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John Packard

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John Packard

Birth
Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
16 Mar 1741 (aged 85)
Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial
Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA Add to Map
Plot
No stone present today - recorded to be at Section B, grave 120
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John married Judith Winslow on April 12, 1688 in Taunton, Bristol county, Plymouth Colony. Judith was the daughter of John and Judith, nee Smith, Winslow. They had children:
Mary
Joseph
Elizabeth
Sarah


Note: The Bridgewater Historical Commission sent a letter dated September 6, 1994 in response to a letter from the Curator of American Decorative Arts and Sculpture at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston and stated that, yes, the town would like the headstone returned. The letter states that the gravestone will be returned to it's proper location. That has not happened, yet.



Sources: History of Bridgewater by Nahum Mitchell, (pub. 1840, 1897, 1970, 1975), One World Tree - Ancestry.com and Epitaphs in Old Bridgewater Massachusetts by Williams Latham (pub. 1882).
John married Judith Winslow on April 12, 1688 in Taunton, Bristol county, Plymouth Colony. Judith was the daughter of John and Judith, nee Smith, Winslow. They had children:
Mary
Joseph
Elizabeth
Sarah


Note: The Bridgewater Historical Commission sent a letter dated September 6, 1994 in response to a letter from the Curator of American Decorative Arts and Sculpture at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston and stated that, yes, the town would like the headstone returned. The letter states that the gravestone will be returned to it's proper location. That has not happened, yet.



Sources: History of Bridgewater by Nahum Mitchell, (pub. 1840, 1897, 1970, 1975), One World Tree - Ancestry.com and Epitaphs in Old Bridgewater Massachusetts by Williams Latham (pub. 1882).

Inscription

Here lies the body of Mr. John Packard, who decd March ye 16th, 1741, in ye 85th year of his age.



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  • Maintained by: Chip5610
  • Originally Created by: Nan
  • Added: Oct 13, 2007
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22158690/john-packard: accessed ), memorial page for John Packard (20 Jul 1655–16 Mar 1741), Find a Grave Memorial ID 22158690, citing First Cemetery, Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Chip5610 (contributor 46997557).