When Joseph Coastfield was born in 1720, in Langton Matravers, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, his father, Thomas Coastfield, was 41 and his mother, Ann Brownsea, was 39. He married Mary Spencer on 19 November 1750, in Langton Matravers, Dorset, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He died in 1781, in his hometown, at the age of 61, and was buried in Langton Matravers, Dorset, England, United Kingdom.
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form of the biblical Hebrew name Yosef, meaning ‘(God) shall add (another son)’. This was borne by the favourite son of Jacob, whose brothers became jealous of him and sold him into slavery (Genesis 37). He was taken to Egypt, where he rose to become chief steward to Pharaoh, and was eventually reconciled to his brothers when they came to buy corn during a seven-year famine (Genesis 43–7). In the New Testament Joseph is the name of the husband of the Virgin Mary. It is also borne by a rich Jew, Joseph of Arimathea (Matthew 27:57; Mark 15:43; Luke 23:50; John 19:38), who took Jesus down from the Cross, wrapped him in a shroud, and buried him in a rock tomb. According to medieval legend, Joseph of Arimathea brought the Holy Grail to Britain. The name was uncommon in Britain in the Middle Ages but was revived in the mid 16th century and had become popular by the 1630s, remaining so ever since.
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