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Col John Jones Sr.

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Col John Jones Sr. Veteran

Birth
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
7 Feb 1773 (aged 81)
Hopkinton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial
Ashland, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Add to Map
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John was the son of Issac Jones (1664-1701) and Mary (Bateman) Jones (b. 1669)

He was in the 3rd Regiment of the militia

Colonel Jones, Sr., was three times married;

first to Elizabeth Simpson, daughter of Savil Simpson, whom he married on May 12, 1713, some years before he settled in Ashland territory.

His second wife was Hannah Alden; his third, Mary Baldwin.

John was the son of Issac Jones (1664-1701) and Mary (Bateman) Jones (b. 1669)

He was in the 3rd Regiment of the militia

Colonel Jones, Sr., was three times married;

first to Elizabeth Simpson, daughter of Savil Simpson, whom he married on May 12, 1713, some years before he settled in Ashland territory.

His second wife was Hannah Alden; his third, Mary Baldwin.


Inscription

Memento Mori
Here lies the body of
John Jones Esq
Col of the third regiment of Militia
and elder Justice of the Peace
in the County of
Middlesex
and many years Representative for this
Town in the General Court.
Who after a life well spent
in the service of this Town
and Country
died on the seventh day of February
A.D. 1773 aged 82.



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  • Created by: Bruce Jones
  • Added: Jun 12, 2012
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/91835718/john-jones: accessed ), memorial page for Col John Jones Sr. (24 Oct 1691–7 Feb 1773), Find a Grave Memorial ID 91835718, citing Simpson-Jones Burying Ground, Ashland, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Bruce Jones (contributor 47387028).