LT Joseph Packard Jr.

• BIRTH 30 May 1725/7 Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
• DEATH 25 Oct 1800 (aged 73) New Salem, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA
• BURIAL Quabbin Park Cemetery, Ware, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA Show Map, PLOT Section 9, Lot 43, MEMORIAL ID 80760953, Photos by Trim Rolla

Note

There seems to be a "royal mixup" between this Joseph and another Joseph with the same wife's,two sets of parents but different children. Birth year edit is 1725 based on gravestone inscription that he died in the 73rd year of his life.

"Descendants of Samuel Packard, Hingham, MA." by Charles Packard Wright, North Auburn, Maine. Clarification of confusion of Joseph Packards. Second generation-Samuel or John. 1. Samuel married Elizabeth "Streams":
2. Samuel marr. Elizabeth Lathrop:
3. Joseph marr. Mary Willis:
4. Joseph Jr. marr. Sarah D. Johnson.
2nd line:
1. Samuel marr. Elizabeth "Stream":
2. John marr. Judith Winslow:
3. Joseph marr. 1st. Susannah Mitchell,2nd widow Ruth (Fuller) Bosworth 27 Sep 1759 in Halifax, MA.:
4.Joseph b. 1725- no other personal data, son Winslow b. 1751 in Bridgewater, MA..

Joseph is the son of Joseph Packard and Susannah Mitchell of Bridgewater. He married on 27 Dec 1748 in Bridgewater to Sarah D.Johnson and they are parents of five children,born in Brookfield,Ma.:

Temperence Packard(John Bruce)-1749
Winslow Packard(Abigail Moore)-1751
Timothy Packard(Betty Fairbanks)-1752
Levi Packard(Martha Fox)-1755-5 Feb 1839
Susanna Packard(Theophilus Foster)-1756

After the death of Susannah he married the widow Ruth (Fuller) Bosworth on 27 Sep 1759 in Halifax, MA.

Both Joseph and his wife,Sarah died in New Salem,buried in Fish Hill Cemetery in Prescott but they were reinterned in Quabbin Park in Ware, due to the flooding of the town for a resevoir in later years.

This Joseph is a son of John Packard (Samuel 1) and married Sarah Johnson dau. of David Johnson. This Joseph lived variously in Bridgewater, Brookfield, Pelham, Wilmington Vt, New Salem, and Prescott.

Children here are confused with Joseph Packard, son of Samuel Packard 2(Samuel 1) who married Abigail Alger of Easton in the same year and lived for a time in Buckfield, Oxford, Maine, as did his children, but is noted to have died very aged in Easton MA

Children of Joseph & Sarah:

Temperance Packard m. John Bruce
Timothy Packard m. BEtty or Betsy Fairbanks
Susannah Packard m. Theophilus Foster
Levi Packard m. Martha Fox
Winslow Packard m Abigail Moore
Sara Packard m. Zephaniah Swift

The four latter children all lived at least for time in Wilmington Vt and three are buried there. Timothy and Temperance followed Joseph at least for a time to Pelham. Timothy was with Joseph until his death.

Parents
Joseph Packard 1697–1760
Susanna Mitchell Packard 1703–1756

Spouse
Sarah D. Johnson Packard 1732–1815 (m. 1748)

Siblings
Susanna Packard Allen 1731–1818

Children
Temperance Elizabeth Packard Bruce 1749–1834
Daniel Packard 1749–1835
Winslow Packard 1751–1784
Levi Packard 1755–1839
Susanna Packard Foster 1757–1801
Martha Packard Lothrop 1760–1838
Job Packard 1762–1848

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