Joseph Gleason1

M, (5 May 1722 - )
Father-Biological*Thomas Gleason1 b. 1671, d. 11 Jan 1731/32
Mother-Biological*Mary Mellen1 b. 5 Dec 1686
Last Edited=22 Oct 2026
     Joseph Gleason was born on 5 May 1722 at Framingham, Province of Massachusetts Bay.1,2 He was the son of Thomas Gleason and Mary Mellen.1

Joseph Gleason, age 21, married Lydia Tarbox, age 20 , daughter of Nathaniel Tarbox and Ruth Frail, on 23 October 1743 at Lynn, Province of Massachusetts Bay.

Children:
1. Joseph Gleason (1744-____)
2. Abner Gleason (1745-1816.)2


On 18 August 1757, his name appears on a roll during the French and Indian War.2 Joseph and Lydiamoved to Leicester, Province of Massachusetts Bay, in 1764.2 Joseph and Lydiamoved back to Oxford, Worcester County, Province of Massachusetts Bay.2 In 1771, his name appears on a tax list at Oxford, Worcester County, Province of Massachusetts Bay, his personal property being assesed at £3 18/.2

Citations

  1. Daniels, George F. History of the Town of Oxford, Massachusetts, with Genealogies. Oxford, Massachusetts: by the author, 1892.
  2. White, John Barber. Genealogy of the Descendants of Thomas Gleason of Watertown, Mass. 1607-1909. Haverhill, Massachusetts: Press of Nicholas Print, 1909.