Jonah Dodge Jr. (1710 - 1788)

Born 8 Nov 1710 in Beverly, Essex, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Edwards) Dodge — married 22 Feb 1738 in Wenham, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Husband of Sarah (Prince) Dodge — married 29 May 1770 in Beverly, Essex, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died 18 Mar 1788 at age 77 in Blue Hill, Hancock (District of Maine), Massachusetts, USA

Biography

Soldier Jonah Dodge Jr. served with Capt. Nathaniel Fales' Company, Massachusetts Militia during the American Revolution.

Jonah Dodge Jr. is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: P-148891
Rank: Soldier

Jonah Dodge Jr. was a pioneer settler of Blue Hill.

Jonah Dodge was born November 8, 1710 in Beverly Essex, Massachusetts Colony. He was the son of Jonah Dodge and Sarah Friend. He passed away March 18, 1788 in Blue Hill, Hancock, Maine Colony. ^[1]

He married 1st Mary Edwards born March 11, 1719 and they reared 9 Children ^[2]

He married 2nd Sarah (Prince) Thorndyke born December 21, 1731 and they reared 2 Children ^[3]

In June, 1784, Jonah Dodge and his family moved to Bluehill, from Beverly, Mass.

Lieut. Jonah Dodge was a weaver. On April 24, 1784, Jonah Dodge and his wife deeded twelve acres in Ipswich, Mass., five acres of woodland in Manchester, Mass., and four acres in Wenham, Mass., to Thomas Appleton, a yeoman, of Ipswich, for £80; and for £350, he and his wife sold seventy-six acres in Beverly, Mass., (with buildings at Long Hill) abounded by Amos and John Dodge's land.

Jonah Dodge's will was dated June 17, 1784; and probated the first Wednesday in Sept., 1788; he left an estate valued at £326.5.10. By the terms of his will, his widow received "the improvement of" one-half of his real and personal property as long as she remained his widow; his sons, Jonah, Abner, Benjamin and Abraham, received £13.6.8 each; his sons, John Prince and Reuben, received the remainder of his real and personal property; and his daughter, Abigail, wife of Simon Dodge, received 15s. ; his wife was appointed exucutrix of the will. On Aug. 27, 1788, John Prince and Reuben Dodge chose their mother as their guardian.

By Mary (Edwards), Jonah Dodge had nine children (the first and the last six born in Beverly, Mass.):

Jonah is buried at Old Cemetery, Blue Hill, Maine. His memorial has photo and links to family members.^[4]

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Sources

1. ↑ First-hand information as remembered by Norman Dodge, Thursday, March 6, 2014. Replace this citation if there is another source.
2. ↑ Norman Dodge, , Thursday, March 6, 2014.
3. ↑ Norman Dodge, , Thursday, March 6, 2014.
4. ↑ Jonah Dodge memorial at Find A Grave

• [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=121755999 memorial

• Joseph Thompson Dodge`, Genealogy of the Dodge Family of Essex County MASS, 1629-1898, (Democrat Printing Co. Wisconsin - Vol 1 1894 & Vol 2 1898), J. T. D. Pg. 50, 86.