Joseph Putnam

1820 Massachusetts Census

JOSEPH PUTNAM Danvers, Essex County Listing is 00001 00101. He is number 235, a son of David Putnam (85) and Rebecca Perley. He was born September 23, 1739, and will die here March 9, 1818. He married Ruth Flint here on March 26, 1770. He was active in town and church.

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Genealogy- Joseph and sons mentioned

Richard Thurston Searle, the father of Alonzo T. Searle, was born in Georgetown, Mass., April 2, 1814, and died June 30, 1880 (his mother was a Je\vett—a member of an old New England fam ily). He was a graduate of Phillips Academy, An dover, I\Iass., Union College, New York, also of Andover (.\Iass.) Theological Seminary, and early in life entered the ministry of the Congregational Church. He never,left the New England States, his last call being at \\*'indsor, Vt., which charge he resigned two years prior to his death, and he was one of the leading clergvmen in the State. On December 22, 1847, he married Emily A. Putnam, daughter of Jesse Putnam, who was a colonel in the war of 181.2, and a lineal descendant of John Put nam. who settled in Salem, I\Iass., in I634, where he and others of the familv purchased a large tract of land, part of which comprised Oak Knoll where the poet Whittier lived, and upon another part of which Israel Putnam was born. Joseph Putnam, father of Jesse. was a lieutenant in the Revolution ary war, one of four brothers—Joseph, Allen (who died at Ticonderoga), \/Villiam and David—who served in that struggle; others of the Putnam fam ily who took part in the war of the Revolution were Gen. Israel. and Rufus, who laid out VI/est Point. The old Putnam homestead property, bought in I634, where was born our subject's mother, also the birth place of Israel Putnam, is still in the possession of the farnilv. and is now owned by an uncle of Mr. Searle. while the house wherein Israel Putnam was born is still standing, in good condition and owned by a cousin. Jesse Putnam married Elizabeth Merriam, daughter of Dr. Merriam, a noted physi cian, and thev had a familv of twelve children, all of whom became prominent citizens. The mother lived to be one hundred and three years old. To Richard and Emily A. (Putnam)The mother. who is now living with our sub ject. was a graduate of the .-\bott Female Academy, Andover, .\Iass., and is respected a11d loved by all who know her. Alonzo T. Searle was born September I3, 1856, in Berkshire countv, Mass, and passed his boyhood after the manner of most country village lads, with t'l1e advantages, however, of a refined home and its salutary influences. After receiving a liberal public school education he prepared for college at St. Johnsbury (\'t.) .'-\cademy, whence he was gradu ated i11 I873 with high honors; he then entered Am herst College, graduating from that institution in 1877, and while the classes were divided according to scholarship he was in the first division (there https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=stEwAQAAMAAJ&printsec=front...

13. Joseph3 Putnam (David2 , Joseph1 ), born 14 Oct 1739 in Danvers, Essex, MA; died 9 Mar 1818 in Danvers, Essex, MA. He married on 26 Mar 1770 in Danvers, Essex, MA Ruth Flint, born 12 Apr 1747 in Danvers, Essex, MA; died 30 Sep 1816 in Danvers, Essex, MA. Notes for Joseph Putnam Joseph was the fifth of ten children. Children of Joseph Putnam and Ruth Flint were as follows: + 24 i Jesse4 Putnam, born2 3 Apr 1788 in Danvers, Essex, MA; died 10 Feb 1861 in Danvers, Essex, MA. He married Elizabeth Merriam. http://straightarrow.tripod.com/PDF_files/desPutnamPorter.pdf

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Birth: Sep. 23, 1739 Salem Essex County Massachusetts, USA Death: Mar. 9, 1818 Danvers Essex County Massachusetts, USA

Son of David & Rebecca (Perley) Putnam, he married Ruth Flint, daughter of John & Hulda (Putnam) Flint, on March 26, 1770 in Danvers, Mass.

Children: Ruth b. June 29,,,, 1773, d. Jan.22, 1849, m. Allen Nourse of Danvers on Nov. 5, 1799.

David b. Oct. 10, 1774, d. 1775

David b. May 4, 1776, d. 1776

Jesse b. April 3, 1778, d. Feb. 10, 1861

Parmelia or Meely b. Nov. 13, 1780, d. Dec. 24, 1797 Polly b. April 19, 1784, d. Oct. 3, 1831, m. Ebenezer Upton on Jan. 16, 1806

Catherine b. May 19, 1791, d. aetatis 4 weeks.

Deacpm Joseph was smallerl in status than his brother Israell, of lighth complexion & a pleasant countenance. He was prominent & active in church affairs (chosen deacon Sept 2, 1802).

"A History of the Putnam Family in England", p. 176-177.

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Spouses:

 Ruth Flint Putnam (1749 - 1806)

 Mehitable Goodell Putnam (1774 - 1827)*

Children:

 David Putnam (1774 - 1775)*

 David Putnam (1776 - 1776)*

 Jesse Putnam (1778 - 1861)*

 Polly Putnam Upton (1794 - 1831)*

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Inscription: Inscription: Sacred To the Memory of Dea Joseph Putnam who died March 9, 1818 In the 79 year of His age

"If real worth demands a tear, Stop reader pay the tribute here, The nam of God beneath this stone, Equaled by Few excel'd by none."

Burial: Putnam Cemetery Danvers Essex County Massachusetts, USA

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