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Ensign Joseph Farwell [Sr.]
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| Born:
Feb. 20 (or 26), 1641/1642 |
Ensign Joseph Farwell [Sr.] was born Feb. 20 (or 26), 1641/42 in Concord, Middlesex Co., MA. An LDS record online at www.familysearch.org says Joseph was born Feb. 20, 1642 in Concord, MA. |
| Parents:
Henry Farwell and Olive Welby |
Joseph's parents were Henry Farwell and Olive Welby. |
| Marriage:
Hannah Learned |
Joseph married Hannah Learned on Dec. 25, 1666 in Chelmsford, Middlesex Co., MA. [SOURCE: Early Massachusetts Marriages Prior to 1800, Middlesex, Hamshire, Bershire and Bristol, Middlesex County - Chelmsford] |
| Child 1:
Hannah Farwell b. Jan. 20, 1667/68 d. Aug. 14, 1739 |
Hannah was born on Jan. 20, 1667/68 in Chelmsford, Middlesex Co., MA. An LDS database record online at www.familysearch.org confirms this date of birth and adds that she died Aug. 14, 1739.
Hannah's first husband was Samuel Woods, and her second one was Capt. Peter Joslin. She had 10 children. [SOURCE: Ginny Mucciaccio - one of Hannah's descendants] |
| Child 2:
Joseph Farwell [Jr.] b. July 24, 1670 d. Aug. 21, 1740 |
For more information, go to Joseph Farwell's [Jr.] web page. |
| Child 3:
Elizabeth or Elisabeth Farwell b. June 9, 1672 |
Elizabeth or Elisabeth was born on June 9, 1672 in Chelmsford, Middlesex Co., MA; married John Richardson on Jan. 31, 1693 in Chelmsford, MA. This information is confirmed on an LDS database record online on www.familysearch.org. |
| Child 4:
Henry Farwell b. Dec. 18, 1674 d. 1738 |
Captain Henry was born Dec. 18, 1674; married Susannah Richardson on Jan. 23, 1695 in Chelmsford, Middlesex Co., MA; and died in 1738 in Chelmsford, MA. Except for the location of his marriage, this information is confirmed on an LDS database online record on www.familysearch.org. |
| Child 5:
Isaac Farwell b. ABT 1678 |
Isaac was born ABT 1678 in Chelmsford, Middlesex Co., MA. An LDS record online at www.familysearch.org confirms this birth information and adds that he married Elizabeth Hyde and died June 28, 1753. |
| Child 6:
Sarah Farwell b. Sept. 2, 1683 d. Oct. 6, 1736 |
Sarah was born Sept. 2, 1683 in Chelmsford, Middlesex Co., MA; married Jonathan Howard on Sept. 5, 1707 in Charlestown, Suffolk Co., MA, and died Oct. 6, 1736 in Chelmsford, MA. Except for the location of marriage (which was not listed), this information is confirmed on an LDS record on www.familysearch.org. |
| Child 7:
John Farwell b. June 15, 1686 d. Sept. 10, 1709 |
John was born June 15, 1686 in Chelmsford, Middlesex Co., MA, and died Sept. 10, 1709 in Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA. Except for the location of death (which was not listed), this information is confirmed on an LDS record on www.familysearch.org. |
| Child 8:
William Farwell b. Jan. 21, 1687/88 d. Feb. 14, 1754 |
William was born Jan. 21, 1687/88 in Chelmsford, Middlesex Co., MA, and died Feb. 14, 1754. His date of birth was confirmed in an LDS record online at www.familysearch.org. |
| Child 9:
Oliver Farwell b. Nov. 25, 1692 d. Sept. 5, 1724 |
Oliver was born Nov. 25, 1692 in Chelmsford, Middlesex Co., MA; married Mary Cummings in 1715 in Dunstable, Middlesex Co., MA; and died Sept. 5, 1724 in Dunstable, MA. Oliver was killed by Indians. An LDS record online confirms the date of birth, date of death and name of wife (www.familysearch.org). |
| Child 10:
Mary Farwell b. ABT 1681 d. Sept. 7, 1739 |
Mary was born ABT 1681; married Deacon Thomas Colburn; and died Sept. 7, 1739. An LDS record online confirms the date of death and name of spouse (www.familysearch.org). |
| Misc. Note:
Land Purchase |
Joseph Farwell and his son-in-law Thomas Colburn bought the Waldo farm in Dunstable, Mass. in 1700. |
| Died:
Dec. 31, 1722 |
Joseph died Dec. 31, 1722. His will bequeaths property to his wife Hannah. [SOURCEL Charles Edwin Brooks who cites History of Henry Farwell and his wife Olive (Welby) Farwell of Boston, England, and Concord and Chelmsford, Mass. 1605-1927, by Lillian M. Wilson in 1929]
His tombstone in the Old Dunstable [Massachusetts] cemetery says: "Here lies ye body of Ensign Joseph Farwell, dec'd December ye 31, 1722, in ye 82nd year of his age." His will went into probate Jan. 16, 1722. [SOURCE: Research by Lloyd Dalton] |
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