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Caleb Church

Caleb Church[1, 2, 3, 4]

Male Abt 1646 - 1722  (76 years)

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  • Name Caleb Church 
    Born Abt 1646  Plymouth, MA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 1722  Watertown, MA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I324  Alford Hathaway
    Last Modified 3 Oct 2021 

    Father Richard Church,   b. 1608, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Dec 1668, Dedham, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Warren,   b. Abt 1615,   d. 4 Mar 1669, Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 54 years) 
    Married Bef 1636  Plymouth Colony Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F145  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Joanna Sprague,   b. Bef 16 Dec 1644, Hingham, MA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jul 1678, Hingham, MA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age > 33 years) 
    Married 18 Dec 1667  Hingham, MA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Hannah Church,   b. 1 Nov 1668, Hingham Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1732  (Age 63 years)
     2. Ruth Church,   b. 4 Jan 1670, Hingham, Massachusetts Colony Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Jan 1746, Westfield, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
     3. Lydia Church,   b. 11 Jul 1671, Dedham, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Jan 1690, Dedham, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 18 years)
     4. Caleb Church,   b. 16 Dec 1673, Dedham, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1722, Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 48 years)
     5. Joshua Church,   b. 27 Jun 1675, Dedham, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Dedham, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location
    +6. Rebecca Church,   b. 27 Jun 1678, Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1 Apr 1757, Waltham, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
     7. Isaac Church,   b. 27 Jun 1678, Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2021 
    Family ID F146  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Rebecca Scottow,   b. 10 Oct 1652, Boston Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Jan 1716, Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years) 
    Married 6 Nov 1691  Watertown, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2021 
    Family ID F587  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 3 Deborah,   d. 17 Jan 1690, Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 6 Jun 1680 
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2021 
    Family ID F500075  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Picture of remains of the old mill in Oxford
    Picture of remains of the old mill in Oxford

    Documents
    Legislators of the General Court
    Legislators of the General Court
    Extracts from the Town Records of Watertown
    Extracts from the Town Records of Watertown
    Extracts from the records of the town on Watertown related to Caleb Church.
    Indenture (mortgage) sign by Caleb and Rebecca Church
    Indenture (mortgage) sign by Caleb and Rebecca Church
    In 1715 Caleb and Rebecca Church entered into an Indenture (mortgage) agreement to raise eighty pounds cash. This is an image of the original document.

    Flipbooks
    Caleb and Joanna Church
    Caleb and Joanna Church
    This is the story of Caleb and Joanna Church who lived in Massachusetts By Colony in the mid to late 1600s. Caleb was a millwright, bridge builder, tavern owner, and town leader who left a giant footprint on colonial history.

    Timelines
    Caleb and Joanna Church
    Caleb and Joanna Church
    The lives of Caleb and Joanna Church mapped against historical events

  • Sources 
    1. [S75] Mayflower Births and Deaths, Roser, Susan E, (Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., 1992.).

    2. [S76] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, (Ancestry.com).

    3. [S77] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, Dedham, (Ancestry.com).

    4. [S13] FindaGrave, (FindaGrave), https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34616421/rebeckah-church.