Captain Jonathan Danforth, s/o Samuel Danforth and Dorothy Shed, b. Billerica 14 Jun 1736, d. Williamstown Feb 1802, m. (1) Warren 22 Apr 1759 Lydia Reed, m. (2) 13 Sep 1770 Miriam Coowie.
"My grandfather, Jonathan Danforth, went from Billerica to Western, now Warren, Worcester County, when a young man, settled there and married Lydia Read. ... After the death of his first wife he married Miriam Cowee of Western. In 1775 he moved with his family to Williamstown ... My grandfather died in 1802 ..."