Jonah Clark Pixley

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Jonah Clark Pixley

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
Death: August 18, 1759 (58)
Great Barrington, Berkshire, British Colonial America
Place of Burial: Great Barrington, Berkshire, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
Immediate Family:

Son of Joseph Lawrence Pixley, Sr and Abigail Marvin Pixley
Husband of Elizabeth Pixley
Father of Lieut. William B. Pixley; Ann Pixley; Elizabeth Pixley and Esther Pixley
Brother of Joseph Pixley, Jr.; Abigail Fowler; Moses Pixley; Sgt. John Pixley; Jonathan Nash Pixley and 5 others

Managed by: Jerome Michael Wilson
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About Jonah Clark Pixley

Jonah Clark Pixley BIRTH 6 Apr 1701, Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA DEATH 18 Aug 1751 (aged 50), Great Barrington, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA BURIAL , Saint Bridgets Cemetery, Great Barrington, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA, MEMORIAL ID 146719196

Jonah moved to Great Barrington, Berkshire, MA where he got one proprietary right of 400 acres. It is presumed that it was near his father's but no maps or descriptions of the rights have been found.

In December 1743, Jonah, his brother John and others became the Charter Members of the Second Church in Great Barrington, Berkshire Co., MA, the Revered Samuel Hopkins, Pastor.

The Northampton, Hampshire Co., MA probate records, box 115, show Elizabeth Pixley, presumably the widow, named administrator of Jonah's estate, 23 September 1751; and on 20 February 1752 named guardian of his heirs, William and Esther, both under 14 years of Age" [Source: McCallum, Page 6]

Spouse Elizabeth Hannum Pixley, 1704 – unknown (m. 1725)

Children: Elizabeth Pixley, b. Sep. 01, 1726, Westfield (now Springfield), Hampden, MA Ann Pixley, b. Dec. 10, 1732, Westfield (now Springfield), Hampden, MA William B. Pixley, b. Sep. 03, 1738, Great Barrington, Berkshire, died Abt. October 03, 1808, Great Barrington, Berkshire Co. Esther Pixley, b. May 14, 1742, Sheffield, Berkshire, MA

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Jonah Clark Pixley's Timeline

1701
March 3, 1701
Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
1726
September 1, 1726
1732
December 10, 1732
1738
September 3, 1738
Sheffield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States
1742
May 14, 1742
Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA
1759
August 18, 1759
Age 58
Great Barrington, Berkshire, British Colonial America
August 18, 1759
Age 58
Saint Bridgets Cemetery, Great Barrington, Berkshire, Massachusetts, British Colonial America