Dewey, Deacon Joseph

Dewey, Deacon Joseph

Male 1714 - 1799  (84 years)

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  • Name Dewey, Joseph 
    Prefix Deacon 
    Born 7 Oct 1714  Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Died 25 Aug 1799  Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried Old Burying Ground, Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I2521  Sackett
    Last Modified 19 Jan 2009 

    Father Dewey, Joseph,   b. 15 Dec 1684, Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Unknown 
    Mother Root, Sarah Warner,   b. 1688, Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Unknown 
    Children
     1. Dewey, Deacon Joseph,   b. 7 Oct 1714, Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Aug 1799, Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
     
    Family ID F1079  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Sacket, Beulah,   b. 30 Jan 1713, Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Oct 1769, Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years) 
    Married 26 Jan 1738  Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Weygant has the marriage date as Jan. 26, 1733 while the Dewey genealogy has the marriage date as Jan. 26, 1738.

      Noting the birth date for the first child; the 1738 date seems more probable.
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      Westfield Town Records:
      BEULAH SACKET,m. JOSEPH DEWEY, January 26, 1737/38 [A:228].
    Children 
     1. Dewey, Beulah,   b. 15 Feb 1739,   d. 18 Jul 1739  (Age 0 years)
     2. Dewey, Joseph,   b. 5 Mar 1741,   d. 31 Dec 1815  (Age 74 years)
     3. Dewey, Benjamin,   b. 5 Apr 1743, Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Oct 1812, Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
     4. Dewey, Gad,   b. 14 Jan 1745,   d. 28 Jun 1823  (Age 78 years)
     5. Dewey, Eliab,   b. 2 Nov 1746,   d. 31 May 1820  (Age 73 years)
     6. Dewey, Beulah,   b. 12 Oct 1752,   d. 12 Jan 1753  (Age 0 years)
     7. Dewey, Sarah,   b. 12 Apr 1750,   d. 30 Oct 1799, Unmarried Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 49 years)
     8. Dewey, Mary,   b. 23 Jan 1753,   d. 2 Jan 1812  (Age 58 years)
    Last Modified 22 Jun 2009 
    Family ID F1077  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Phelps, Hannah,   b. 12 May 1734,   d. 2 Nov 1815  (Age 81 years) 
    Married 25 Nov 1773 
    Last Modified 19 Jan 2009 
    Family ID F1078  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 7 Oct 1714 - Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 26 Jan 1738 - Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Dewey, Benjamin - 5 Apr 1743 - Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 25 Aug 1799 - Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Old Burying Ground, Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • In the ancient burial ground at Westfield there was
      standing, in 1902, a stone bearing this inscription:

      IN MEMORY OF DEACON JOSEPH DEWEY
      who died 25 Augst. 1799, aged 85 years, also
      MRS. BULAH HIS WIFE
      died 27 Oct. 1769, aged 55

      From the Dewey genealogy:

      8029. JOSEPH DEWEY, 2d, Deacon, son of Joseph, b. Oct. 7, 1714, at Westfield, Mass.; there d. Aug. 25, 1799, ag. 84, where he was a farmer on West Silver st.; Dudley ave. now passes over the site of his house, which was a large two-story building; a large red sandstone slab in Mechanic street old burying ground reads thus: "In Memory of|Dean JOSEPH DEWEY,|
      Page 865
      who died 25th Augt|1799. Aged 85 years.|Also Mrs. BEAULAH|his wife died 27th|Octr 1769. 't. 55|Our glass has run,|Our work is done, |Our bodies moldering|lie.|When time shall end|we hope to Assend;| and live with God|on high." M. Jan. 26, 1738, BEULAH SACKETT, dau. of Joseph and Abigail, b. Jan. 30, 1714, at Westfield; there d. Oct. 27, 1769, ag. 55; and he m. 2d, Nov. 25, 1773, HANNAH PHELPS, dau. of Aaron and Rachel (Bagg), niece of Daniel Bagg, 2d, No. 8024, and sister toJoseph Dewey, 3d's, wife Ruth, b. May 12, 1734; d. Nov. 2, 1815, ag. 81.

  • Sources 
    1. [S76] Dewey Genealogy, pg 864 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S76] Dewey Genealogy, pg864 (Reliability: 3).


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