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Joseph Belcher

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Joseph Belcher

Birth
Death
15 Nov 1739 (aged 64–65)
Burial
Revere, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA Add to Map
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Parents: Jeremiah Belcher and Sarah Weeden
Baptism: June 6, 1675
Marriage: Hannah Bill Jan. 7, 1697/8, dau. of Jonathan Bill

"Ens. Joseph Belcher ... was born in Rumney Marsh, where he passed his life, inheriting part of his father's lands. He also owned two estates on North Street in Boston. He resided in that part of Rumney Marsh called Hog Island (now Breed's Island), and with his wife Hannah became a member of the Rev. Thomas Cheever's church in 1716. He was prominent in the affairs of the precinct, holding the office of constable and of ensign in the military company for many years." - The Belcher family in England and America, 1941.
Parents: Jeremiah Belcher and Sarah Weeden
Baptism: June 6, 1675
Marriage: Hannah Bill Jan. 7, 1697/8, dau. of Jonathan Bill

"Ens. Joseph Belcher ... was born in Rumney Marsh, where he passed his life, inheriting part of his father's lands. He also owned two estates on North Street in Boston. He resided in that part of Rumney Marsh called Hog Island (now Breed's Island), and with his wife Hannah became a member of the Rev. Thomas Cheever's church in 1716. He was prominent in the affairs of the precinct, holding the office of constable and of ensign in the military company for many years." - The Belcher family in England and America, 1941.

Inscription

HERE LYES BURIED
THE BODY OF
MR. JOSEPH BELCHER
DECD. NOVR. ye 15TH 1739
IN THE 65TH YEAR
OF HIS AGE



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