Joshua Church1

#5714, (4 March 1708/9 - 23 April 1766)

Family

Annis Johnson b. 1712, d. 1792
Children 1.Joseph Church8 (1729 - )
 2.Annis Church8 (1730 - )
 3.Caleb Church8 (1731 - )
 4.Mary Church8 (1733/34 - )
 5.Vashti Church8 (1736 - )
 6.Prudence Church8 (1739 - )
 7.Joshua Church Jr.8 (1743 - )
 8.Silas Church8 (1745 - )
Birth*4 March 1708/9He was born on 4 March 1708/9 at Watertown, Massachusetts.2,3 
Marriage*19 November 1728He married Annis Johnson, daughter of Josiah Johnson and Annis Chandler, on 19 November 1728 at Lancaster, Worcester Co., MassachusettsG.4 
circa 1738Joshua Church became Isaac Johnson's guardian circa 1738 at Worcester Co., MassachusettsG; "in his fourteenth year of age."5 
Death*23 April 1766He died on 23 April 1766 at Templeton, Worcester Co., MassachusettsG, at age 57; (Descendants of Richard Church has 23 Feb 1766.)3,6 
Burial*circa 25 April 1766He was buried circa 25 April 1766 at Center Burial Ground, Templeton, Worcester Co., MassachusettsG.7 

Citations

  1. [S599] Rev. William W. Johnson, compiler, Johnson Genealogy: Records of the Descendants of John Johnson of Ipswich and Andover, Mass. 1695 - 1892 (North Greenfield, Wisconsin: self-published, 1892), p. 17.
  2. [S1502] Historical Society of Watertown, Watertown Records (Watertown and Boston: Various, 1894 – 1939), Vol. 2, Records p. 38. Joshua Church, son of Isaac and Mary Church, b. 4 Mar1708/9.
  3. [S1503] John A. Church, editor, Descendants of Richard Church of Plymouth, Mass. (Rutland, Vermont: The Tuttle Company, 1913), p. 75.
  4. [S1050] Henry S. Nourse, editor, Birth, Marriage and Death Register, Church Records and Epitaphs of Lancaster, Massachusetts 1643–1850 (Clinton, Mass.: W. J. Coulter, 1890), p. 24. Jonathan Church and Annis Johnson, marr. 19 Nov 1728, by Rev. Mr. John Prentice.
  5. [S1252] Middlesex County Massachusetts Probate File Papers, 1648-1871, online AmericanAncestors.org, Case 12710, document 3: Joshua Church, guardian to Isaac Johnson, in his 14th year of age, son of Josiah Johnson.
  6. [S1504] Systematic History Fund, compiler, Vital Records of Templeton, Massachusetts to the end of the Year 1849 (Worcester, Mass.: Franklin P. Rice, 1907), p. 179, also citing gravestone record, Center Burial Ground, "In 58th year."
  7. [S1628] FindAGrave.com, online findagrave.com, standing marker. Joshua Church, d. 23 Apr 1766, "in the 58th year of his age." Templeton Common Burial Ground, Templeton, Worcester Co. MA. Memorial# 55806842, created and photo added by Ryan-O.
  8. [S599] Rev. William W. Johnson, Johnson Genealogy, p. 19.