Abt 1631 - 1678 (47 years)
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Name |
Joseph Rowlandson |
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Relationship | with Robert Alan Roy
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Birth |
Abt 1631 |
England |
Graduation |
1652 (Age 21) |
Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts [1] |
He was the only graduate of Harvard Collage in 1652. |
Married |
1659 (Age 28) |
Mary White She was born about 1633 in England. Mary was captured by Indians, with the rest of her family, except for Joseph, who was in Boston. She was later released on 2 May 1676, and wrote a book about her captivity. She died in Wethersfield, Connecticut.
Issue:
1. Mary Rowlandson (1658-1660)
2. Joseph Rowlandson (1662-____)
3. Mary Rowlandson (1665-____)
4. Sarah Rowlandson (1669-1676) [Killed by Indians] |
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Joseph's wife, Mary
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Ordained |
1660 (Age 29) |
Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
He was the first minister of Lancaster, having begun to preach there in 1654. |
History |
10 Feb 1676 |
Joseph was away in Boston at the time of the attack on Lancaster, 10 February 1676. After Mary's ransom and release, 2 May 1676, Joseph preached in Boston and other towns without settling down. |
Moved to |
Apr 1677 (Age 46) |
Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut |
He settled in Wethersfield to join the Rev Gershom Bulkley. |
Death |
23 Nov 1678 |
Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut |
Siblings |
3 Siblings |
| 1. Thomas Rowlandson, b. Abt 1627, England d. Jul 1682, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts (Age 55 years) | | 2. Elizabeth Rowlandson | | 3. Martha Rowlandson d. Jul 1712, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts ▻ John Eaton, m. Abt 1644 | | 4. Rev. Joseph Rowlandson, b. Abt 1631, England d. 23 Nov 1678, Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut (Age 47 years) | |
Person ID |
I18789 |
Last Modified |
22 Apr 2019 |
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Event Map |
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| Birth - Abt 1631 - England |
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| Graduation - 1652 - Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts |
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| Ordained - 1660 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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| Moved to - Apr 1677 - Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut |
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| Death - 23 Nov 1678 - Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut |
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Sources |
- [S421] Taylor, Ellery Kirke. Descendants of Stephen Flanders of Salisbury, Mass., 1646 being a Genealogy of the Flanders Family, (Rutland, Vermont: Tuttle Company, 1932).
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