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Joseph Mears
1725 - Abt 1745 (20 years)-
Name Joseph Mears Born 15 Jan 1725 Springfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States 
[1, 2] Gender Male AFN 9J2V-JX Died Abt 17 Jun 1745 Louisbourg, Nova Scotia, Canada [3] Person ID I596 James Henry Martineau Last Modified 22 Feb 2016
Father Samuel Mears, b. 10 Apr 1700, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States , d. 8 Mar 1757, Springfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States (Age 56 years) Mother Ruth Kilbourne, b. Abt 1705, Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States , d. 28 Mar 1803, West Springfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States (Age ~ 98 years) Married 14 Nov 1724 Springfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States [4, 5] Family ID F243 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - BIRTH: "Descendants of Robert Meares of Boston, Mass.", compiled 1919-1950 by Theoda Mears Morse, copy at the NEHGS, p. 39-40. - D0001
DEATH: "Baptisms, Marriages, Deaths 1736-1809, First Church of Springfield, Mass.", copy at CT Valley Historical Museum, pg. 41. Lists members who lost their lives in an expedition against the French at Louisbourg (Louisburgh), Nova Scotia in 1745 includes Joseph Mears. (Louisbourg was captured 17 Jun 1745. - D0001)
A list of members of the first Parish of Springfield,Massachusetts, who lost their lives at Louisburgh, contains the name of Joseph Mears (Green's Springfield, 1636-1886, p. 261 )
"In the expecition against Louisburgh in 1745--- the command contained a company of Springfield men of whom 23 laid down their lives in the historic seige." Among them was Joseph Mears (Copeland's Hist. of Hampden Co. Massachusetts, vol 2, p. 33) Note by T.M.M. Louisburgh was captured 17 Jun 1745.
- BIRTH: "Descendants of Robert Meares of Boston, Mass.", compiled 1919-1950 by Theoda Mears Morse, copy at the NEHGS, p. 39-40. - D0001
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Sources - [S74] Some Descendants of John & Lucy Rockwell Mears of Windsor Connecticut, Compiled by Helen E. Rickley Healy, GSF #223,920, 3rd item., p. 3 (Reliability: 3).
- [S111] Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001, Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001. FamilySearch, (https://familysearch.org :n.d.), Hampden, Springfield, Births 1728-1772 vol 2, image 5, accessed 22 February 2016. (Reliability: 3).
Joseph Meares the son of Samuel Meares of Springfield and Ruth Meares his wife born the 15th day of Janu.y Anno Dom. 1724/5. Entd. June 7th 1729.
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11680-114254-16?cc=2061550 - [S74] Some Descendants of John & Lucy Rockwell Mears of Windsor Connecticut, Compiled by Helen E. Rickley Healy, GSF #223,920, 3rd item., p. 3 (Reliability: 3).
see info in Notes - [S108] Some Descendants of John Norton of Branford 1622-1709, With Notes and Dates of Other Emigrant Nortons, etc., Walter Whittlesey Norton, (Lakeville, Conn., The Journal Press 1909), p. 2 (Reliability: 3).
intentions at Springfield26 Sep 1724 - [S111] Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001, Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001. FamilySearch, (https://familysearch.org :n.d.), Hampden, Springfield, Births, marriages, deaths 1638-1728 vol 1, image 126, accessed 22 February 2016. (Reliability: 3).
Samuel Meeares Entered his Intention of Marriage with Ruth Kilborn & their Publishment was posted up Novembr 14: 1724
- [S74] Some Descendants of John & Lucy Rockwell Mears of Windsor Connecticut, Compiled by Helen E. Rickley Healy, GSF #223,920, 3rd item., p. 3 (Reliability: 3).