Individual Details
Joshua Rea
(Bet 1625 and 1628 - 1710)
November 15, 1688; On committee to select and secure a minister. Examining Samuel Parris. (Salem Witchcraft) Francis Nurse on committee with Joshua Rea and John Putnam, Sr., to discuss an appointment as minister with Rev. Samuel Paris of Boston. (Currents of Malice - Persis W. McMillen)
1 Aug. 1696 "Lt. Nath. Putnam Joshua Rea Sen and Thomas Preston and Joseph Holton plan to go to Boston to the Reverend Elders to take their advice about getting a minister."
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Joshua Rea, in Perley, Sidney. The History of Salem, Massachusetts. (Salem, Massachusetts: Sidney Perley, 1924-1928)
1:353.
Joshua Rea; husbandman; married Sarah Waters Feb. 26, 1651; she died May 19, 1700; he was living in 1701; children: 1. Daniel, born March 20 1654; 2. Rebecca, born Sept. 4, 1656; married, first, Samuel Stevens; he was killed in the battle of Bloody Brook, Sept. 18, 1675; married, second, Simon Orne; 3. Sarah, born Nov. 10, 1658, died young; 4. Elizabeth, born Jan.. 3, 1659-60; 5. Sarah, born June 4, 1661; married Thomas Haines; 6. Bethiah, born Jan. 3, 1662-3; married Joseph Gould; 7. Joshua, born Aug. 6, 1664; 8. John, born May 23, 1666; 9. Hannah, born Aug. 1, 1668.
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Ray, F. M. "The Journal of Dr. Caleb Rea, written during The Expedition against Ticonderoga in 1758", in Historical collections of the Essex Institute. (Salem, Massachusetts: Published for the Essex Institute by H. Whipple)
18:82, 1881.
Joshna (Daniel2) died in 1710. There is considerable uncertainty attending the date of his birth, since the ages given in three different depositions would place this event in 1628, 1631 and 1637, respectively. He was a member of the First Church in Salem in 1662, and May 3, 1665, was admitted freeman. In 1689, he and his wife, Sarah Waters, to whom he was married Feb. 26, 1651, were original members of the church in Salem Village. In 1693, he is said to have kept the "Ship Tavern" in Salem. His wife died May 19, 1700, aged 70.
1 Aug. 1696 "Lt. Nath. Putnam Joshua Rea Sen and Thomas Preston and Joseph Holton plan to go to Boston to the Reverend Elders to take their advice about getting a minister."
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Joshua Rea, in Perley, Sidney. The History of Salem, Massachusetts. (Salem, Massachusetts: Sidney Perley, 1924-1928)
1:353.
Joshua Rea; husbandman; married Sarah Waters Feb. 26, 1651; she died May 19, 1700; he was living in 1701; children: 1. Daniel, born March 20 1654; 2. Rebecca, born Sept. 4, 1656; married, first, Samuel Stevens; he was killed in the battle of Bloody Brook, Sept. 18, 1675; married, second, Simon Orne; 3. Sarah, born Nov. 10, 1658, died young; 4. Elizabeth, born Jan.. 3, 1659-60; 5. Sarah, born June 4, 1661; married Thomas Haines; 6. Bethiah, born Jan. 3, 1662-3; married Joseph Gould; 7. Joshua, born Aug. 6, 1664; 8. John, born May 23, 1666; 9. Hannah, born Aug. 1, 1668.
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Ray, F. M. "The Journal of Dr. Caleb Rea, written during The Expedition against Ticonderoga in 1758", in Historical collections of the Essex Institute. (Salem, Massachusetts: Published for the Essex Institute by H. Whipple)
18:82, 1881.
Joshna (Daniel2) died in 1710. There is considerable uncertainty attending the date of his birth, since the ages given in three different depositions would place this event in 1628, 1631 and 1637, respectively. He was a member of the First Church in Salem in 1662, and May 3, 1665, was admitted freeman. In 1689, he and his wife, Sarah Waters, to whom he was married Feb. 26, 1651, were original members of the church in Salem Village. In 1693, he is said to have kept the "Ship Tavern" in Salem. His wife died May 19, 1700, aged 70.
Events
| Birth | Bet 1625 and 1628 | Salem Village, Essex Co, MA | |||
| Marriage | 26 Feb 1650/51 | Salem Village, Essex Co, MA - Sarah Waters | |||
| Death | 1710 | Salem Village, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America |
Families
| Spouse | Sarah Waters (1630 - 1700) |
| Child | Daniel Rea (1654 - 1714) |