Some Descendants of Joshua
Fletcher (Joshua, William, Robert) and Dorothy Heald
of Chelmsford
- Joshua Fletcher was born on 1 May 1701 in Westford. [Ref]
He died on 15 Sep 1727 in Westford. [Ref]
- Sarah Fletcher was born on 25 Feb 1703/4 in Chelmsford. [Ref, d. Joshua and Dorothy] She died on18 Mar 1704 in Chelmsford [Ref] or in Westford. [Ref]
- Elizabeth Fletcher was born on 9 Feb 1705 in Chelmsford. [Ref, d. Joshua and Dorothy]
She married Benjamin Blodgett of Chelmsford on 14 Feb 1733 in Westford.
[Ref]
- Hannah Fletcher was born on 21 Sep 1706 in Chelmsford. [Ref, d. Joshua and Dorothy]
- Esther Fletcher was born in Westford. [Ref] She died
on 12 Nov 1708 in Westford. [Ref]
- Ephraim Fletcher was born on 12 Mar 1710 in Chelmsford. [Ref, s. Joshua and Dorothy]
He married Hannah Roe after 14 Sep 1731 (int.) in Westford. [Ref]
- Gershom Fletcher was born on 27 Jul 1712 [Ref,
pp. 33-36] in Westford. [Ref] He died on
28 Jun 1779. He married Lydia Townsend [Ref,
pp. 33-36] on 28 May 1733 in Westford. [Ref]
- Mary Fletcher was born about 1745. She died on 28 Nov 1809 and is buried in the
Union Cemetery in Bridgewater, Grafton, New Hampshire. She married Lieut. Jonathan
Robbins [Ref, pp. 33-36]
on 13 Nov 1764 in Westford. [Ref]
He married second her cousin Susanna
Fletcher. [Ref, pp. 33-36]
Lieut. Jonathan
Robbins is buried in the Union Cemetery in Bridgewater, Grafton,
New Hampshire. The inscription on his gravestone says "In memory
of | Lieut. | Jonathan Rollins | who died Dec. 8, | 1819 in the 76th
| year of his age", making him born about 1742. [Ref]
Also buried in the Union Cemetery are a Mary and a Susanna Robbins.
Mary's gravestone says "In memory of | Mrs. Mary Robbins. | who
died Nov. 28, | 1809. In the 64th. | year of her age. | wife of Lieut
| Jonathan Robbins. Footstone: M. R.", making her born about
1745. [Ref]
Susanna's gravestone says "In memory of | Susanna Robbins. |
died Dec, 11, 1819 | aged 76 years. | wife of Lieut. | Jonathan Robbins,"
making her born about 1743. Two of the four children of Jonathan and
Mary Fletcher whose births are recorded in Westford are also buried
in the Union Cemetery.
- Zachariah Fletcher
was born on 28 Oct 1714 [Ref,
pp. 33-36] in Westford [Ref, s. Joshua and Dorothy]
or in Chelmsford. [Ref, s. Joshua and Dorothy] He married Susanna Fassett on 23 Sep 1735 in Concord. [Ref,
pp. 33-36][Ref] Susanna married second William Fletcher. Susanna, the wife of William and formerly the wife of Zachariah, died on 30 Jun 1763 in Westford. [Ref]
- Zachariah Fletcher
was born on 23 Jun 1740 in Westford. [Ref, s. Zachariah and Susanna]
He married Eunice Keep after 22 Aug 1761 (int.) in Westford. [Ref]
- Eunice
Fletcher was born on 20 Mar 1763 in Westford. [Ref]
- Abigail
Fletcher was born on 13 Jan 1768 in Westford. [Ref]
- Susanna
Fletcher was born on 24 Oct 1743. [Ref,
pp. 33-36] She died on 11 Dec 1819 and is buried in the Union Cemetery
in Bridgewater, Grafton, New Hampshire. She married first Joseph
Parker. [Ref, pp. 35-36]
She married second Lieut.
Jonathan Robbins [Ref,
pp. 33-36] after 28 Nov 1809. He married first her first cousin Mary
Fletcher. [Ref, pp. 33-36]
- Dorothy Fletcher was born on 17 Mar 1715/6 in Chelmsford. [Ref, d. Joshua and Dorothy]
She married Aaron Parker on 20 Apr 1738 in Westford.
[Ref]
- Sarah Fletcher was born on 29 Mar 1719 [Ref,
pp. 33-36] in Chelmsford. [Ref, d. Joshua and Dorothy]
She married Samuel Parker on 22 Jan
1739 in Westford. [Ref]
- Eunice Fletcher was born on 9 Nov 1720 in Chelmsford. [Ref, d. Joshua and Dorothy] She married
Amaziah Fassett on 12 Oct 1742 [Ref]