Joseph
ROCKWELL
(b.
8 July 1668
,
Windsor, Connecticut Colony
d.
27 October 1742
,
Middletown, Crown Colony of Connecticut
)
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Joseph ROCKWELL was born 8 July 1668 in Windsor, Connecticut Colony
Joseph ROCKWELL was the child of John ROCKWELL and Deliverance HAWES and the grandchild of: (paternal) William ROCKWELL and Susannah CAPEN (maternal) Richard HAWES and Anne UNKNOWNJoseph ROCKWELL died 27 October 1742 in Middletown, Crown Colony of Connecticut.
Spouse:
Elizabeth Foster Rockwell (1653 - 1753)*
Children:
Joseph Rockwell (1697 - 1757)*
William Rockwell (1702 - 1765)*
Edward Rockwell (1707 - 1792)*
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Occupation
Joseph ROCKWELL was a Deacon.
Joseph ROCKWELL was a Deacon.
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Birth
Name: Joseph Rockwell
Gender: Male
Christening Date:
Christening Place:
Birth Date: 08 Jul 1668
Birthplace: WINDSOR TWP,HARTFORD,CONNETICUT
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race:
Father's Name: John Rockwell
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Deliuerance
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: 7450362
System Origin: Connecticut-ODM
GS Film number: unknown
Reference ID:
'Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:F74R-SWR : 11 February 2018), John Rockwell in entry for Joseph Rockwell, 08 Jul 1668; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
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Name: Joseph Rockwell
Gender: Male
Christening Date:
Christening Place:
Birth Date: 08 Jul 1668
Birthplace: WINDSOR TWP,HARTFORD,CONNETICUT
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race:
Father's Name: John Rockwell
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Deliuerance
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: 7450362
System Origin: Connecticut-ODM
GS Film number: unknown
Reference ID:
'Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:F74R-SWR : 11 February 2018), John Rockwell in entry for Joseph Rockwell, 08 Jul 1668; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
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Grave
Inscription:
Grave inscription
Here lies interred the body of Capt. Joseph Rockwell who was chosen Deacon of the first
Church of Christ in Middletown, May the 31 1704 and having served his own generation by
the will of God fell on sleep October 27 1742 the 75 year of his life.
Riverside Cemetery Middletown Middlesex County Connecticut, USA
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1742 Death 27 October 1742
Middletown, Crown Colony of Connecticut
He died at the age of 74.
Joseph is buried at: Riverside Cemetery Middletown Middlesex County Connecticut, USA
Added: 7/24/2015 9:00:18 AM
- Updated: 3/27/2025 3:13:05 PM
The name Connecticut originates from the Algonquian word 'Quinnehtukqut' (beside the long tidal river). (statesymbolsusa.org)Prior to 1638 - Connecticut, New England
1638 - 1662 - New Haven Colony
1662 - 1687 - Connecticut Colony
1688 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1787 - Crown Colony of Connecticut
January 5, 1788 - Connecticut becomes 5th U.S. state
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