Joseph Belcher

Male13 May 1749–27 May 1814

Brief Life History of Joseph

When Joseph Belcher was born on 13 May 1749, in Stoughton, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Clifford Belcher, was 38 and his mother, Mehitable Bird, was 33. He married Mary Baker on 28 October 1775, in Sharon, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He died on 27 May 1814, in Farmington, Franklin, Maine, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Canton, Canton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States.

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Family Time Line

Joseph Belcher
1749–1814
Mary Baker
1754–1839
Marriage: 28 October 1775
Clifford Belcher
1788–1874
Cephas Belcher
1799–1852

Sources (6)

  • Joseph Belcher, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
  • Joseph Belcher in entry for Cephas Belcher, "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915"
  • Joseph Belcher in entry for Clifford Belcher, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    28 October 1775Sharon, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
  • Children (2)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (7)

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    World Events (6)

    1776

    Age 27

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

    1780

    Age 31

    Historical Boundaries: 1780: Lincoln, Massachusetts, United States 1799: Kennebec, Massachusetts, United States 1820: Kennebec, Maine, United States 1838: Franklin, Maine, United States

    1786 · Shays' Rebellion

    Age 37

    Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.

    Name Meaning

    English (of Norman origin):

    from Old French bel ch(i)ere or beu ch(i)ere (Old French beu, bel ‘fair, lovely’ + ch(i)ere ‘face, countenance’), which had various senses, including ‘fair face or looks, fine manners, good company, good cheer, food and drink, hospitality’. Although ch(i)ere originally meant ‘face’, the word later came to mean also ‘demeanor, disposition’ (hence English cheer), and the nickname may thus also have denoted a person of pleasant, cheerful disposition.

    from Old French bel, beu + sire ‘fair sir’, a term of address. From at least the 15th century this name was probably confused with the name above, owing to the pronunciation of Middle English beu sire and bel sire as ‘bewcher’ and ‘belsher’.

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

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