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Isaac Hathaway

Isaac Hathaway[1, 2, 3, 4]

Male 1704 - 1749  (44 years)

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  • Name Isaac Hathaway 
    Born 16 Jul 1704  Freetown, MA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 6 Jun 1749 
    Buried Plummer Burial Ground Freetown Bristol County Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I330  Alford Hathaway
    Last Modified 21 Sep 2021 

    Father Jacob Hathaway, Sr.,   b. 1676, Freetown, Bristol County, Plymouth Colony Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Feb 1759, Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts Colony, present USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Mother Philipa Chase,   b. 5 Jul 1679, Freetown, Plymouth Colony Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Oct 1754, Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Province Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Married 28 Jan 1696/97  Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F151  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Rebecca Warren,   b. 14 Aug 1701, Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Mar 1773, Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
    Married Jan 1726  Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Major Joshua Hathaway,   b. 19 Jan 1727, Freetown, MA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 May 1807, Sutton, Worcester Co., MA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
     2. Isaac Hathaway,   b. 29 Jul 1729, Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts - Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Dec 1798, Cheshire, Berkshire, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
     3. Irene Hathaway,   b. 17 May 1731, Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Sep 1753  (Age 22 years)
     4. Phineas Hathaway,   b. 11 Feb 1733, Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1785, Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts Colony, present USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age < 51 years)
     5. Daniel Hathaway,   b. 25 May 1735, Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Jun 1777  (Age 42 years)
     6. Prudence Hathaway,   b. 7 May 1736, Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1768  (Age 31 years)
     7. Susanna Hathaway,   b. 28 Apr 1741, Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Aug 1795  (Age 54 years)
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2021 
    Family ID F150  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Headstones
    Isaac Hathaway's headstone
    Isaac Hathaway's headstone
    Isaac is buried in the old colonial Plummer Burial Ground across the street from St. Bernard Church in Freetown, Massachusetts.
    The inscription reads:
    In Memory of
    Isaac Hathaway
    Died June ye 7th
    1749 in ye 45th

    Flipbooks
    Isaac and Rebecca Hathaway
    Isaac and Rebecca Hathaway
    They lived in Freetown in the early part of the 1700s. Isaac was a Blacksmith, who, unfortunately, died in his early forties, leaving Rebecca to raise their children.

    Timelines
    Isaac and Rebecca Hathaway timeline
    Isaac and Rebecca Hathaway timeline
    Isaac and Rebecca's lives mapped against major events in history

  • Sources 
    1. [S11] Hathaways of America, Elizabeth Starr Versailles, (Gazette Printing, Company, Northhampton, Mass, 1970).

    2. [S27] History of Freetown, Freetown Historical Society, (J.H. Franklin & Company. 78 Bedford Street, Fall River, Massachusetts).

    3. [S28] Vital Records of Freetown, Helen Gurney Thomas, (Heritage Books 2016).

    4. [S54] Mayflower Families, NEHGS, (https://www.americanancestors.org).