Joseph Hills

1601 - 1687  (85 years)

• Name	Joseph Hills
  Birth	3 Mar 1601	Billericay, Essex, England
  Gender	Male
  Death	5 Feb 1687	Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts
  Burial	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40885937/joseph-hills
  Notes	Joseph was baptized 03 Mar 1602 at Great Bumstead 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 Representative 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 notebook, 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 fourth wife, Anne, died several years after him in Newbury, MA.
  Person ID	I614	OurNorthernRoots | Bryan's Ancestry, Andrew's Ancestor
  Last Modified	15 Nov 2025

  
  

  Father	George Hills
  Mother	Mary Symonds
  Family ID	F3333	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rose Dunstar,   b. 1602, Great Burstead, Essex, England d. 24 Mar 1650, Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (Age 48 years)
  Marriage	22 Jul 1624	Great Burstead, Essex, England
  Children	+ 1. Joseph Hills,   b. 2 Aug 1629 + 2. Rebecca Hills,   b. 20 Apr 1634, Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts d. 6 Jun 1674, Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (Age 40 years)
  Family ID	F551	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 Nov 2025

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Birth - 3 Mar 1601 - Billericay, Essex, England Marriage - 22 Jul 1624 - Great Burstead, Essex, England Death - 5 Feb 1687 - Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts  = Link to Google Earth
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