Hobbs family tree » Joseph Rockwell (1668-1742)
Personal data Joseph Rockwell
Sources 1, 2Sources 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7- He was born on July 8, 1668 in Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA.Sources 3, 4, 5, 7
- He died on October 27, 1742 in Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA, he was 74 years old.Sources 2, 3, 4, 5, 7
- He is buried in Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA.Source 4
- A child of John Rockwell and Deliverance Hawes
Household of Joseph Rockwell
He is married to Elizabeth Foster.
They got married on February 1, 1694 at Middletown, Connecticut, USA, he was 25 years old.Sources 3, 6, 8
Child(ren):
- John Rockwell 1694-1780
- Joseph Rockwell 1697-1757
- Edward Rockwell 1700-1701
- Elizabeth Rockwell 1700-1701
- William Rockwell 1702-1765
- Ebenezer Rockwell 1711-1783
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Sources
- Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=85460054&pid=522
/ Ancestry.com - U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Ancestry.com
- Millennium File, Heritage Consulting / Ancestry.com
- U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com
- Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
- Connecticut, Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection), Ancestry.com
- Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Edmund West, comp., Birth year: 1668; Birth city: Windsor; Birth state: CT
- Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Edmund West, comp., Birth year: 1673; Birth city: Middletown; Birth state: CT / Ancestry.com
Historical events
Birthday July 8, 1668
- This page is only available in Dutch.Van 1650 tot 1672 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Eerste Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
- In the year 1668: Source: Wikipedia
- August 17 » A magnitude 8.0 earthquake causes 8,000 deaths in Anatolia, Ottoman Empire.
Day of marriage February 1, 1694
- Stadhouder Prins Willem III (Huis van Oranje) was from 1672 till 1702 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- In the year 1694: Source: Wikipedia
- February 6 » The warrior queen Dandara, leader of the runaway slaves in Quilombo dos Palmares, Brazil, is captured and commits suicide rather than be returned to a life of slavery.
- July 27 » A Royal charter is granted to the Bank of England.
Day of death October 27, 1742
- The temperature on October 27, 1742 was about 10.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east. Weather type: omtrent helder. Source: KNMI
- This page is only available in Dutch.Van 1702 tot 1747 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
- In the year 1742: Source: Wikipedia
- January 24 » Charles VII Albert becomes Holy Roman Emperor.
- February 16 » Spencer Compton, Earl of Wilmington, becomes British Prime Minister.
- April 13 » George Frideric Handel's oratorio Messiah makes its world-premiere in Dublin, Ireland.
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