Joshua Alley Sr. (1756 - 1817)

Born 4 Apr 1756 in Boothbay, Lincoln, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Died 1 Sep 1817 at age 61 in Penobscot, Hancock, Maine, United States

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Biography

Corporal Joshua Alley Sr. served with 13th Massachusetts Regiment (1777), Continental Army during the American Revolution.

Joshua Alley Sr. is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A001921.

Joshua Alley Sr. is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: P-102806
Rank: Corporal

Joshua Alley; b. 4 Apr 1756 at Boothbay, Lincoln, Maine; ^{[1] [2]} m. Hannah Brown, daughter of Andrew Brown and Elizabeth Harding, circa 1776; He died 1 Sep 1817 at age 61. Burial at Conkling Estate, Boothbay, Maine ^[3]

Known children of Joshua Alley and Hannah Brown were as follows:^[4]

• i. Lydia Alley; b. 14 Jul 1778 at Cape Porpoise, York, Maine; m. Solomon Peabody; d. 1830.

• ii. Elizabeth Alley; b. 12 Jul 1780 at Penobscot, Hancock, Maine; b. 12 Jul 1780 at Boothbay, Lincoln, Maine; m. Nathaniel Cushing, son of Nathaniel Cushing and Mary Dyer, 17 Dec 1801; d. 2 Apr 1830 at age 49.

• iii. John Alley; b. 22 Jan 1782; b. 22 Jan 1783 at Frankfort, Waldo, Maine; m. Tryphena Heath, daughter of Eldad Heath and Lydia Bowden, 10 Jun 1804 at Penobscot, Hancock, Maine; m. Mary Gray, daughter of Amos Gray and Mary Ball, 15 Mar 1817 at Boothbay, Lincoln, Maine; d. 6 Aug 1854 at Great Wass Island at age 72; d. 18 Jun 1858 at Great Wass Island, Washington, Maine, at age 76.

• iv. Andrew W. Alley; b. 10 May 1785 at Penobscot, Hancock, Maine.

• v. Lucy Alley; b. 18 Sep 1787 at Penobscot, Hancock, Maine; m. William Henry Bakeman, son of John Bakeman and Christiana Smart, 22 Jun 1806 at Penobscot, Hancock, Maine; d. 17 Feb 1856 at Brooksville, Hancock, Maine, at age 68; she was buried at Bakeman, William Henry Family Cemetery, Cape Rosier, Hancock, Maine.

She appeared on the census of 26 Jul 1850 at Brooksville, Hancock, Maine.

• vi. Joshua Alley; b. 22 Jun 1790 at Penobscot, Hancock, Maine; d. 6 Aug 1854 at Beals, Washington, Maine, at age 64.

• vii. Alexander Alley; b. circa 1792 at Penobscot, Hancock, Maine; m. Betsey Bowden 3 Feb 1817 at Penobscot, Hancock, Maine; m. Betsey Bowden 7 Mar 1817 at Penobscot, Hancock, Maine; Marriage banns for him and Mary Ann Gray were published 15 Mar 1826 at Brooksville, Hancock, Maine; Marriage banns for him and Mary Ann Gray were published 22 Feb 1828 at Penobscot, Hancock, Maine; d. 13 Mar 1873.

• viii. Abigail Alley; b. 1794; m. Amos Allen Davis 16 Aug 1812; d. 1812.

Sources

1. ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2HK4-2VF : 4 November 2017), Joshua Alley, 04 Apr 1756; citing Boothbay, , Maine, United States, Division of Vital Statistics, State Board of Health, Augusta; FHL microfilm.
2. ↑ Birth: "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921", citing Digital film/folder number: 007012109; FHL microfilm: 001002376; Image number: 3047, FamilySearch Record: 2HVS-M8T (accessed 17 December 2023) FamilySearch Image: 3QSQ-G979-V9ST-Z, Joshua Alley born on 17 Apr 1756, son of John Alley & Martha, in Boothbay, Maine, United States.
3. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (no image), Find A Grave: Memorial #102247838 (accessed 17 December 2023), Memorial page for Joshua Alley Sr. (17 Apr 1756-1 Sep 1817), citing Conkling Estate, Boothbay, Lincoln County, Maine, USA; Maintained by Linda Abbott Bennett & Dorothy Alley Abbott (contributor 47680122).
4. ↑ 1790 Census: "United States Census, 1790", citing Page: 266,267; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M637; Line: 6471; Digital film/folder number: 005157135; FHL microfilm: 0568142; Image number: 163, FamilySearch Record: XHK2-3K1 (accessed 17 December 2023) FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YYY-9QZH, Joshua Alley in Boothbay, Lincoln, Maine, United States.

See also:

• "Ancestors & Descendants of Solomon Peabody & Lydia (Alley) Peabody" by Velton Peabody, Penobscot Press, 2014.

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Paula Hurwitz for creating Alley-644 on 26 Nov 13. Click the Changes tab for the details on contributions by Paula and others.