Joseph
BACON
(b.
11 May 1735
,
Middletown, Crown Colony of Connecticut
d.
9 April 1814
,
Burlington, Connecticut, USA
)
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Joseph BACON was born 11 May 1735 in Middletown, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Joseph BACON was the child of Joseph BACON and Bethiah WETMOREJoseph had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.
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Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph married Mary Susannah DOUGLAS November 1762 in Crown Colony of Connecticut . The couple had (at least) 4 children. Mary Susannah DOUGLAS was born June 1736 in New Hartford, Connecticut, USA. Mary Susannah died 26 September 1788 in Burlington, Connecticut, USA. Mary Susannah was the child of Samuel DOUGLAS and Mary Stinson DENNISON.
Joseph BACON died 9 April 1814 in Burlington, Connecticut, USA.
Revolutionary War - Captain of the 15th Connecticut military regiment
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Family and Children of Joseph BACON
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Mary Susannah DOUGLAS-- Date: November 1762 Place: , Crown Colony of Connecticut
Mary Susannah DOUGLAS was the child of Samuel DOUGLAS and Mary Stinson DENNISON
Children of Joseph BACON and Mary Susannah DOUGLAS:
Roswell BACON (b.12 May 1764, Farmington, Crown Colony of Connecticut d. , )
Anna BACON (b.12 May 1766, Farmington, Crown Colony of Connecticut d. 27 November 1839, Windsor, Brome, New York, USA)
Douglass BACON (b.26 October 1767, Farmington, Crown Colony of Connecticut d. 1 April 1850, Sandisfield, Massachusetts, USA)
Joseph BACON (b.24 September 1777, Farmington, Crown Colony of Connecticut d. 2 June 1848, Granville, Massachusetts, USA)


Mary Susannah DOUGLAS was the child of Samuel DOUGLAS and Mary Stinson DENNISON
Children of Joseph BACON and Mary Susannah DOUGLAS:








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11 May 1735
Middletown, Crown Colony of Connecticut

Joseph BACON and Mary Susannah DOUGLAS November 1762, , Connecticut, USA
He was 27 years old.

Roswell BACON was born 12 May 1764, Farmington, Connecticut, USA (Unionville)
Joseph was 29 years old.

Anna BACON was born 12 May 1766, Farmington, Connecticut, USA (Unionville)
Joseph was 31 years old.

Douglass BACON was born 26 October 1767, Farmington, Connecticut, USA (Unionville)
Joseph was 32 years old.
Revolutionary War
BACON, JOSEPH
Ancestor #: A209700
Notice: PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN DISCOVERED WITH AT LEAST ONE PREVIOUSLY VERIFIED PAPER - SEE ANCESTOR’S FULL RECORD (WHY?)
Service: CONNECTICUT Rank(s): LIEUTENANT
Birth: 5-11-1735 MIDDLETOWN HARTFORD CO CONNECTICUT
Death: 4-9-1814 BURLINGTON HARTFORD CO CONNECTICUT
Service Source: NARA, M881, COMP MIL SERV RECS, ROLL #369
Service Description: 1) CAPT JAMES STODDARD, COL HOOKER
COMMENTS(Overview)
1) EL-PATRIOT'S WIFE WAS NOT MARY SUSANNA DOUGLAS. DATACF. 9/ 2015.
RESIDENCE
1) City: FARMINGTON - County: HARTFORD CO - State: CONNECTICUT
SPOUSE
1) MARY DOUGLAS
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BACON, JOSEPH
Ancestor #: A209700
Notice: PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN DISCOVERED WITH AT LEAST ONE PREVIOUSLY VERIFIED PAPER - SEE ANCESTOR’S FULL RECORD (WHY?)
Service: CONNECTICUT Rank(s): LIEUTENANT
Birth: 5-11-1735 MIDDLETOWN HARTFORD CO CONNECTICUT
Death: 4-9-1814 BURLINGTON HARTFORD CO CONNECTICUT
Service Source: NARA, M881, COMP MIL SERV RECS, ROLL #369
Service Description: 1) CAPT JAMES STODDARD, COL HOOKER
COMMENTS(Overview)
1) EL-PATRIOT'S WIFE WAS NOT MARY SUSANNA DOUGLAS. DATACF. 9/ 2015.
RESIDENCE
1) City: FARMINGTON - County: HARTFORD CO - State: CONNECTICUT
SPOUSE
1) MARY DOUGLAS
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Joseph BACON was born 24 September 1777, Farmington, Connecticut, USA (Unionville)
Joseph was 42 years old.

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Mary Susannah DOUGLAS died 26 September 1788, Burlington, Connecticut, USA

Death
Name: Capt Joseph Bacon
Gender: Male
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Death Date: 09 Apr 1814
Death Place: Burlington, Hartford, Connecticut
Age: 79
Birth Date: 1735
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B03205-5
System Origin: Connecticut-EASy
GS Film number: 3082
Reference ID: 33
'Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:F7H2-QZC : 3 December 2014), Capt Joseph Bacon, 09 Apr 1814; citing Burlington, Hartford, Connecticut, reference 33; FHL microfilm 3,082.'
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Name: Capt Joseph Bacon
Gender: Male
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Death Date: 09 Apr 1814
Death Place: Burlington, Hartford, Connecticut
Age: 79
Birth Date: 1735
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B03205-5
System Origin: Connecticut-EASy
GS Film number: 3082
Reference ID: 33
'Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:F7H2-QZC : 3 December 2014), Capt Joseph Bacon, 09 Apr 1814; citing Burlington, Hartford, Connecticut, reference 33; FHL microfilm 3,082.'
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Joseph is buried at: Milford Street Cemetery Burlington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
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