Joseph Linnell

Brief Life History of Joseph

When Joseph Linnell was born on 12 June 1707, in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, his father, John Linnell, was 38 and his mother, Ruth Davis, was 33. He married Dorcas Smith on 26 November 1747, in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 9 daughters. He died on 18 January 1783, in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 75.

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Joseph Linnell
1707–1783
Dorcas Smith
1723–1808
Marriage: 26 November 1747
Levi Linnell
1749–1821
Thankful Humel
1750–
Thankful Linnell
1750–
Dorcas Humel
1752–
Lydia Humel
1754–
Lydia Linnell
1754–
Herman Linnell
1756–1848
Beman Humel
1756–
Sarah Linnell
1757–1816
Lydia Linnet
1757–
Abigail Linnell
1761–1847
Rebecca Linnell
1763–1854

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  • Joseph Linnel, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
  • Joseph Linnel, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910"
  • Joseph Linnel, "Maryland, Church Records, 1668-1995"

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1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1776 · The Declaration to the King

"""At the end of the Second Continental Congress the 13 colonies came together to petition independence from King George III. With no opposing votes, the Declaration of Independence was drafted and ready for all delegates to sign on the Fourth of July 1776. While many think the Declaration was to tell the King that they were becoming independent, its true purpose was to be a formal explanation of why the Congress voted together to declare their independence from Britain. The Declaration also is home to one of the best-known sentences in the English language, stating, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."""""""

Name Meaning

English: possibly a habitational name from Lyne Hill in Penkridge, Staffordshire.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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