on 8 February 1727
at Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts.
In 1730 Joseph joined the Artillery Company and became First Sergeant in 1738.
In 1745 he joined the Colonial army for the siege of Louisburg being commissioned adjutant in the first Massachusetts regiment of Honorable William Pepperell.
On March 12, 1745 he became Colonel.
On March 20, 1745 he became Captain (brevet).
Source: British War Office Records.
on 8 February 1727
at Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts.
In 1730 Joseph joined the Artillery Company and became First Sergeant in 1738.
In 1745 he joined the Colonial army for the siege of Louisburg being commissioned adjutant in the first Massachusetts regiment of Honorable William Pepperell.
On March 12, 1745 he became Colonel.
On March 20, 1745 he became Captain (brevet).
Source: British War Office Records.
Inscription
March 1st 1780
JOSEPH GOLDTHWAIT, ESQ.
AE 72
[Town records give his age as 74]
Gravesite Details
Compiled from records and research by "The Goldthwaite Family of Boston"
Family Members
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