Good Morning Beth, Yes, all of your data agrees with mine with the possible exception of Joseph's birth place - we can quibble over that. The CT connection is definitely correct (see Misc. notes below for Joseph). The maiden name of Joseph's first wife (and my 6G Grandmother) was Rebecca MERRIAM daughter of William & Elizabeth (BREED) MERRIAM. When he married her, she was the widow of Samuel FITCH. Probably the most frequently used method by genealogists to denote this situation is to give her name at that time as Rebecca (MERRIAM) FITCH. Note the use of upper case letters which is reserved for surnames. Given names (First & middle & 3rd & 4th & nick [pet] names etc.) should never be in all caps, and I would suggest that when indicating genealogy data that surnames should always be in all caps. It eliminates a lot of confusion. Dick ============================================== Genpia@aol.com wrote: > Hi Dick, do you have the following information about Joseph? I have > documentation of Joseph's marriage to Rebecca Fitch found in the Genealogical > History of the Town of Reading, Mass. from 1639 to 1874, Page 63. Joseph and > Rebecca Fitch married in 1685 in Reading, Massachusetts. They had a daughter > Rebecca (Rebekah) DUTTON b. August 13, 1686 in Billerica. Documented in > Vital Records of Billerica, Massachusetts to the year 1850, NEHGS. I am > not sure where I got the Connecticut information. Is the Conn. information > correct? Beth > > Joseph DUTTON 1660/61 - 1732/33 b: January 25, 1660/61 in Reading, > Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA d: January 24, 1732/33 in East > Haddam, Connecticut, USA > +Rebecca FITCH ======================================================= Name: Joseph DUTTON Sr.1, 805, M Birth: 25 Jan 1661 Woburn, Middlesex, MA2 Death: 24 Jan 1734 East Haddam, Middlesex, CT Occupation: Builder Father: Thomas DUTTON Sr., 287, M (~1619/1622-1687) Mother: Susannah (PALMER?), 288, F (~1626-1684) Other spouses: Mary (CUTLER) SMITH (widow), 807, F Misc. Notes Moved to Lyme CT bet Jan 1694 and Oct 1696 Moved from Lyme, CT to E. Haddam, CT in 1696. Purchased land in Wallingford in 1718 & 1719 which he gave to his sons. --Other Fields WILL: Date: 1 SEP 1733 Place: Haddam, CT. Will proved 14 Feb 1734 mentions his daughter Rebecca GATES and a son-in -law, Mathew Smith, probably husband of a daughter not here given. Mary Smith signed as a witness. Research History of Wallingford CT p.125 Harftford Times answer The American Genealogist, Vol. 18 p. 207 Early CT Probates, Vol 3 pp. 44, 45 The American Genealogist, Vol. 19 pp. 206, 207 "Hinman's First Settlers of Connecticut", p.210. D.A.R. #192065 "The Genealogies and Estates of Charlestown, MA 1629-1818" by Thomas Bellows Wyman (New England History Press, Somersworth, reprinted 1982.): DUTTON, Joseph. 1. Son of Thomas of Reading; m. Mary Smith 12/7/1693. Marriage: 19 Aug 1685 Reading, MA1 Spouse: Rebecca MERRIAM widow FITCH1, 806, F Birth: 21 Oct 1662 Lynn, MA1 Death: 17 Sep 1693 Reading, MA1 Father: William MERRIAM, 2031, M (1628-1689) Mother: Elizabeth BREED, 2032, F (1626-<1676) Other spouses: Samuel FITCH, 1372, M Research History of Wallingford CT p.125 Harftford Times answer The American Genealogist, Vol. 18 p. 207 Early CT Probates, Vol 3 pp. 44, 45 The American Genealogist, Vol. 19 pp. 206, 207 Children 1 F: Rebecca DUTTON1, 808, F Birth: 13 Aug 1686 Billerica, Middlesex, MA1 Death: 1749 East Haddam, Middlesex, Ct Spouse: Deacon Daniel GATES, 809, M Marriage: 15 Apr 1705 East Haddam, Middlesex, Ct 2 M: David DUTTON, 101292, M Birth: abt 1687 3 M: Thomas DUTTON, 101293, M Birth: abt 1688 4 M: Joseph DUTTON Jr.1, 823, M Birth: 31 Jul 1690 Reading, Middlesex, MA Sources 1. Archibald F. Bennett, The Ancestory of Joseph Smith the Prophet, The Utah Genealogical and Historical Magazine, April, 1929. 2. Gilbert Cope, Genealogy of the DUTTON Family of Pennsylvania, F.S. Hiickman, Printer, West Chester, PA, 1871, Higginson Genealogical Books, Salem, MA, 1997. Created: 11 Oct 1999 Please send any corrections or additions to: Richard A. Dutton - 325 Beal Parkway, Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548-3956 Phone: 850-862-3327 FAX: 850-864-1444 E-mail: rad@emcst.com