Joel ADAMS

(b. 8 April 1752 , North Brookfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. 6 November 1837 , Conway, Massachusetts, USA )

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Joel ADAMS was born 8 April 1752 in North Brookfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Joel ADAMS was the child of ? and ?

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Joel married Joanna HALE 14 July 1776 in Montague, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Joanna HALE was born 19 January 1754 in Brookfield, Massachusetts, USA (Podunk). Joanna died 12 October 1846 in Conway, Massachusetts, USA.

Joel ADAMS died 6 November 1837 in Conway, Massachusetts, USA.

Son of Benjamin Adams and Persis ?

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Joanna HALE-- Date: 14 July 1776 Place: Montague, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
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Name: Joel Adams
Spouse's Name: Joanna Hale
Event Date: 04 Jul 1776
Event Place: Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M50178-1 , System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy , GS Film number: 873740

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Children of Joel ADAMS and Joanna HALE:

Nancy ADAMS (b.4 August 1777, Conway, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay d. 18 February 1802, Conway, Massachusetts, USA)
m. Samuel DENHAM 6 February 1799 in Conway, Massachusetts, USA

Polly ADAMS (b.11 November 1779 , Conway, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay d. , )
m. Nathaniel HOLMES 17 April 1800 in Conway, Massachusetts, USA

Mordecai Hale ADAMS (b.1 April 1782, Conway, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay d. 22 October 1817, Conway, Massachusetts, USA)
m. Thankful CLARK 26 December 1807 in Conway, Massachusetts, USA

Persis ADAMS (b.10 August 1784 , Conway, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay d. 4 August 1865, Conway, Massachusetts, USA)
m. John EMERSON 26 December 1807 in Conway, Massachusetts, USA

Betsey ADAMS (b.29 June 1786 , Conway, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay d. 8 September 1803 , Conway, Massachusetts, USA)

Joel ADAMS (b.4 August 1788, Conway, Massachusetts, USA d. 18 February 1831, Conway, Massachusetts, USA)

Charles ADAMS (b.25 May 1790, Conway, Massachusetts, USA d. 25 November 1863, Conway, Massachusetts, USA)
m. Catherine HOWLAND 11 November 1846 in Conway, Massachusetts, USA

Joanna ADAMS (b.20 April 1792, Conway, Massachusetts, USA d. 14 February 1861, Conway, Massachusetts, USA)
m. Scotto CLARK 1 May 1828 in Conway, Massachusetts, USA

Osee ADAMS (b.5 August 1794, Conway, Massachusetts, USA d. 28 March 1877, Conway, Massachusetts, USA)
m. Mary Catherine PHINNEY 6 November 1838 in Conway, Massachusetts, USA

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1752 Birth
8 April 1752
North Brookfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Biography
Joel Adams (Benjamin, Thomas, Nathaniel, William), b. North Brookfield, April 19, 1752, m. July 4, 1776, Joanna Hale, daughter of Capt. Thomas of Brookfield. She was b. Jan. 19, 1754, d. here Oct. 12, 1846. He was born on the place in Brookfield and married there; moved to Montague and finally settled in Conway.

Children recorded in Conway.
Nancy, b. Aug. 4, 1777, m. Samuel Dunham.
Polly, b. Nov. 11, 1779, m. Nathaniel Holmes.
Mordecai, b. Apr. 1, 1782, m. Thankful ___.
Persis, b. Aug. 10, 1784, m. John Emerson.
Betsey, b. June 29, 1786, d. Sept. 8, 1803.
Joel, b. Aug. 4, 1788, d. Feb. 18, 1831.
Charles, b. May 25, 1790, m. Polly ___; m. (2) Katherine Adams.
Joanna, b. Apr. 20, 1792, m. May 1, 1827, Scotto Clark.
Osee, b. Aug. 5, 1794, m. Mary C. Phinney.

History of Conway (Massachusetts) 1767-1917
Editor Charles Stanley Pease
Publisher Springfield Printing and Binding Company, 1917
Page 241

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1775 - Paul Revere's famous ride (April 18)

1775 - First shots of Revolutionary War fired in Lexington and Concord. (April 19)

1776 Marriage / Partner
Joel ADAMS and Joanna HALE 14 July 1776, Montague, Massachusetts, USA (Millers Falls) (Turners Falls)

He was 24 years old.

1776 - American Declaration of Independence (July 4)

1776 - Congress renames the nation 'United States of America' (September 9)

1777 Birth of Child
Nancy ADAMS was born 4 August 1777, Conway, Massachusetts, USA

Joel was 25 years old.

1777 - The Articles of Confederation Were Adopted (November 15)

1779 Birth of Child
Polly ADAMS was born 11 November 1779 , Conway, Massachusetts, USA

Joel was 27 years old.

1782 Birth of Child
Mordecai Hale ADAMS was born 1 April 1782, Conway, Massachusetts, USA

Joel was 30 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 - The Continental Congress Ratified the Treaty of Paris Ending the Revolutionary War (January 14)

1784 Birth of Child
Persis ADAMS was born 10 August 1784 , Conway, Massachusetts, USA

Joel was 32 years old.

1786 Birth of Child
Betsey ADAMS was born 29 June 1786 , Conway, Massachusetts, USA

Joel was 34 years old.

1787 - U.S. Constitution ratified (September 17)

1788 Birth of Child
Joel ADAMS was born 4 August 1788, Conway, Massachusetts, USA

Joel was 36 years old.

1789 - George Washington becomes the 1st President of the United States

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1790 Conway, Massachusetts
Name: Joel Adams
Event Place: Conway, Hampshire, Massachusetts
Page Number: 135
Line Number: 23883 , Affiliate Publication Number: M637 , Affiliate Film Number: 4 , GS Film number: 0568144 , Digital Folder Number: 004440869 , Image Number: 00160
1790 U.S. Census
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1790 Birth of Child
Charles ADAMS was born 25 May 1790, Conway, Massachusetts, USA

Joel was 38 years old.

1791 - The Bill of Rights takes effect (December 15)

1792 Birth of Child
Joanna ADAMS was born 20 April 1792, Conway, Massachusetts, USA

Joel was 40 years old.

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1794 Birth of Child
Osee ADAMS was born 5 August 1794, Conway, Massachusetts, USA

Joel was 42 years old.

1797 - John Adams becomes President of the United States

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1799 Marriage of Child
Nancy ADAMS married 6 February 1799, Conway, Massachusetts, USA to Samuel DENHAM

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1800 Marriage of Child
Polly ADAMS married 17 April 1800, Conway, Massachusetts, USA to Nathaniel HOLMES

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

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1802 Death of Child
Nancy ADAMS died 18 February 1802, Conway, Massachusetts, USA

Joel was 49 years old.

1803 Death of Child
Betsey ADAMS died 8 September 1803 , Conway, Massachusetts, USA

Joel was 51 years old.

1803 - Louisiana Purchase - The United States doubled its size by purchasing this territory from Spain. (October 20)

1805 - Lewis and Clark reach Pacific (November 15)

1807 Marriage of Child
Mordecai Hale ADAMS married 26 December 1807, Conway, Massachusetts, USA to Thankful CLARK

1807 Marriage of Child
Persis ADAMS married 26 December 1807, Conway, Massachusetts, USA to John EMERSON

1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States

The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States

1817 Death of Child
Mordecai Hale ADAMS died 22 October 1817, Conway, Massachusetts, USA

Joel was 65 years old.

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 - John Quincy Adams becomes President of the United States

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 - Former U.S. Presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both die on the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence.

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.

1828 Marriage of Child
Joanna ADAMS married 1 May 1828, Conway, Massachusetts, USA to Scotto CLARK

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States

1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears

1831 Death of Child
Joel ADAMS died 18 February 1831, Conway, Massachusetts, USA

Joel was 78 years old.

1837 Death
6 November 1837
Conway, Massachusetts, USA

He died at the age of 85.

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