Individual Details

Joseph Peckham

(28 Jul 1787 - 1876)

He is said to have lived at Little Compton, and near Boston,Massachusetts; he removed to the state of New York when a young man,and after residing a short time in Cortland county, thereafter located in Allegany county, where he died in 1876. He was a carpenter, and alsoa well-to-do farmer. In later years he was a Republican, and he was a member of the Baptist church.

Events

Birth28 Jul 1787near Little Compton, Middletown, Rhode Island,
Marriage5 Jan 1812Abigail Smith
Death1876Allegany county

Families

SpouseAbigail Smith ( - )
FatherIsaac Peckham (1763 - )
MotherRuth Tripp (1764 - 1815)
SiblingCatherine Peckham (1786 - )
SiblingErasmus Kelley Peckham (1788 - )
SiblingEsther Peckham (1790 - )
SiblingAuschley Peckham (1792 - )
SiblingJohn Peckham (1794 - )
SiblingRuth Peckham (1799 - )
SiblingIsaac Peckham (1802 - )

Notes

Marriage

He married Abigail, daughter of Captain Joseph and Rhoda (Parker)Smith, January 5, 1812. She was a member of the Smith family ofVirginia, to which belonged the famous Captain John Smith.

Death

He is said to have lived at Little Compton, and near Boston, Massachusetts; he removed to the state of New York when a young man, and after residing a short time in Cortland county, thereafter located in Allegany county, where he died in 1876. He was a carpenter, and also a well-to-do farmer. In later years he was a Republican, and he was a member of the Baptist church.