Joseph Goodhue was born 1639 in Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts to William Goodhue (1615-1680) and Margery Watson (1617-1668) and died 21 September 1697 Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts of unspecified causes. He married Sarah Whipple (1641-1681) 13 July 1661 in Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts. He married Rachel Todd (1663-1691) 15 October 1684 in Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts. He married Mercy Boynton (1651-1730) 4 July 1692 in Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts.
Marriage and Family
1st Marriage: Sarah Whipple
Sarah Whipple died three days after bearing twins in 1681. Just before she died she wrote an inspiring letter to her husband and family found here: Valedictory of Sarah Goodhue.
"Dear and loving Husband, if it should please the Lord to make a sudden change in thy family, the which I know not how soon it may be, and I am fearful of it. Therefore in a few words I would declare something of my mind, lest afterwards I should have no opportunity. I cannot but sympathize and pity thy condition seeing thou has a great family of children and some of them small..."
Children
Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
Joseph Goodhue (1662-1697) | |||
Mary Goodhue (1664-1700) | |||
William Goodhue (1667-1722) | |||
Susan Goodhue (1670-1726) | |||
Margery Goodhue (1671-1704) | |||
Sarah Goodhue (1667-1726) | 1667 Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts | 1726 Preston, New London County, Connecticut | John Kimball (1668-1761) |
Elizabeth Goodhue (1675-1713) | |||
John Goodhue (1678-1785) | |||
Hannah Goodhue (1681-1724) | |||
Twin Goodhue (1681-1681) |
Siblings
Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
Mary Goodhue (1637-1697) | |||
Joseph Goodhue (1639-1697) | 1639 Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts | 21 September 1697 Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts | Sarah Whipple (1641-1681) Rachel Todd (1663-1691) Mercy Boynton (1651-1730) |
William Goodhue (1645-1712) |