Joseph Michael Rainsford Priestley Jr. (1768 - 1833)

Born 24 Jul 1768 in Yorkshire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Ryland) Priestley — married 13 Apr 1792 in Hackney St John, Hackney, London, England

Descendants

Died 2 Sep 1833 at age 65 in Exeter, Devon, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Joseph was born in 1768. He was the son of Joseph Priestley and Mary Wilkinson. He passed away about 1834.^[1]

Marriage by license 13 April 1792 Hackney St John, England states he was of Manchester in the county of Lancaster, she was "of the parish." Wits. Joseph Priestley, Anne Ryland and W. Priestley. ^[2]

From the Dictionary of National Biography [1] Joseph, born at Leeds on 24 July 1768 ; he left Northumberland [USA] in January 1812, settled at Cradley, Staffordshire, and died at Exeter on 2 Sept. 1833; he married (1792) Elizabeth (d. 8 May 1816, aged 46), elder daughter of Samuel Ryland, Birmingham ; secondly (1825), Mrs. Barton, daughter of Joshua Toulmin [q.v.] (Christian Reformer, 1833, pp. 499 sq.); his daughter Eliza married Joseph Parkes.

Sources

1. ↑ Priestley Family Data
2. ↑ London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921

• "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N29D-1JG : 12 March 2020), Joseph Priestley, 1825.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/198609289/joseph-michael_rainsford-priestley: accessed 08 August 2022), memorial page for Joseph Michael Rainsford Priestley Jr. (24 Jul 1768–2 Sep 1833), Find a Grave Memorial ID 198609289, ; Maintained by Dedicated ~ Aurorae Little ♥UE ✞ (contributor 48644964)Burial Details Unknown, who reports a Exeter England, Cathedral? 658460.