Joseph Hills
1602 - 1688 (~ 85 years)-
Name Joseph Hills Christening 3 Mar 1601/1602 Great Burstead, Billerica, Essex, England Gender Male Death 5 Feb 1687/1688 Newbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts, USA Notes - Joseph was baptized 03 Mar 1602 at Great Burstead parish church in
Billericay,England. He was the son of George and Mary Hill. Joseph
came to New England as an undertaker,(i.e. stockholder) in 1638,
arriving in Boston July 25th on the "Susan and Ellen". He was a
woolen draper by trade and settled in Charlestown, residing in the
part which became Malden. He and his wife Rose were admitted to the
church 02 Dec 1639 and he was a freeman May 1645, though he was
Selectman the year preceding. He was Representitive for Malden in
1647, 1650 to 1656, and Deputy Speaker of the House in the earliest
years. In addition he was also leader of the Militia of the town of
Malden. In 1663 he was an attorney for certain business regarding
Mrs. Valentine Hill, and others. Joseph's note-book, containing
business memoranda from 1627 down, which is in the possession of the
New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston. After the death of
his first wife in 1650, Joseph remarried three more times in his life,
his forth wife, Anne, died several years after him in Newbury,MA.
Person ID I614 OurNorthernRoots | Andrew's Ancestor Last Modified 29 Aug 2011
Father George Hills Mother Mary Symonds Family ID F3333 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Rose Dunstar, b. Abt 1603, Essex, England d. 24 Mar 1649/1650, Malden, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA (Age ~ 47 years) Marriage 22 Jul 1624 Billericay, Essex, England Children + 1. Joseph Hills, b. 2 Aug 1629 + 2. Rebecca Hills, b. 20 Apr 1634, Malden, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA d. 6 Jun 1674, Malden, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA (Age 40 years) Family ID F551 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 25 Aug 2013
- Joseph was baptized 03 Mar 1602 at Great Burstead parish church in
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Event Map Christening - 3 Mar 1601/1602 - Great Burstead, Billerica, Essex, England Marriage - 22 Jul 1624 - Billericay, Essex, England Death - 5 Feb 1687/1688 - Newbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts, USA = Link to Google Earth