Woodman, Joseph
| Birth Name | Woodman, Joseph |
| Gender | male |
| Age at Death | 81 years, 4 days |
Events
| Event | Date | Place | Description | Notes | Sources |
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| Birth | 1715-05-31 | Byfield Parish, Newbury, Essex, MA |
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| Death | 1796-06-04 | Hollis, 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 | Woodman, Benjamin | 1683-07-27 | 1748-07-04 | |
| Mother | Longfellow, Elisabeth | 1688-07-03 | after 1748-07-00 | |
| Sister | Woodman, Anna | 1711/2-03-01 (Julian) | ||
| Sister | Woodman, Sarah | 1713-09-22 | ||
| Woodman, Joseph | 1715-05-31 | 1796-06-04 | ||
| Brother | Woodman, Benjamin Jr. | 1718-12-19 | ||
| Brother | Woodman, Joshua | 1720-01-22 | about 1800 | |
| Brother | Woodman, David | 1722-02-24 | ||
| Brother | Woodman, Jonathan | 1722-02-24 | ||
| Brother | Woodman, Nathan | 1726-06-26 | about 1812 | |
| Brother | Woodman, Stephen | 1728-02-23 | 1790-06-23 |
Families
| Family of Woodman, Joseph and Sewall, Betsey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Married | Wife | Sewall, Betsey ( * about 1718 + 1738-12-21 ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Children |
| Name | Birth Date | Death Date |
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| Woodman, Betsey | 1738-05-17 | 1782-08-07 |
| Event | Date | Place | Description | Notes | Sources |
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| Marriage | Buxton, ME |
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| Name | Birth Date | Death Date |
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| Woodman, Mary | about 1742 | |
| Woodman, Olive | 1745-12-06 | 1828-01-26 |
| Woodman, Joseph | 1749 | 1824-10-15 |
| Woodman, Rebecca | 1751-01-11 | 1833-02-03 |
| Woodman, James | 1753-06-24 | 1842-02-02 |
| Woodman, Susanna | about 1755 | |
| Woodman, Nathaniel | 1757 | 1846-01-23 |
| Name | Birth Date | Death Date |
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| Woodman, Sally | 1784-02-28 | 1859-08-22 |
Narrative
Joseph left Newbury, Massachusetts shortly after the death ofhis first wife, arriving at Narraganset No.1 (now Buxton,Maine). A petition by the proprietors of the town dated 26 May,1742, shows Joseph Woodman was one of eleven settlers in thetown at that time. The declaration of war between England and France in 1744 causedthe settlers to abandoned vulnerable Buxton for about fiveyears, with Joseph moving to Biddeford, Maine. There are twodeeds dated there in 1746 and 1747 showing that he purchased aninterest in two sawmills located on the Saco River. He returned to Buxton in 1750 and built his homestead at whathad long been called Pleasant Point. He became one of the mostactive men of the community. As a lumberman, he hauled timber toPleasant Point and rafted it to Saco. His signature with the rank of Captain appears on two musterrolls dated Dec 6 & 7, 1757. It is believed that he called thefirst military company mustered at Buxton. About 1793 he sold his home at Pleasant Point and moved to theHollis side of Salmon Falls where he eventually died.