Joseph Barber

1731 - 1812  (80 years)

• Name	Joseph Barber
  Relationship	with Robert Alan Roy
  Birth	23 Apr 1731	Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts   [1, 2, 3]
  Married	21 Dec 1757 (Age 26)  [2, 3, 4]
  Rebecca Clark, the daughter of Ephraim and Abigail Clark. She was born on 8 November 1733 in Walpole, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Rebecca and Joseph filed marriage intentions on 29 October 1757 in Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. She died on Wednesday 23 November 1796 in Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Lois Barber (1759-____) 2. Samuel Barber (1761-1766) 3. Rebecca Barber (1763-____) 4. Nabby Barber (1766-1769) 5. Joseph Barber (1768-1847) 6. Seth Barber (1772-1772) 7. Sarah Barber (1775-____)
  Military	19 Apr 1775 (Age 44)  [2]
  On 19 April 1775, Joseph fought at Lexington, Massachusetts.
  History	say 1800  [1]
  	Morse (1855) calls him an eccentric but righteous man.
  Occupation	say 1800 (Age 69)  [2]
  He was a stone cutter, and many of the stones in the Evergreen Cemetery in Medway are his work.
  Death	12 Jan 1812	Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts   [2, 3]
  Siblings	6 Siblings
  1. Samuel Barber,   b. 23 Mar 1727, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts d. 28 Oct 1728, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts  (Age 1 year)   2. Mary Barber,   b. 2 Apr 1729, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts   3. Joseph Barber,   b. 23 Apr 1731, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts d. 12 Jan 1812, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts  (Age 80 years) + 4. Abigail Barber,   b. 27 Mar 1732/33, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts d. 22 Feb 1809, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts  (Age 75 years) ▻ Timothy Partridge,  m. 15 Jan 1755   5. Sarah Barber,   b. 27 Jan 1736, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts d. 27 Jan 1736, Upton, Worcester County, Massachusetts  (Age 0 years)   6. James Barber,   b. 4 May 1738, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts d. 6 Jun 1824, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts  (Age 86 years)   7. Elizabeth Barber,   b. 30 Oct 1740, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts d. 24 Apr 1778, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts  (Age 37 years)
  Person ID	I15573
  Last Modified	4 Sep 2018

  
  

  Father	Deacon Joseph Barber,   b. 4 Oct 1687, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts d. 3 Mar 1770, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Abigail Hawes,   b. 17 Dec 1697, Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts d. 28 May 1776, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	19 May 1726	Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
  Age at Marriage	He : 38 years and 7 months - She : 28 years and 5 months.
  Family ID	F864	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 23 Apr 1731 - Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Death - 12 Jan 1812 - Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S78] Morse, Abner. Genealogical Register of the Descendants of The Early Planters of Sherborn, Holliston, and Medway, Massachusetts, (Boston: Damrell & Moore, 1855). [S68] Jameson, E. O. The Biographical Sketches of Prominent Persons and the Genealogical Records of Many Early and Other Families in Medway, Mass. 1713-1886, (Providence, Rhode Island: J.A. & R.A. Reid Printers, 1886). [S997] Woods, Henry Ernest. Vital Records of Medway, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850, (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1905). [S1136] Woods, Henry Ernest. Vital Records of Walpole, Massachusetts to the Year 1850, (Boston: New England Historic and Genealogical Society, 1902).