Rev. Joseph Rowlandson

Abt 1631 - 1678  (47 years)

• Name	Joseph Rowlandson
  Birth	Abt 1631	England
  Graduation	1652 (21 years)	Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1]
  He was the only graduate of Harvard Collage in 1652.
  Married	1659 (28 years)
  Mary White She was born about 1633 in England. Mary was captured by Indians, with the rest of her family, except for Joseph, who was in Boston. She was later released on 2 May 1676, and wrote a book about her captivity. She died in Wethersfield, Connecticut. Issue: 1. Mary Rowlandson (1658-1660) 2. Joseph Rowlandson (1662-____) 3. Mary Rowlandson (1665-____) 4. Sarah Rowlandson (1669-1676) [Killed by Indians]
  	Joseph's wife, Mary
  Ordained	1660 (29 years)	Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  He was the first minister of Lancaster, having begun to preach there in 1654.
  History	10 Feb 1676 (45 years)
  Joseph was away in Boston at the time of the attack on Lancaster, 10 February 1676. After Mary's ransom and release, 2 May 1676, Joseph preached in Boston and other towns without settling down.
  Moved to	Apr 1677 (46 years)	Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, U.S.A.
  He settled in Wethersfield to join the Rev Gershom Bulkley.
  Death	23 Nov 1678	Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, U.S.A.
  Siblings	1 brother and 2 sisters
  1. Thomas Rowlandson,   b. Abt 1627, England d. Jul 1682, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 55 years)   2. Elizabeth Rowlandson + 3. Martha Rowlandson,   b. 12 Aug 1622, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 17 Jul 1712, Salisbury, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay  (Age 89 years) ▻ John Eaton,  m. 1645   4. Rev. Joseph Rowlandson,   b. Abt 1631, England d. 23 Nov 1678, Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, U.S.A.  (Age 47 years)
  Half siblings	2 half brothers and 2 half sisters (family of Robert Massey and Bridget Bradstreet)
  1. Benjamin Massey   d. 6 Dec 1690, Rumney Marsh (now Chelsea), Suffolk County. Massachusetts   2. Mary Massey,   b. England d. After 1643   3. Joseph Massey   d. 30 Dec 1680, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   4. Ellen Massey   d. After 1643
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Thomas Rowlandson,   b. England d. 17 Nov 1657, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   (Father)  Bridget Bradstreet   d. 14 Jun 1662, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts Bay Colony   (Mother)
  Person ID, Branch	I18789
  Last Modified	22 Apr 2019

  
  

  Father	Thomas Rowlandson,   b. England d. 17 Nov 1657, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Bridget Bradstreet   d. 14 Jun 1662, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts Bay Colony
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F703	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Rev. Joseph Rowlandson(Abt 1631 – 1678) 2Thomas Rowlandson( – 1657) 3Bridget Bradstreet( – 1662)

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Abt 1631 - England Graduation - 1652 - Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Ordained - 1660 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Moved to - Apr 1677 - Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, U.S.A. Death - 23 Nov 1678 - Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  Book Written by Mary (White) Rowlandson

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S421] Taylor, Ellery Kirke, Descendants of Stephen Flanders of Salisbury, Mass., 1646 being a Genealogy of the Flanders Family, (Rutland, Vermont: Tuttle Company, 1932).