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JOSEPH MESSENGER

JOSEPH was born on September 20th, 1687. JOSEPH's father was NATHANIEL MESSENGER and his mother was REBECCA KELSEY . His paternal grandparents were EDWARD MESSENGER and DORCAS ?; his maternal grandparents were MARK KELSIE and REBECCA HOSKINS. He was an only child. He died at the age of 75 on May 10th, 1763.

Death Notes
- LIVED IN PART OF SIMSBURY NOW CALLED GRANBY.
  
  BIRTH: 20 Sep 1687, Windsor,,Ct,Usa
  CHRISTENING: Hartford Second,Church
  DEATH: 10 May 1763, Simsbury,,Ct,Usa

General Notes
- Joseph Messenger was born on 2 September 1687 in Windsor, Hartford Co., Conn..1,2,3 He was the son of Nathaniel Messenger and Rebecca Kelsey. He was baptized on 11 March 1687/88 in Hartford Second Church, Conn..3 He married, at age 20, Catherine Holcomb, daughter of Nathaniel Holcomb and Mary Bliss, on 22 January 1707/8 in Simsbury, Hartford Co., Conn., married by Dudley Woodbridge.4,3 He died on 10 May 1763 in Simsbury, Conn., at age 75.5 He was buried in North Canton Cemetery (stone).
  
  
       Joseph Messenger settled in Salmon Brook by 1710, and, in the 1720's, started buying various parcels of land in the Salmon Brook area. Joseph and his wife, Catherine, settled in West Simsbury in 1742, in the north-west part of the Center school district. His son Isaac, and his wife, came with them. They settled on the farm which would later be owned by Almon and Newel Messenger.6
  
  Joseph and Catherine may have had another son, Ezekial.
  
       Children of Joseph Messenger and Catherine Holcomb:
  daughter Messenger   b. 30 Jul 1709, d. Feb 1709/10
  Sarah Messenger   b. 11 Jan 1710/11
  Joseph Messenger II   b. 25 Apr 1713
  Jehiel Messenger   b. 11 Nov 1715
  Isaac Messenger   b. 29 Mar 1717, d. 3 Jun 1801
  Catherine Messenger   b. 29 Sep 1720
  Elijah Messenger   b. 21 Jan 1721/22
  Nathaniel Messenger+   b. 8 Jun 1725, d. 10 Feb 1801
  
  BIRTH: 20 Sep 1687, Windsor,,Ct,Usa
  CHRISTENING: Hartford Second,Church
  DEATH: 10 May 1763, Simsbury,,Ct,Usa

Occupation Details
- JOSEPH's occupation was PAGE 12 LIVED IN PART OF SIMSBURY NOW CALLED GRANBY. .

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- ANDREW MESSENGER
  - b.1588
  
  EDWARD MESSENGER
  - b.1617 d.12 May 1688
  
  SARAH
  - b.1590 d.1681
  
  NATHANIEL MESSENGER
  - b.18 Jun 1651 d.1700
  
  DORCAS ?
  
  JOSEPH MESSENGER
  - b.20 Sep 1687 d.10 May 1763
  
  MARK KELSIE
  - b.1628 d.1672
  
  REBECCA KELSEY
  - b.02 Jan 1659 in Windsor, Hartford Co., Conn
  
  JOHN HOSKINS
  
  REBECCA HOSKINS
  - d.1659
  
  GEORGE FILLER
  
  ANNE FILER
  - d.1662
  
  JANE

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