Joseph MORGAN

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29 October 1646 , Roxbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony*

Died

5 April 1704 , Preston, Crown Colony of Connecticut

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James MORGAN Margery HILL

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Born: 29 October 1646 in Roxbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony*

Father: James MORGAN

Mother: Margery HILL

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Joseph married Dorothy PARKE 26 April 1670 in New London, Connecticut Colony . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Dorothy PARKE was born 6 March 1652 in New London, Connecticut, USA. Dorothy died 5 April 1704 in Preston, Connecticut, USA (Poquetanuck). Dorothy was the child of Thomas PARKE and Dorothy THOMPSON.

Joseph MORGAN died 5 April 1704 in Preston, Crown Colony of Connecticut .
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Dorothy PARKE
Marriage date: 26 April 1670
Marriage place: New London, Connecticut Colony
Dorothy PARKE was the child of Thomas PARKE and Dorothy THOMPSON

Children of Joseph MORGAN and Dorothy PARKE

Dorothy MORGAN

Born: 18 November 1678, New London, Connecticut Colony
Died: 9 March 1759, Preston, Crown Colony of Connecticut

Married: Ebenezer WITTER 5 May 1693 Place: Preston, Connecticut, USA (Poquetanuck)

Martha MORGAN

Born: 20 March 1681, Preston, Connecticut Colony
Died: 23 October 1754 , Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut

Married: Joseph PERKINS 22 May 1700 Place: Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)

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Birth — 1646
29 October 1646
Roxbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony*

1656 - The pendulum clock is invented (Christiaan Huygens, Netherlands)

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1670 Marriage / Partner
Joseph MORGAN and Dorothy PARKE 26 April 1670, New London, Connecticut, USA

He was 23 years old.

1678 Birth of Child
Dorothy MORGAN was born 18 November 1678, New London, Connecticut, USA

Joseph was 32 years old.

1681 Birth of Child
Martha MORGAN was born 20 March 1681, Preston, Connecticut, USA (Poquetanuck)

Joseph was 34 years old.

1693 Marriage of Child
Dorothy MORGAN married 5 May 1693, Preston, Connecticut, USA (Poquetanuck) to Ebenezer WITTER

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1700 Marriage of Child
Martha MORGAN married 22 May 1700, Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville) to Joseph PERKINS

Death — 1704
5 April 1704
Preston, Crown Colony of Connecticut
He died at the age of 57.

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Last updated: 4/15/2025 6:34:40 PM

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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