Massachusetts Militia during the American Revolution.

Joseph Adams is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A208901.

Joseph Adams is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: P-101715
Rank: Private

This profile is part of the Adams Name Study.

Joseph Adams was born on Feb 14, 1766 in Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, son of John Adams (1717–1803) and Mary Sanderson (1718–1768).

Joseph married Mercy Goding on Mar 31, 1789 in Waltham, Massachusetts. Their known children were:

1. Amos Adams (1789–1802)
2. Harriet Adams (1790–1825)
3. Sally Adams (1792–1802)
4. Abraham Bemis Adams (1794–1846)
5. Elizabeth Adams (1795–1845)
6. Joseph Adams (1797–1802)
7. Sibyl Sanders Adams (1799–1830)
8. John Adams (1800–1819)
9. William Goding Adams (1802–1863)
10. Joseph Adams (1803– )
11. Sally A Adams (1805–~1835)
12. Mercy Adams (1807–1838)
13. Amos Adams (1809–1815)
14. Ellice P Adams (1811–~1840)
15. Levina Adams (1813–1840)
16. Alvaras Fiske Adams (1814–~1881)

Joseph died on Apr 11, 1844 in Jay, Franklin, Maine, United States, aged 78. He was buried in Jay Hill Cemetery, Jay, Franklin County, Maine.

Sources

See also:

• Massachusetts Vital Records, 1600s-1800s, Joseph Adams found in:Massachusetts Vital Records, 1600s-1800s Event Type: Birth Event Date: 14-FEB-1766
• Massachusetts Marriages, Name: Joseph Adams Gender: Male Spouse: Mercy Gooding Marriage Date: 31 Mar 1789 City: Waltham County: Middlesex
• A History of Jay, Maine From It's Settlement As Phip's Canada, Virginia Plaisted Moulton, Penobscot Press 1995, Jay Niles Library, Jay, Maine
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/86373451/joseph-adams: accessed), memorial page for Rev Joseph Adams (14 Feb 1766–11 Apr 1844), Find a Grave Memorial ID 86373451, citing Jay Hill Cemetery, Jay, Franklin County, Maine, USA; Maintained by Wendy (contributor 47584563).
• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed October 5, 2019), "Record of Joseph Adams", Ancestor # A208901.