Lt. Life Baldwin, Sr.

LIFE5, Henry4,Henry3, Henry2, Henry1

Life Baldwin, son of Henry Baldwin and Abigail Butler, was b. Apr. 25,1763, in Shrewsbury, Mass.; m. MARY HOLLAND, of Petersham, Mass., and settled in Townsend, Mass. In 1805, his estate was distributed to his wife, who had m. Samuel Sparhawk.

Children of Life: Polly, Eliza, Life, Henry, and Ivory.

"""Lieut LIFE BALDWIN ...... Birth: Apr. 25, 1763 Shrewsbury Worcester County Massachusetts, USA Death: Apr. 10, 1799 Townsend Middlesex County Massachusetts, USA

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Parents:

 Henry Baldwin (1718 - 1789)

 Abigail Butler Baldwin (1720 - 1777)

Inscription: Erected In memory of Lieut. Life Baldwin who departed this life Apr 10th 1799 aged 36 years.

Burial: Old Burying Ground Townsend Middlesex County Massachusetts, USA

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Created by: Jim Sager Record added: Mar 16, 2012 Find A Grave Memorial# 86866708

• http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=86866708
• The Baldwin genealogy from 1500 to 1881 (1881)

Author: Baldwin, C. C. (Charles Candee), 1834-1895

Subject: Baldwin family

Publisher: Cleveland, O, [Leader printing company]

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Life Baldwin (1763 - 1799)

Lieutenent Life Baldwin
Born 25 Apr 1763 in Shrewsbury, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colonymap
ANCESTORS ancestors
Son of Henry Baldwin IV and Abigail (Butler) Baldwin
Brother of Mary (Baldwin) Ward, Zeruiah (Baldwin) Heywood, Abigail (Baldwin) Holland, Relief (Baldwin) Hammond, Henry Baldwin V, Lucretia (Baldwin) Stone, Thaddeus Baldwin and Tilley Baldwin
Husband of Mary (Holland) Sparhawk — married 1785 (to 10 Apr 1799) in Townsend, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
Father of Polly (Baldwin) Green
Died 10 Apr 1799 at age 35 in Townsend, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
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Contents

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1 Biography
1.1 Birth and Parents
1.2 American Revolutionary War Service
1.3 Marriage and Children
1.4 Death and Burial
2 Sources
2.1 Acknowledgements
Biography

Birth and Parents

Massachusetts state seal
Life Baldwin was born in Massachusetts.
Life, the third son and eight of nine children of Henry Baldwin IV and Abigail Butler was born on 25 April 1763 at Shrewsbury, Massachusetts.[1]

American Revolutionary War Service

1776 Project
Lieutenant Life Baldwin served with Massachusetts Militia during the American Revolution.
Life Baldwin served at the rank of Lieutenant during the American Revolutionary War.[2]

Marriage and Children

Life married Mary "Polly" Holland (1767-) say 1785 at Townsend, Massachusetts.[3] They had six children born at Townsend, Massachusetts:

Life Baldwin (b. 19 Jul 1786; d. )[4]
Abigail Baldwin (b. 5 Mar 1788; d. )[5]
Henry Baldwin (b. 16 Dec 1789; d. 1871)[6]
Avory Baldwin (b. 17 Oct 1791; d. 1836)[7]
Polly Baldwin (b. 16 Jun 1793; d. 1871)[8] m. 30 Dec 1814 at Pepperell, MA, Gen. George Green (1792-1861)
Eliza B. Baldwin (b. 1796; d. 27 Jan 1871, Townsend, MA)[9]m. William A. Bancroft
Death and Burial

Life Baldwin died on 10 April 1799 in his 36th year at Townsend, and is buried in the Old Burying Ground at Townsend, Middlesex, Massachusetts.[10]His will was entered into probate on 15 October 1799 at Middlesex, Massachusetts.[11]

Sources

↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZ2V-8ZS : 15 January 2020), Henry Baldwin in entry for Life Baldwin, 1763.
↑ "Massachusetts, Revolutionary War, Index Cards to Muster Rolls, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2RW-VZMN : 17 March 2018), L Baldwin, 22 Jun 1775; citing Military Service, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America, Massachusetts State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,020,566.
↑ Baldwin, Charles C. The Baldwin Genealogy 1500 - 1881. Cleveland, OH: Leader, 1881. Page 634.
↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH7V-YVD : 15 January 2020), Life Baldwin in entry for Life Baldwin, 1786.
↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH7K-3WG : 15 January 2020), Life Baldwin in entry for Abigail Baldwin, 1788.
↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH7K-QML : 15 January 2020), Life Baldwin in entry for Henry Baldwin, 1789.
↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH7K-798 : 15 January 2020), Sife Baldwin in entry for Avory Baldwin, 1791.
↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH7K-HLJ : 15 January 2020), Sife Baldwin in entry for Polly Baldwin, 1793.
↑ "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, 1921-1924," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7VD-G8J : 2 March 2021), Life Baldwin in entry for Eliza B. Baldwin Bancroft, 27 Jan 1871; citing Townsend, Massachusetts, v 239 p 232, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 960,199.
↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/86866708/life-baldwin: accessed 08 August 2022), memorial page for Lieut Life Baldwin (25 Apr 1763–10 Apr 1799), Find a Grave Memorial ID 86866708, citing Old Burying Ground, Townsend, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Jim Sager (contributor 47440334).
↑ Probate Records 1648--1924 (Middlesex County, Massachusetts); Author: Massachusetts. Probate Court (Middlesex County); Probate Place: Middlesex, Massachusetts. Source Information: Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/6549162:9069?ssrc...
Acknowledgements

Biography fully written with inline sourcing and photo added by Baldwin descendant Carol Baldwin on 8 August 2022.