Deacon Joshua Bailey, II

Tombstone inscription reads, "He was an amiable & sensible man, a steady & exemplary Christian, a tender husband & Parent, a useful citizen of the Commonwealth & a worthy member & Deacon of the church."

Links

• Find-a-Grave Profile
• Bailey Genealogy : James John, and Thomas, and their descendants, Part 2, Page 179

Sources

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH8W-J4B : 13 July 2016), Deacon Joshua Bailey, 29 Sep 1786; citing Death, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 886,203.
• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHNZ-JY8 : 13 July 2016), Joshua Bailey and Elizabeth Chase, 17 Aug 1734; citing Marriage Notice, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 886,203. His exact age at death is 74 years 5 months 22 days. A SAR Membership Application #37030 dated 18 April 1923. Records that he served on board a ????? Galley during the Revolutionary War. Inscription: In Memory of JOSHAU BAILEY Esq who departed this life September the 29 AD 1786 at 74 He was an amiable & sensible man, a ???? & exemplary Christian, a tender husband & Parent, a useful citizen of the Commonwealth & a worthy member & Deacon of the church. The sweet Remembrance of the just shall flourish when he sleeps in death.
• Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: May 2 2018, 6:39:48 UTC