James BODWELL^{[1, 2]}

1712 - Abt 1797  (84 years)

• Name	James BODWELL
  Born	1 Feb 1712	Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States   [2]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	B6C5543511C9465386EBF157DB044AC21B0E
  Died	Abt 1797	Barre, Washington, Vermont, USA
  Person ID	I147228	Branch 237 Mathias Stafford 1823 CAN
  Last Modified	16 Jul 2018

  
  

  Father	James BODWELL,   b. 10 Jan 1690, Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, USA ,   d. Jun 1746, Methuen, Essex, Massachusetts, USA  (Age 56 years)
  Mother	Mary PARKER,   b. 30 Jun 1686,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F49285	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth ROBERTS,   b. 13 Nov 1715,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	13 Jun 1734	Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA   [1]
  Children	1. Eliphalet BODWELL, Captain,   b. 8 Jul 1738, Methuen, Essex, Massachusetts, USA ,   d. Aft 1800  (Age > 63 years)
  Last Modified	18 Jul 2018
  Family ID	F49284	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  James Bodwell, Jr. (1712-1797)James was a cooper and lived in Methuen, Mass.(Methuen Births, Marriages and Deaths before 1850). James served in Capt Nathan Chandler’s Company, Masachusetts Militia, in August, 1757. This company was part of the force that was sent to relieve Ft. William Henry. The fort fell August 9, 1757 to the French General Montcalm, who led a mixed force of French regulars, Canadians, and Indians. The Defense and Surrender of Fort McHenry. Serving at the fort at the time of its surrender was James’ son Eliphalet. (source: A List of Men from Methuen, Ma who served in militia units during the French and Indian War (1755-1763). At about the close of the French and Indian War, James and his family moved to Windsor, Vt. (Heather Robertson) Son of: James 1690 Born Died Married Spouse 1 Feb 1712 ca. 1797 13 Jun 1734 Elizabeth Roberts Haverhill, Ma Barre, Vt? Newbury, Ma b. 13 Nov 1715 ABT 1763 Elizabeth Boughten b. ABT 1715 Children of James and Elizabeth (Roberts) Bodwell Name Birth Date Birth Place Death Date Death Place 1. Hannah 25 Apr 1735 Methuen, Ma 25 Jul 1736 Methuen, Ma 2. Hannah 18 May 1737 Methuen, Ma 3. Capt. Eliphalet 8 Jul 1738 Methuen, Ma AFT 1800 4. Benjamin 22 Aug 1741 Methuen, Ma 7 Apr 1787 Simsbury, Ct 01/01/97 [Return to The Bodwell Family Home Page] Contact: [email protected] December 26,1996 Copyright (C) 1996, 1997 Donald J. Bodwell. All rights reserved.

  
  

• Sources

  [S14099] Massachusetts, Marriages, 1633-1850. [S14098] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988.