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Facts and Events
References
- ↑ Carlisle, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. Vital Records of Carlisle, Massachusetts, to the End the Year 1849. (Salem, Massachusetts: Essex Institute, 1918)
p. 20.
HEALD, Jonathan, s. Jonathan and Sarah, [born] Oct. 7, 1782.
- ↑ Massachusetts, United States. Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910. (New England Historic and Genealogical Society)
Vol. 121, p. 90.
No.: 12
Date of Death: Oct 13 - 1858
Name: Jonathan Heald
Age: 76 y. 6 d. [birth calculates to about 7 Oct 1782]
Place of Death: Carlisle
Cause: Enterici
Sex: Widower
Occupation: Farmer
Place of Birth: Carlisle
Parents: Jonathan & [blank] Heald
- Film 397091 Files 11036-11125, in Massachusetts. Probate Court (Middlesex County). Probate records, 1648-1924. (Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1964-1967)
File 11064 Jonathan Heald 1825.
7 Feb 1825: Complaint of "John Heald, Cyrus Heald & James Green selectman of the Town of Carlisle ... that in our Judgment Jonathan Heald Esq of said Carlisle does by excessive drinking & idleness so spend waste and lessen his estate as thereby to expose himself and his family to want and suffering circumstamces and does also thereby endanger and expose the said Town of Carlisle to a charge of expence for his and their maintanance and support ... appoint some person or persons as guardian or guardians ... 8 Feb 1825: Jonathan Heald cited to appear.
12 Apr 1825: John Jacobs of Carlisle appointed guardian.
18 Apr 1825: Inventory of estate of Jonathan Heald of Carlisle in the county of Middlesex Esqr spendthrift: real:$1846, personal: $583.79.
7 Jun 1825: Debts $634.46 known plus estimated $150, estimated expenses to be reserved for family: $283.79. Sale of some real estate authorized.
15 Feb 1826: Petition of Jonathan Heald that "your petitioner's conduct is and has been such as to make such guardianship inexpedient and unnecessary."
11 Apr 1826: account of guardian allowed.
24 Oct 1832: Petition of Jonathan Heald to have guardian discharged. Consent given by Cyrus Heald, Thomas Heald, Jonas Parker } Selectmen of Carlisle, and by guardian, John Jacobs.
4 Dec 1832: second accounting of guardian allowed.
- ↑ Cutter, William Richard (ed.). Historic Homes and Places and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of Middlesex County, Massachusetts. (New York, New York : Lewis Historical Pub. Co., 1908)
Vol. 4, p. 1405.
Jonathan Heald, only child of Jonathan and Sarah (Brown) Heald, was born in Carlisle, October 7, 1782. He pursued the usual elementary branches taughr in the district schools, but possessing a natural capacity for study he acquired a good practical education through his own efforts, and was an excellent penman. He was a progressive farmer, owning fifty acres of land adjoining his father's property and bordering on the Concord line, and he was actively engaged in tilling the soil until about 1850, when he became incapacitated by rheumatism. In politocs he acted with the Whig party, and was prominent in local public affairs, serving as town clerk for the years 1813-14-19-20, as representative to the legislature in 1816, and was a justice of the peace. He was a member of the Congregational church. When a young man he was a lieutentant in the state militia. He died in Carlisle October 13, 1858. He married Betsey Andrews, born in Carlisle, January 18, 1788, daughter of Issachar and Rebecca Andrews. She died February 7, 1855. She was the mother of fifteen children...
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