Cragin, Joseph
| Birth Name | Cragin, Joseph |
| Gender | male |
| Age at Death | 85 years, 4 months, 11 days |
Events
| Event | Date | Place | Description | Notes | Sources |
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| Birth | 1735-01-28 | Acton, Middlesex, MA |
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| Death | 1820-06-08 | Winslow, ME |
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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 | Cragin, John Benjamin | 1701-03-25 | 1794-01-28 | |
| Mother | Barker, Judeth | 1701-11-07 | 1762-12-26 | |
| Brother | Cragin, John Benjamin | 1729-01-08 | 1797-05-01 | |
| Sister | Cragin, Judith | 1730-12-17 | 1752-11-16 | |
| Sister | Cragin, Mary | 1733-06-21 | 1769-03-20 | |
| Cragin, Joseph | 1735-01-28 | 1820-06-08 | ||
| Sister | Cragin, Dorothy | 1738-01-03 | 1813-11-21 | |
| Brother | Cragin, Benjamin Esq. | 1740-07-08 | 1816-04-19 | |
| Brother | Cragin, Francis Sr. | 1741/2-03-02 (Julian) | 1826-08-26 | |
| Sister | Cragin, Anna | 1741/2-03-02 (Julian) | ||
| Brother | Cragin, Timothy | 1745-09-28 | 1763 |
Families
| Family of Cragin, Joseph and Hastings, Ruhamah (Amy) | ||||||||||||||
| Married | Wife | Hastings, Ruhamah (Amy) ( * 1742 + 1826-08-16 ) | ||||||||||||
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| Children |
| Name | Birth Date | Death Date |
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| Cragin, Abigail Nabe | 1762-02-07 | 1857-07-18 |
Narrative
uch important work had to be done and numerous weighty decisionsmade that demanded the considered opinion of the whole town.Foremost among these were the questions of taxation and thelocation and erection of the meeting house. In consequenceseveral meetings were necessary, the first being convened at thehome (The Joseph Barker house stood on the west side of TaylorRoad opposite the present residence of Mr. Dunn) of JosephBarker on October 13, 1735 for the purpose of taking action uponthe following four articles constituting Acton's earliest townwarrant: