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Maj Joseph Varnum

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Maj Joseph Varnum

Birth
Dracut, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
26 Aug 1783 (aged 73)
Burial
Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Add to Map
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Son of Joseph and Ruth (Jewett) Varnum.

He 1st married Rachill Goodhue. They filed the intention of marriage in Dracut, MA, on May 25, 1739. Rachel died Mar. 16, 1746. (burial still unknown)

Children w/Rachel (b. in Dracut)
Rachil, Nov. 21, 1739
Joseph, Nov. 13, 1741 - Aug. 4, 1743
Joseph, Oct. 3, 1743 - Aug. 9, 1747
Ebenezer, Feb. 23, 1745 - Mar. 30, 1813

2nd married Mrs. Abiah Mitchel of Haverhill. They filed the intention of marriage in Dracut, MA, on Aug. 15, 1744*. They then married in Haverhill in Sept. 1747. Abiah died Dec. 27, 1753. (burial still unknown)

Children w/Abiah (b. in Dracut)
Abiah, Nov. 13, 1748-9 - Sept. 30, 1750
Bradly, Aug. 19, 1750 - Oct. 15, 1799
Joseph, May 1, 1752 - Sep. 23, 1793
Martha, Dec. 22, 1753 - Jan. 1, 1754

3rd married Mrs. Anna Bowers. They filed the intention of marriage in Dracut, MA, Jan. 17, 1761. Anna died Nov. 26, 1778, in her 71st year.

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*Note the Dracut VRs (pgs 215 & 249) say Joseph and Abiah filed the intention in 1744. However, he would have had to had divorced Rachel in order to do this. The Haverhill records have them marrying in 1747. So this is most likely a typo in the Dracut records.
Son of Joseph and Ruth (Jewett) Varnum.

He 1st married Rachill Goodhue. They filed the intention of marriage in Dracut, MA, on May 25, 1739. Rachel died Mar. 16, 1746. (burial still unknown)

Children w/Rachel (b. in Dracut)
Rachil, Nov. 21, 1739
Joseph, Nov. 13, 1741 - Aug. 4, 1743
Joseph, Oct. 3, 1743 - Aug. 9, 1747
Ebenezer, Feb. 23, 1745 - Mar. 30, 1813

2nd married Mrs. Abiah Mitchel of Haverhill. They filed the intention of marriage in Dracut, MA, on Aug. 15, 1744*. They then married in Haverhill in Sept. 1747. Abiah died Dec. 27, 1753. (burial still unknown)

Children w/Abiah (b. in Dracut)
Abiah, Nov. 13, 1748-9 - Sept. 30, 1750
Bradly, Aug. 19, 1750 - Oct. 15, 1799
Joseph, May 1, 1752 - Sep. 23, 1793
Martha, Dec. 22, 1753 - Jan. 1, 1754

3rd married Mrs. Anna Bowers. They filed the intention of marriage in Dracut, MA, Jan. 17, 1761. Anna died Nov. 26, 1778, in her 71st year.

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*Note the Dracut VRs (pgs 215 & 249) say Joseph and Abiah filed the intention in 1744. However, he would have had to had divorced Rachel in order to do this. The Haverhill records have them marrying in 1747. So this is most likely a typo in the Dracut records.


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  • Created by: Denise
  • Added: Aug 21, 2013
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/115866306/joseph-varnum: accessed ), memorial page for Maj Joseph Varnum (7 May 1710–26 Aug 1783), Find a Grave Memorial ID 115866306, citing Hamblett Cemetery, Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Denise (contributor 46820671).