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Joseph Messenger[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15]

Male 1687 - 1763  (75 years)


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  • Name Joseph Messenger 
    Birth 2 Sep 1687  Windsor Village, Hartford, Connecticut, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5, 6, 14, 15
    • Find-a-grave has 20 Sep 1687.
    Gender Male 
    Baptism 11 Mar 1687/8  Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [14
    Church:
    Second Church
    Removed to 1742  Simsbury Village, Hartford, Connecticut, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Death 10 May 1763  Simsbury Village, Hartford, Connecticut, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 13, 14, 15
    Person ID I20653  Duane's Ancestors
    Last Modified 19 Oct 2016 

    Father Nathan Messenger,   b. 18 Jun 1653, Windsor Settlement, River, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1700, Simsbury Village, Hartford, Connecticut, British America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 46 years) 
    Mother Rebecca Kelsey,   b. 2 Jan 1659/60, Windsor Settlement, River, British America Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 5 Apr 1678  Windsor Village, Hartford, Connecticut, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5, 6, 16, 17
    Family ID F7134  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Catherine Holcomb,   b. 1689, Simsbury Village, Hartford, Connecticut, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1769, West Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, British America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)  [14
    Marriage 22 Jan 1707/8  Simsbury Village, Hartford, Connecticut, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 13, 14, 18
    Children 
     1. child Messenger,   b. 30 Jul 1709, Simsbury Village, Hartford, Connecticut, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Feb 1709/10, Simsbury Village, Hartford, Connecticut, British America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
     2. Sarah Messenger,   b. 11 Jan 1710/1, Simsbury Village, Hartford, Connecticut, British America Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Joseph Messenger,   b. 25 Apr 1713, Simsbury Village, Hartford, Connecticut, British America Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Jehiel Messenger,   b. 11 Nov 1715, Simsbury Village, Hartford, Connecticut, British America Find all individuals with events at this location
    +5. Isaac Messenger, Sr.,   b. 29 Mar 1717, Simsbury Village, Hartford, Connecticut, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Jun 1801, Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)
     6. Catherine Messenger,   b. 29 Sep 1720, Simsbury Village, Hartford, Connecticut, British America Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. Elijah Messenger,   b. 21 Jan 1722, Simsbury Village, Hartford, Connecticut, British America Find all individuals with events at this location
     8. Nathaniel Messenger,   b. 8 Jun 1725, Simsbury Village, Hartford, Connecticut, British America Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F7133  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2020 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 2 Sep 1687 - Windsor Village, Hartford, Connecticut, British America Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBaptism - Church:
    Second Church - 11 Mar 1687/8 - Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, British America
    Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 22 Jan 1707/8 - Simsbury Village, Hartford, Connecticut, British America Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsRemoved to - 1742 - Simsbury Village, Hartford, Connecticut, British America Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 10 May 1763 - Simsbury Village, Hartford, Connecticut, British America Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Notes 
    • JOSEPH , was the first of that name that settled in West Simsbury, and was a son of Nathan Messenger, of Windsor. Joseph Messenger, and his wife, Catharine Holcomb, daughter of Nathaniel Holcomb, and granddaughter of Thomas, Holcomb, came from that part of Simsbury that is now Granby, and settled in West Simsbury in 1742, in the north-west part of the Center school district; his son Isaac and his wife came with them. They settled on the farm now owned by Almon and Newel Messenger.

  • Sources 
    1.  1.  [S708] Vital Records of CT Vol 39 (Barbour), 161, 00708.

    2.  2.  [S492] Families of Ancient Windsor, CT, Vol. 2, 395, 00184.

    3.  3.  [S492] Families of Ancient Windsor, CT, Vol. 2, 493, 00184.

    4.  4.  [S65] First Settlers of New England, Vol. 3., 202, 00192.

    5.  5.  [S712] William Kelsey, 59, 00712.

    6.  6.  [S38] The Standard Genealogical Encyclopedia, Vol. VI, 53, 00547.

    7.  7.  [S708] Vital Records of CT Vol 39 (Barbour), 130, 00708.

    8.  8.  [S719] NGS Quarterly, 24:132, 00718.

    9.  9.  [S742] Holcomb(e)s, 41, 00738.

    10.  10.  [S743] Higleys, 395, 00743.

    11.  11.  [S809] Early Settlers of West Simsbury, 112, 00805.

    12.  12.  [S858] Ricker Compilation, 8732, 00854.

    13.  13.  [S898] West Simsbury, 112, 00894.

    14.  14.  [S867] TAG, 57:71, 00863.

    15.  15.  [S1122] Find A Grave, Memorial# 137289209, 00974.

    16.  16.  [S482] Torrey 1st, 506, 00395.

    17.  17.  [S259] NEHGS Register, 152:372, 00390.

    18.  18.  [S809] Early Settlers of West Simsbury, 00805.