Joseph Treat

Biography

From Page 191 of The Treat Family: A Genealogy of Trott, Tratt, and Treat for Fifteen ... By John Harvey Treat
17 Joseph4 Treat (Samuel,3 Robert* Richard1), born Nov. 19, 1690, in Eastham, Mass.; died Feb. —, 1756, in his sixty-sixth year, in Boston;

married,

• first, June 25, 1713, by Rev. Simon Bradstreet, Mart4 Larkin1, born Sept. 7, 1693 ; died May 6, 1742, aged forty-nine (gravestone, Copp's Hill, in an excellent condition). Was admitted to the covenant at the Second church in Boston, Jan. 22, 1715-6, and her husband Joseph, Jan. 23, 1731-2.
• He married, second, Dec. 8, 1742, by Rev. Joshua Gee, Mrs. Sarah Mary (seward) Farmer, born May 1, 1705; died Aug. —, 1797 (gravestone, Brewer, Me., where her age is stated to have been ninety-five, which is a mistake for ninety-two), and, a daughter of James and Edith Seward.2 The gravestone was not erected till many years after her death, when her correct age had been forgotten.

Children, all born in Boston except Joanna and John, probably born in Truro, and baptized there in the Second church, by his first marriage:

• 119. Mary,»d. May 3, 1714; bapt. May 9, 1714; d. Aug. 24, 1744; m. Dec. 9, 1736, PhilipHowell.
• 120. Abigail, b. March 10, 1715-6; bapt. March 11, 1715-6; d. ;ra. Feb. 22, 1736,Ebenezer Gross.
• 121. Joskph, b. Oct. 20, 1720; bapt. Oct. 23, 1720; d. Feb. 9, 1726-7 (g. S., North Truro).
• 122. Joanna, b. ;bapt. Jan. 20,1722-3; d. May 1, —, aged 31; m. Nov. 9, 1744, James \v Tilestone.
• 123. John, b. ;bapt. April 11, 1725; d. , 1758; in. Sept. 2, 1747, Abigail Hartt.
• 124. Joshua, b. Sept. 22, 1729; bapt. Sept. 28, 1729; d. Aug. 12, 1802; m., 1st, Dec. 9, 1755, Catherine James; 2d, Dec. 25, 1793, Mrs. Polly Lancaster.
• 125. Joseph, b. ;bapt. Jan. 23, 1731-2; d. young.
• 126. Samuel, b. -; bapt. July 20. 1735; d. , 1815, in Orland. Me. He is said to have been buried in the old cemetery near the Universalist church, Orland village, in the Gross row. No gravestone. According to the Hancock probate records, Robert Treat, of Bangor, was appointed Jan. 5, 1816, administrator of the estate of Samuel Treat, late of Orland, yeoman. Heel, inte-tate. Inventory April 1, 1810. The property comprised nine lots of land, and four rights of common land in Orland, valued at $1335. Mr. Treat was probably unmarried. He seems to have lived with his nephew, Joseph Gross, lie had dealings with his brother Joshua at Fort Pownall and is mentioned in his account book several times between 1705 and 1700.

By his second marriage:

• 127. Joseph, b. ;bapt. March 31, 1745; d. .
• 128. Elizabeth, b. ;bapt. Oct. 18, 1747; d. Dec. 4, 1830; m. Dec. 13, 1708, John Holyoke.
• 129. Robert, b. July 14, 1752; d. May 27, 1824; m., 1st, Nov. 28, 1774, Mary Partridge; 2d, Mary Gale

Joseph Treat was the first permanent settler by the name of Treat in Boston, having gone there as early as 1713. He removed to Truro, Cape Cod, after 1720, and remained there for a few years, two of his children appearing on the Truro church records as baptized there, in 1723 and 1725. Upon his return to Boston he was admitted an inhabitant....

Mr. Treat was a gunsmith by trade. He died intestate and insolvent in 1756, and was probably buried on Copp's bill, but no gravestone now marks his resting place.

Links

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/167743836/joseph-treat He was a gunsmith by trade.* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Jul 28 2021, 3:57:14 UTC