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Joseph Converse

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Birthplace: Stafford, Tolland County, Connecticut Colony
Death: December 10, 1826 (71)
Randolph, Orange County, Vermont, United States
Place of Burial: Randolph, Orange County, Vermont, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Josiah Converse and Eleanor Converse
Husband of Mary Converse
Father of Dorothy Converse; Hannah Converse; Lydia Converse; Julia Converse; Warren Converse and 7 others
Brother of Mary Burgess Phelps; Eleanor Moulton; Capt. Josiah Converse; Joshua Converse; Dorothy Steele and 7 others

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About Joseph Converse

He was a man of unusually large stature. He was a farmer and lived in Stafford until January 1801, when he removed to Randolph, Vt. Joseph Converse married, 27 February 1777, Mary Johnson, who was born, in Stafford, 9 February 1759, and died May 1842. She was the daughter of Deacon Seth and Mary (Edson) Johnson. Mary Edson was a daughter of Timothy Edson whose wife, Mary Alden, was a daughter of Deacon Joseph and Hannah (Durham) Alden, and a descendant of John Alden of the Mayflower. For further details see under Jude Converse.

The tombstone in West Stafford of Deacon Seth Johnson gave 29 December 1804 as the date of his death, in his 85th year, and bore this couplet:

"Death is a debt to nature due Which I have paid, and so must you "

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Joseph Converse's Timeline

1754
December 28, 1754
Stafford, Tolland County, Connecticut Colony
1778
January 20, 1778
Stafford, Tolland County, CT, United States
1779
September 19, 1779
Stafford, Tolland County, Connecticut, United States
1781
December 12, 1781
Stafford, Tolland County, Connecticut, United States
1784
February 1, 1784
Stafford, Tolland County, CT, United States
1786
1786
1788
July 9, 1788
Stafford, Tolland County, CT, United States
1790
July 21, 1790
Stafford, Tolland County, Connecticut, United States
1792
1792