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Joseph Waite

Also Known As: "Joseph Weight", "Joseph Wait Sr"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: North Kingstown, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Death: June 08, 1776 (79)
Exeter, Kings County, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Place of Burial: North Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island, United States of America
Immediate Family:

Son of Samuel Waite and Alice Waite
Husband of Elizabeth Sheffield; Sarah Waite and Elizabeth Waite
Father of George Waite; Joseph Waite, Jr; Margaret Waite; Elizabeth Wightman; Benjamin Waite and 5 others
Brother of George Waite; Samuel Waite; Dr. Benjamin Waite; Martha Waite; Capt. John Waite and 1 other

Managed by: Lori Lynn Wilke
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About Joseph Waite

Descendant of Mayflower passenger Henry Samson



The will Joseph was dated Jan. 7, 1774 and proved July 8, 1776 in Exeter, R. I .

There is a tradition in the Sheffield family that Joseph shot himself when he felt he had outlived his usefulness at 80 years of age and he did not wish to be a burden to others.

In his will he names his wife Elizabeth, daughter #8

Elizabeth Withtman, Damarius Whightman, Phoebe Bailey, Alice Bently, grandchildren. Mary and Benjamin Albro.

or little son*s Samuel and the/letters son Jenckes Walt

Benjamin and grandson Oliver, Reuben, and Joseph son of Benjamin George

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Joseph Waite's Timeline

1687
October 27, 1687
Middlesex, England
1697
April 27, 1697
North Kingstown, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
1718
June 16, 1718
North Kingston, Newport, Rhode Island
1720
August 15, 1720
Kingston, RI, United States
1722
October 16, 1722
Kingstown, Kings County, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
1726
October 21, 1726
Kingstown, Kings County, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
1727
1727
Kingstown, Kings County, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
1728
October 28, 1728
Kingstown, Kings County, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations