Joseph Farrar1 
b. 10 October 1716, d. 20 April 1797
Joseph Farrar|b. 10 Oct 1716\nd. 20 Apr 1797|p513.htm|Joseph Farrar|b. 28 Feb 1692/93\nd. b 1733|p1292.htm|Mary (—?—) (Farrar)||p1293.htm|George Farrar|b. 16 Aug 1670\nd. 15 May 1760|p1294.htm|Mary Howe|d. 12 Apr 1761|p1295.htm|||||||
3rd great-grandfather of Louise Underwood.
5th great-grandfather of Laura Jane Munson.
- Family Background:
- Underwood and Allied Families
- Appears on charts:
- Pedigree for Louise Underwood
Joseph Farrar was born on 10 October 1716 in Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.2 He was the son of Joseph Farrar and Mary (—?—) (Farrar). Marriage intention for Joseph Farrar and Deborah Richardson was published on 7 March 1742/43 in Chelmsford.3 He died of "numb palsey" on 20 April 1797 in Chelmsford at age 80.4 He was buried on 22 April 1797 in Forefather's Burying Ground, Chelmsford Center.5
His uncle, Nathan Brown, was appointed his guardian, 13 August 1733. He was mentioned in his grandfather George Farrar's will dated 17 March 1749, and proved 9 June 1760.6
His uncle, Nathan Brown, was appointed his guardian, 13 August 1733. He was mentioned in his grandfather George Farrar's will dated 17 March 1749, and proved 9 June 1760.6
Children of Joseph Farrar and Deborah Richardson
- Mary Farrar+1 b. 4 Jul 1743, d. b 20 Sep 1810
- Joseph Farrar1 b. 10 Feb 1744/45, d. b 20 Sep 1810
- Mercy Farrar+ 1 b. 17 Jun 1747, d. b 20 Sep 1810
- Deborah Farrar+1 b. 29 Apr 1749, d. b 20 Sep 1810
- Sarah Farrar+1 b. 20 Feb 1750/51
- Bridget Farrar+7 b. 11 Jan 1753, d. 28 Mar 1782
- Ruth Farrar+1 b. 4 Feb 1755, d. 1817
- Rebecca Farrar+1 b. 1 May 1757
- Timothy Farrar1 b. 8 Mar 1759, d. b 1808
- Jonas Farrar7 b. 5 Sep 1762, d. 5 Jun 1806
- Peter Farrar1 b. 4 Jan 1765, d. 7 Mar 1804
- John Farrar7 b. 16 Aug 1767, d. 22 Jan 1830
- Hannah Farrar7 b. 6 Jun 1770
Citations
- [S111] Essex Institute, Vital Records of Chelmsford, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849 (Salem: Newcomb & Gauss, Printers, 1914), 60.
- [S161] Town of Concord, Concord Registers, Concord, Massachusetts, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1635 - 1850 (Concord: Printed by the Town, 1891), 90.
- [S111] Chelmsford VR (published), 226.
- [S111] Chelmsford VR (published), 388, date, citing gravestone record, Forefather's Cemetery, Chelmsford Centre; cause of death, citing church record, First Congregational Church (now Unitarian), Chelmsford Centre.
- [S111] Chelmsford VR (published), 388, citing church record, First Congregational Church (now Unitarian), Chelmsford Centre.
- [S204] Member of NEHGS, "Memoir of the Farrar Family", The New England Historical and Genealogical Register 6 (October 1852): 322.
- [S111] Chelmsford VR (published), 59.
