Joseph Baldwin1

M, b. before 29 November 1685, d. 20 September 1776
FatherJonathan Baldwin b. 15 Feb 1649, d. 5 Dec 1739
MotherHannah Ward b. 20 Nov 1658, d. 9 Jun 1693
     Joseph was born in Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut. On 29 November 1685, he was christened at Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut. Joseph married Elizabeth Esther Bruen on 12 June 1700 in Branford, New Haven County, Connecticut. Joseph and Elizabeth had children: Caleb [1705-1758], Moses [1708-1794] [m. Abgail Beach], Joshua [1710-5/07/1767] [m. 1734 Prudence Lyon], Hannah [1716-11/15/1800] [m. Samuel Johnson], Sarah [1719-5/05/1794] [m. Samuel Ball], Amos [1721-2/23/1805] [m. Mary Taylor], Rebekah [1723-5/11/1791] [m. Daniel Matthews and 2nd. John Campbell] & Phineas [1726-3/06/1803] [m. Hannah].2 Joseph departed this life on Friday, 20 September 1776 in Newark, Sussex County, New Jersey. He was buried there in the Connecticut Farms Presbyterian Church Cemetery. The inscription on his tombstone reads: Here lies the body of Joseph Baldwin he departed this life Sept 20 1776. His body was removed from this cemetery on December 12, 1844 and reburied in the Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Newark.

Family

Elizabeth Esther Bruen b. 2 Aug 1683, d. 29 Sep 1746

Citations

  1. [S707] SBorthwick, Families of Early Milford, Connecticut

    , page 28 - Joseph Baldwin - birth, christening & death dates.
  2. [S2306] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000: The Baldwin Genealogy, from 1500 to 1881 - page 487.