Susanna Packard was born March 11, 1724 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay. Her parents were Solomon Packard and Susanna Kingman.[1][2][3] She was baptisedin West Bridgewater on April 26, 1724.[4]
Susanna married Joseph Alden December 16, 1742 in Bridgewater.[5][6] They had ten children:[1]
Zephaniah baptized November 11, 1759 and passed away at 17 in Stafford on November 19, 1776.
Abishai (recorded as Elisha) was born June 28, 1765.[9]
Thomas born June 20 year unknown. probably died young (no guardianship).
Susanna's sister, Martha, married Isaac Alden, the second cousin of Joseph on Nov. 6, 1755. [1][5]
According to Mitchell, Susanna was daughter of Solomon Packard. The only dates he mentions regarding Susanna is her 1742 marriage to Joseph Alden and the births of her 2 daughters: Zenas 1745 and Martha 1747. Both children passed away young or left no issue. Susanna's husband, Joseph, passed away at age 50 in Worcester. [10]
After Joseph passed away, Susanna (Mis Susanah Aldin of Stafford) married second Capt. Richard Dresser on March 24, 1773 as his second wife. Marriage was in Stafford, Tolland County, Connecticut where she passed away June of 1806.[1]
Susanna Packard Alden passed away at 82 during June of 1806. Her burial was in Old Stafoord Street Cemetery in Stafford, Connecticut.[11]
Married name is ALDEN
Susanna is very often mistaken for the one who married "Joseph Allen" in 1742 at Bridgewater.[15] The 1st church at Bridgewater incorrectly recorded "Joseph Allen" when it should have said "Alden" in this marriage record, and vital record compilations that cite this source can make the same mistake. But according to the East Bridgewater VR, a separate record "from a Harris family bible, now in the possession of Mrs. Fred Aldridge of Bridgewater" recorded the name as Alden. And Volume 16 Part 3 of "Mayflower Families Fifth Generation Descendants" elucidates on p.114-116 the life and family of Joseph Alden, including his marriage to Susanna Packard.
NOT descended from Cooke's (Mayflower) line[13]
Lists children of Solomon and Susanna Kingman Packard with their birthdates which agrees with current WIkiTree profiles. Their lineage included Experience Mitchell and not Mayflower descendant, Jane Cooke.
Sources
↑ 1.01.11.21.3 Mayflower Families Fifth Generation Descendants, 1700-1880. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2017). From Mayflower Families Through Five Generations: Descendants of the Pilgrims who landed at Plymouth, Mass., December 1620. Plymouth, MA: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1975-<2015>. pages 114-117 .
↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5FG-YFK : 10 February 2018), Susanna Packard, 11 Mar 1724; citing BRIDGEWATER,PLYMOUTH,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 164,691, 164,692.
↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZD3-7Z9 : 10 February 2018), Susanna Packard, ; citing , ; FHL microfilm 0874035 IT 4.
↑ 5.05.1VRBMmarr Bridgewater Marriage on Dec. 16, 1742. Page 283 PACKARD: "Susanna and Joseph Alden, ..." AND Page 19 ALDEN: "Joseph and Susanna Packard, ..." NOTE: Joseph's 2nd cousin who married Susanna's sister, Martha, listed as Jo[h]n [sic, ? Isaac] Jr. on pages 19 and 279.
↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC4F-QWL : 9 February 2018), Joseph Allen and Susannah Packard, 16 Dec 1742; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 0873752 IT 3.
↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5NC-D82 : 10 February 2018), Susana in entry for Zenas Alden, 16 Mar 1744; citing BRIDGEWATER,PLYMOUTH,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 164,691, 164,692.
↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74X-HMC : 11 February 2018), Susanna in entry for Benjamin Alden, 25 May 1756; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74X-4RG : 11 February 2018), Susanna in entry for Elisha Alden, 28 Jun 1765; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
↑Mitchell Susanna, daughter of Solomon Packard, mentioned in on page 85: 8. Daniel, Esq., (s. of Dea. Joseph 4.) marriage to Joseph Alden in 1742. children: Zenas 1745 and Martha 1747. Passed away in Worcester, age 50.
Mitchell, Nahum, 1769-1853 History of the early settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth county, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family register; published 1897.
NEHGSbirthMassachusetts: Vital Records, 1621-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016).
NEHGSmarriage Author: New England Historic Genealogical Society Title: Massachusetts, Town Marriage Records, 1620-1850 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 1999; Repository: #R1 Pre-merge note: same as VRBMmarriages and NEHGSmarriage.
WikiTree profile Packard-92 created through the import of DeMarco-Gaffney Family Tree.ged on Jul 1, 2011 by Regina DeMarco.
Packard-498 was created by Judith Waldert through the import of Waldert Family Tree_2014-10-03_01.ged on Oct 3, 2014.
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Packard-358 and Packard-92 appear to represent the same person because: As mentioned on the profile of Packard-358, that Susannah was created as spouse of Joseph Allen. But Susannah Packard married Joseph Alden -- a common mistake because of a misspelling in a Bridgewater Church record. So the profiles are clearly duplicates, the only issue now being the mysterious 1764 death year given for Packard-358. But that date is not sourced on her profile and a search of the American Ancestors database indicates no candidate death record for Sarah Allen or Alden in 1764. And that date cannot be right since she had two children born after that year.
Since there were no objections, I am removing Susannah as wife of Joseph Allen and as the mother of his children. I will then propose a merge of her profile with the one married to Joseph Alden
Multiple sources say that the marriage record at the 1st church at Bridgewater incorrectly recorded "Joseph Allen" when it should have said "Alden". According to the East Bridgewater VR, a separate record "from a Harris family bible, now in the possession of Mrs. Fred Aldridge of Bridgewater" recorded the name as Alden. And Volume 16 Part 3 of "Mayflower Families Fifth Generation Descendants" elucidates on p.114-116 the life and family of Joseph Alden, including his marriage to Susanna Packard.
So I propose to merge this profile with Packard-92 as clear duplicate, but first this profile must be removed as mother from the listed children. If there are no objections, I will perform these actions in a few days.
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So I propose to merge this profile with Packard-92 as clear duplicate, but first this profile must be removed as mother from the listed children. If there are no objections, I will perform these actions in a few days.