Boynton, Joseph
| Birth Name | Boynton, Joseph |
| Gender | male |
| Age at Death | about 89 years, 11 months, 15 days |
Events
| Event | Date | Place | Description | Notes | Sources |
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| Birth | about 1641 | Rowley, Essex, MA |
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| Death | 1730-12-16 | Rowley, Essex, MA |
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Parents
| Relation to main person | Name | Birth date | Death date | Relation within this family (if not by birth) |
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| Father | Boynton, John | |||
| Mother | Pell, Eleanor | 1689-08-05 | ||
| Boynton, Joseph | about 1641 | 1730-12-16 |
Families
| Family of Boynton, Joseph and Swan, Sarah | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Married | Wife | Swan, Sarah ( * about 1647 + 1719-02-27 ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Children |
| Name | Birth Date | Death Date |
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| Boynton, Elizabeth | ||
| Boynton, Samuel | ||
| Boynton, Joseph | 1670-03-23 | |
| Boynton, Sarah | 1671-01-11 | |
| Boynton, Ann | 1673-08-14 | |
| Boynton, Richard | 1675-11-11 | |
| Boynton, John | 1678-04-09 | |
| Boynton, Jonathan | 1681-02-25 | |
| Boynton, Benoni | 1681-02-25 | |
| Boynton, Jonathan | 1684-08-19 | |
| Boynton, Hilkiah | 1687-11-19 | |
| Boynton, Daniel | 1689-09-26 |
| Event | Date | Place | Description | Notes | Sources |
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| Marriage | 1719-03-11 | Rowley, Essex, MA |
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Narrative
Mentioned in Richard Swan's will.He was dismissed from the Rowley church to Groton on 4 December1715 along with his wife Sarah and their son Benoni and his wifeAnn. Town Clerk in 1679. Representative to General Court in1693. He was a pinder for the northeast field in 1670-1. He wasmade the constable in 1685, replacing Thomas Lambert, who haddied. No will was recorded nor was there an administration ofhis estate.His gravestone is still standing in the Rowley yard reads: "HereLies Ye Body of Capt Joseph Boynton who died December 16, 1730Aged about 85 years Make Christ your friend Before you die thatYou may live Eternal". The age on the stone indicates Joseph wasborn about 1644 or 1645 making him older than brother John whosebirth is recorded in 1647. However, Joseph deposed in 1679 to beaged 30 and other records imply he was younger than John.