Joshua Rea

1691 - 1746  (54 years)

• Name	Joshua Rea  [1]
  Born	16 Oct 1691	Salem, Essex, Massachusetts   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Will	17 Feb 1745/46	Essex Co., Massachusetts   [3]
  	To son James Rea: feather bed, all my clothing; to daughter Mercy Blashfield: my pewter; to wife Mary Rea: one cow, all remaining personal estate, all improvements to real estate during her widowhood; to sons Joshua and James Rea: equal share in all real estate after the wife's widowhood; to daughter Mercy Blashfield: £10 or equivalent; executrix, wife Mary Rea
  Died	18 Feb 1745/56 - 23 Mar 1745/46	Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts   [4]
  Probate	24 Mar 1745/46	Essex Co., Massachusetts   [3]
  	Will proved
  Probate	27 Mar 1746	Essex Co., Massachusetts   [5]
  	Estate inventory, £272.0.3
  Probate	7 Apr 1749	Essex Co., Massachusetts   [6]
  	Real estate appraised for division
  Person ID	I1698	Wm L Gann Ancestors
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2017

  
  

  Father	Joshua Ray,   b. 6 Aug 1664, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts ,   d. 6 Apr 1710 - 15 Oct 1710  (Age 46 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Leach,   b. Dec 1668, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts ,   d. Aft 26 Nov 1717  (Age ~ 48 years)
  Married	Oct 1680 - Oct 1685	Salem, Essex, Massachusetts   [7]
  	The month and first three digits of the year are all that is legible. Their first known child was born in the spring of 1686
  Family ID	F410	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Mercy Taylor,   b. 3 Mar 1692/93, Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts ,   d. 1742, Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts  (Age 48 years)
  Married	7 Mar 1715/6	Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts   [8]
  Children	1. Lydia Rea,   c. 16 Mar 1717/18, Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts ,   d. 1 Jan 1733 - 7 Oct 1733, Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts  (Age ~ 15 years)   2. Mercy Rea,   c. 17 May 1719, Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts ,   d. Aft 27 Feb 1762  (Age ~ 42 years)   3. Sarah Rea,   c. 30 Jul 1721, Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts ,   d. 17 Aug 1721, Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts  (Age ~ 0 years)   4. Joshua Rea,   c. 2 Mar 1722/23, Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts ,   d. 1 Jan 1783 - 2 May 1784  (Age ~ 61 years)   5. Mary Rea,   c. 21 Aug 1726, Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts   6. James Rea,   c. 10 Jun 1733, Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts ,   d. 1 Jan 1760 - 24 Aug 1760, Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts  (Age ~ 27 years)   7. Ebenezer Rea,   c. 7 Oct 1733, Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts ,   d. Bef 18 Feb 1745/46  (Age ~ 12 years)   8. Lydia Rea,   c. 7 Oct 1733, Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts   9. Sarah Rea,   c. 16 Nov 1735, Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts
  Last Modified	4 Aug 2014
  Family ID	F408	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Mary Evans
  Married	Y  [3]
  Marriage License	30 Jul 1742	Salem, Essex, Massachusetts   [9]
  	Intention
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2017
  Family ID	F1886	Group Sheet

  
  

• Sources

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