Deacon Daniel Littlefield was born on 12 October 1712, in Braintree, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, his father, Edmund Littlefield, was 26 and his mother, Bethia Waldo, was 24. He was Deacon in the First Church of Bridgewater, and was noted for his benevolence and his championship of the cause of the poor and oppressed.
Siblings:
1. Susannah Littlefield 1716-1753
2. Esther Littlefield 1714-1792
He married his first wife Rebecca Williams on 5 December 1732, in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.
They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 7 daughters.
1. Edmund Littlefield 1733-1734
2. Mary Littlefield 1734-1818; married to David Wade 1732-1795
3. Daniel Littlefield 1737-1820; married to Rachel Pope 1741-1760 and Catherine Cole 1736-1820
4. Rebecca Littlefield 1739-1772; married to Silas Kinsley 1735-1775
5. Bethia Littlefield 1742-1826; married to John Pitcher Tucker 1742-1804
6. Martha Littlefield 1744-1745
7. Seth Littlefield 1746-1839; married to Kezia Ames 1750-1829
8. Susannah Littlefield 1747-1836; married to Edward Keith 1738-1814
9. Martha Littlefield 1750-1836; married to Luke Keith 1742-1814
10. Reuben Littlefield 1753-1753
11. Silence Littlefield 1754-1754
12. Adam Littlefield 1758-1758
He married his second wife Mercy Drake in Easton, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America on September 15, 1772.
He died on 6 April 1806, in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 93.
He served in French and Indian War in a Bridgewater Company.
On April 18, 1775 the American War of Independence began. The 13 original colonies, including Colonial Massachusetts, had not separated from Great Britain at the start of the war and there was no American government. Colonial Massachusetts had a system of government in which they elected their governors under self-governing rule. The 13 Colonies asked the Continental Congress to direct the war and Congress, unexpectedly, became the governing body of North America. On May 15, 1776 Congress advised Colonial Massachusetts and all the other colonies to form governments for themselves and write their own constitutions. Colonial Massachusetts was used to self government and kept its existing charter as their constitution. Massachusetts was the 5th of the original 13 colonies to become a state on January 9, 1788
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Daniel married 2nd Mercy Drake, widow of Nehemiah Randall, 15 Sep 1772 in Easton Bristol, Massachusetts. She died 26 Feb 1778.
He married 3rd widow Abial Williams, born 1734, died 3 May 1815 in Easton, Bristol, Massachusetts.
Source: Genealogy of the Waldo family : a record of the descendants of Cornelius Waldo of Ipswich, Mass., from 1647 to 1900 Vol. I. Third generation
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Siblings:
1. Susannah Littlefield 1716-1753
2. Esther Littlefield 1714-1792
He married his first wife Rebecca Williams on 5 December 1732, in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.
They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 7 daughters.
1. Edmund Littlefield 1733-1734
2. Mary Littlefield 1734-1818; married to David Wade 1732-1795
3. Daniel Littlefield 1737-1820; married to Rachel Pope 1741-1760 and Catherine Cole 1736-1820
4. Rebecca Littlefield 1739-1772; married to Silas Kinsley 1735-1775
5. Bethia Littlefield 1742-1826; married to John Pitcher Tucker 1742-1804
6. Martha Littlefield 1744-1745
7. Seth Littlefield 1746-1839; married to Kezia Ames 1750-1829
8. Susannah Littlefield 1747-1836; married to Edward Keith 1738-1814
9. Martha Littlefield 1750-1836; married to Luke Keith 1742-1814
10. Reuben Littlefield 1753-1753
11. Silence Littlefield 1754-1754
12. Adam Littlefield 1758-1758
He married his second wife Mercy Drake in Easton, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America on September 15, 1772.
He died on 6 April 1806, in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 93.
He served in French and Indian War in a Bridgewater Company.
On April 18, 1775 the American War of Independence began. The 13 original colonies, including Colonial Massachusetts, had not separated from Great Britain at the start of the war and there was no American government. Colonial Massachusetts had a system of government in which they elected their governors under self-governing rule. The 13 Colonies asked the Continental Congress to direct the war and Congress, unexpectedly, became the governing body of North America. On May 15, 1776 Congress advised Colonial Massachusetts and all the other colonies to form governments for themselves and write their own constitutions. Colonial Massachusetts was used to self government and kept its existing charter as their constitution. Massachusetts was the 5th of the original 13 colonies to become a state on January 9, 1788
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Daniel married 2nd Mercy Drake, widow of Nehemiah Randall, 15 Sep 1772 in Easton Bristol, Massachusetts. She died 26 Feb 1778.
He married 3rd widow Abial Williams, born 1734, died 3 May 1815 in Easton, Bristol, Massachusetts.
Source: Genealogy of the Waldo family : a record of the descendants of Cornelius Waldo of Ipswich, Mass., from 1647 to 1900 Vol. I. Third generation
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Deacon Daniel Littlefield was born on 12 October 1712, in Braintree, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, his father, Edmund Littlefield, was 26 and his mother, Bethia Waldo, was 24. He was Deacon in the First Church of Bridgewater, and was noted for his benevolence and his championship of the cause of the poor and oppressed.
Siblings:
1. Susannah Littlefield 1716-1753
2. Esther Littlefield 1714-1792
He married his first wife Rebecca Williams on 5 December 1732, in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.
They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 7 daughters.
1. Edmund Littlefield 1733-1734
2. Mary Littlefield 1734-1818; married to David Wade 1732-1795
3. Daniel Littlefield 1737-1820; married to Rachel Pope 1741-1760 and Catherine Cole 1736-1820
4. Rebecca Littlefield 1739-1772; married to Silas Kinsley 1735-1775
5. Bethia Littlefield 1742-1826; married to John Pitcher Tucker 1742-1804
6. Martha Littlefield 1744-1745
7. Seth Littlefield 1746-1839; married to Kezia Ames 1750-1829
8. Susannah Littlefield 1747-1836; married to Edward Keith 1738-1814
9. Martha Littlefield 1750-1836; married to Luke Keith 1742-1814
10. Reuben Littlefield 1753-1753
11. Silence Littlefield 1754-1754
12. Adam Littlefield 1758-1758
He married his second wife Mercy Drake in Easton, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America on September 15, 1772.
He died on 6 April 1806, in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 93.
He served in French and Indian War in a Bridgewater Company.
On April 18, 1775 the American War of Independence began. The 13 original colonies, including Colonial Massachusetts, had not separated from Great Britain at the start of the war and there was no American government. Colonial Massachusetts had a system of government in which they elected their governors under self-governing rule. The 13 Colonies asked the Continental Congress to direct the war and Congress, unexpectedly, became the governing body of North America. On May 15, 1776 Congress advised Colonial Massachusetts and all the other colonies to form governments for themselves and write their own constitutions. Colonial Massachusetts was used to self government and kept its existing charter as their constitution. Massachusetts was the 5th of the original 13 colonies to become a state on January 9, 1788
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Daniel married 2nd Mercy Drake, widow of Nehemiah Randall, 15 Sep 1772 in Easton Bristol, Massachusetts. She died 26 Feb 1778.
He married 3rd widow Abial Williams, born 1734, died 3 May 1815 in Easton, Bristol, Massachusetts.
Source: Genealogy of the Waldo family : a record of the descendants of Cornelius Waldo of Ipswich, Mass., from 1647 to 1900 Vol. I. Third generation
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Siblings:
1. Susannah Littlefield 1716-1753
2. Esther Littlefield 1714-1792
He married his first wife Rebecca Williams on 5 December 1732, in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.
They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 7 daughters.
1. Edmund Littlefield 1733-1734
2. Mary Littlefield 1734-1818; married to David Wade 1732-1795
3. Daniel Littlefield 1737-1820; married to Rachel Pope 1741-1760 and Catherine Cole 1736-1820
4. Rebecca Littlefield 1739-1772; married to Silas Kinsley 1735-1775
5. Bethia Littlefield 1742-1826; married to John Pitcher Tucker 1742-1804
6. Martha Littlefield 1744-1745
7. Seth Littlefield 1746-1839; married to Kezia Ames 1750-1829
8. Susannah Littlefield 1747-1836; married to Edward Keith 1738-1814
9. Martha Littlefield 1750-1836; married to Luke Keith 1742-1814
10. Reuben Littlefield 1753-1753
11. Silence Littlefield 1754-1754
12. Adam Littlefield 1758-1758
He married his second wife Mercy Drake in Easton, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America on September 15, 1772.
He died on 6 April 1806, in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 93.
He served in French and Indian War in a Bridgewater Company.
On April 18, 1775 the American War of Independence began. The 13 original colonies, including Colonial Massachusetts, had not separated from Great Britain at the start of the war and there was no American government. Colonial Massachusetts had a system of government in which they elected their governors under self-governing rule. The 13 Colonies asked the Continental Congress to direct the war and Congress, unexpectedly, became the governing body of North America. On May 15, 1776 Congress advised Colonial Massachusetts and all the other colonies to form governments for themselves and write their own constitutions. Colonial Massachusetts was used to self government and kept its existing charter as their constitution. Massachusetts was the 5th of the original 13 colonies to become a state on January 9, 1788
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Daniel married 2nd Mercy Drake, widow of Nehemiah Randall, 15 Sep 1772 in Easton Bristol, Massachusetts. She died 26 Feb 1778.
He married 3rd widow Abial Williams, born 1734, died 3 May 1815 in Easton, Bristol, Massachusetts.
Source: Genealogy of the Waldo family : a record of the descendants of Cornelius Waldo of Ipswich, Mass., from 1647 to 1900 Vol. I. Third generation
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