Person:Joseph Belcher (2)
Joseph Belcher
b.25 Dec 1641 Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
d.29 Jan 1678 Massachusetts, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. 11 Dec 1627
  1. Josiah Belcher1631 - 1682
  2. Elizabeth BelcherCal 1632 - 1682
  3. John Belcher1633 - 1693
  4. Moses Belcher1635 - 1691
  5. Samuel Belcher1637 - 1679
  6. Mary Belcher1639 - Aft 1678/79
  7. Joseph Belcher1641 - 1678
  8. Gregory Belcher, Jr.1643 -
Spouse and Children
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m. 1664
  1. Anne Belcher1665 -
  2. Rev. Joseph Belcher1669 - 1723
  3. Mary Belcher1676 - 1758
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Facts and Events
Name Joseph Belcher
Gender Male
Birth[1] 25 Dec 1641 Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Marriage 1664 to Rebecca Gill
Death? 29 Jan 1678 Massachusetts, United States
References
  1. ↑ The Belcher Families, in The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society)
    60:131.

    Joseph 2 Belcher, born Dec. 25, 1641

    On the breaking out of King Philip's War, Joseph Belcher served as quartermaster in the cavalry troop of Capt. Thomas Prentice in the first expedition against King Philip at Mt. Hope, and is a skirmish with the Indians at Swansey, on June 28, 1675, he distinguished himself by great bravery, being badly wounded in the knee, and having his horse shot under him.
    He died about 1678, the inventory of his estate being presented on Feb. 7, 1678-9. (Suffolk Co. Probate, vol. 12, p. 318)

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