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Joseph Eaton

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
Death: January 15, 1776 (64)
Hawke now Danville, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of John Eaton, #2, I and Esther Eaton
Husband of Jane Eaton
Father of Esther Eaton, unwed; Elizabeth Eaton; Sarah Eaton; Moses Eaton; John Eaton and 5 others
Brother of John Eaton; Abigail Bradbury; Hannah Woodwell; Mary Eaton; Moses Eaton and 1 other
Half brother of Elizabeth Eaton and John Eaton, II

Managed by: Emily Kent Marget
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About Joseph Eaton

From Genealogy of the Eatons of Salisbury and Haverhill
Joseph Eaton was born Aug 30 1715 in salisbury MA., and married Jane True of Salisbury on Jan 11 1737. They settled on a farm of 25 acres, part of the father John's estate(Essex co. Deed 72-118), and stayed there about 10 yrs, through the births of their first five children. Staring in 1746 he administerd his fathers estate, after his mother declined to do so. As of 1747, he was a Cordwainer. Some time between May 1746 and Nov 1749 this family removed to Hawke NH now Danville. They had a comfortable home on a farm there to the day of there father's death, which occurred very suddenly on Jan 15 1776.

children (first five born in Salisbury and last five born in Hawke now Danville, although several were baptized at Newbury MA, 1749-1758

https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Salisbury/aBirthsE.shtml "(Eaton) Joseph, s. John [sr. CR1] and Eastor, Aug. 30, 1711. NCTBK"

https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Salisbury/aMarriagesE.shtml "(Eaton) Joseph, jr., and Jane True, Jan. 11, 1736-7. NCTBK*"

Salisbury VR has Joseph & Jane with these children:

  • Esther, d. Joseph [jr. CR1] and Jane, Aug. 23, 1737. ?married Daniel Weare, Aug. 10, 1778.
  • Elisabeth, d. Joseph and Jane, May 1, 1739. married Oliver Morse of chester. int. Apr. 5, 1760.
  • Sarah, d. Joseph [jr. CR1] and Jane, Feb. 23, 1740-41. died June 12, 1746.
  • Moses, s. Joseph and Jane, Nov. 22, 1743.
  • John, s. Joseph and Jane, May 13, 1746.

Newbury VR has Joseph with these children:

  • John, s. Joseph, bp. Dec. 10, 1749.
  • Sarah, d. Joseph, bp. Dec. 10, 1749.
  • Abigail, d. Joseph, bp. Aug. 25, 1754.
  • Hannah, d. Joseph, bp. Dec. 28, 1755.
  • Joseph True, s. Joseph bp. Apr. 9, 1758.
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Joseph Eaton's Timeline

1711
August 30, 1711
Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
1737
August 23, 1737
Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
1739
May 1, 1739
Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
1740
February 23, 1740
Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
1743
November 22, 1743
Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
1746
May 13, 1746
Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
1749
November 12, 1749
Danville (Formerly Hawke), Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States
1752
February 22, 1752
Hawke (now Danville), Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States
1755
April 23, 1755
Hawke (now Danville), Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States