Joseph
ROCKWELL
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Born: 8 July 1668 in Windsor, Connecticut Colony
Joseph ROCKWELL died 27 October 1742 in Middletown, Crown Colony of Connecticut.
Elizabeth Foster Rockwell (1653 - 1753)*
Children:
Joseph Rockwell (1697 - 1757)*
William Rockwell (1702 - 1765)*
Edward Rockwell (1707 - 1792)*
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Recorded occupation: Deacon
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Name: Joseph Rockwell
Gender: Male
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Birth Date: 08 Jul 1668
Birthplace: WINDSOR TWP,HARTFORD,CONNETICUT
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Father's Name: John Rockwell
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Mother's Name: Deliuerance
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: 7450362
System Origin: Connecticut-ODM
GS Film number: unknown
Reference ID:
'Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:F74R-SWR : 11 February 2018), John Rockwell in entry for Joseph Rockwell, 08 Jul 1668; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
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Here lies interred the body of Capt. Joseph Rockwell who was chosen Deacon of the first
Church of Christ in Middletown, May the 31 1704 and having served his own generation by
the will of God fell on sleep October 27 1742 the 75 year of his life.
Riverside Cemetery Middletown Middlesex County Connecticut, USA
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Death — 174227 October 1742
Middletown, Crown Colony of Connecticut
He died at the age of 74.
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Last updated: 3/27/2025 3:13:05 PM
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The name Connecticut originates from the Algonquian word 'Quinnehtukqut' (beside the long tidal river). (statesymbolsusa.org)Prior to 1638 - Connecticut, New England
1638 - 1662 - New Haven Colony
1662 - 1687 - Connecticut Colony
1688 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1787 - Crown Colony of Connecticut
January 5, 1788 - Connecticut becomes 5th U.S. state
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