Joseph ELLIOTT

Born

2 February 1729 , Middleton, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

12 August 1775 , Thompson, Crown Colony of Connecticut

Joseph married Jerusha BERRY 30 April 1749 in Middleton, Province of Massachusetts Bay .
Jerusha BERRY was born 7 August 1730 in Middleton, Province of Massachusetts Bay. Jerusha died 13 March 1815 in Thompson, Connecticut, USA .

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Thomas ELLIOTT

Mother

Lucy FLINT

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Joseph had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.
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Joseph ELLIOTT married

Jerusha BERRY
Marriage date: 30 April 1749
Marriage place: Middleton, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Birth — 1729
2 February 1729
Middleton, Province of Massachusetts Bay

1749 Marriage / Partner
Joseph ELLIOTT and Jerusha BERRY 30 April 1749, Middleton, Massachusetts, USA

He was 20 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

Revolutionary War

ELLIOTT, JOSEPH
Ancestor #: A037518
Service: CONNECTICUT Rank(s): CAPTAIN
Birth: 2-2-1729 NORTH SOCIETY OF KILLINGLY WINDHAM CO CONNECTICUT
Death: 8-12-1775 THOMPSON PAR WINDHAM CO CONNECTICUT
Service Source: JOHNSTON, CT MEN IN THE REV PP 5, 14, 53, 57
Service Description: 1) COL ISRAEL PUTNAM 3RD REGT 8TH CO, MAY-AUG 1775
2) LEXINGTON ALARM, APR 1775

RESIDENCE
1) City: KILLINGLY - County: WINDHAM CO - State: CONNECTICUT

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1) JERUSHA BERRY

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West Thompson Cemetery Thompson, Windham County, Connecticut, USA

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Name: Joseph Elliott
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Death Date: 12 Aug 1775
Death Place: Thompson, Connecticut
Age: 45
Birth Date: 1730
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B03797-3
System Origin: Connecticut-EASy
GS Film Number: 3365
Reference ID: pg 89

'Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:F7VW-38H : 3 December 2014), Joseph Elliott, 12 Aug 1775; citing Thompson, Connecticut, reference pg 89; FHL microfilm 3,365.'

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West Thompson Cemetery Thompson, Windham County, Connecticut, USA

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The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)

1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state