Joseph SeldenAge: 76 years1651–1728
- Name
- Joseph Selden
- Given names
- Joseph
- Surname
- Selden
| Birth | November 2, 1651 49 41 |
| Christening | November 2, 1651 Note: First Church, Hartford, Hartford, CT
|
| Birth of a sister | Hannah Selden about 1653 (Age 13 months) |
| Birth of a sister | Sarah Selden about 1655 (Age 3 years) |
| Death of a father | Thomas Selden November 1655 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Hester Selden 1670 (Age 18 years) |
| Marriage | Rebecca Church — View this family February 11, 1677 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Sarah Selden 1678 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Rebeccah Selden February 12, 1678 (Age 26 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Hester Selden July 21, 1681 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Joseph Selden May 10, 1682 (Age 30 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | Thomas Selden 1684 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Hannah Selden 1686 (Age 34 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #7 | Mary Selden March 5, 1689 (Age 37 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Mary Selden 1690 (Age 38 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #8 | Esther Selden May 2, 1691 (Age 39 years) |
| Death of a sister | Sarah Selden before 1693 (Age 41 years) |
| Death of a mother | Hester Wakeman 1693 (Age 41 years) |
| Birth of a son #9 | Samuel Selden May 17, 1695 (Age 43 years) |
| Death of a sister | Hannah Selden 1695 (Age 43 years) |
| Marriage of a child | James Wells — Rebeccah Selden — View this family March 1698 (Age 46 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mary Selden January 7, 1713 (Age 61 years) |
| Death of a wife | Rebecca Church June 9, 1726 (Age 74 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Gideon Brainerd — Sarah Selden — View this family November 24, 1727 (Age 76 years) |
| Burial | 1728 (Age 76 years) Note: 2nd Burying Gnd., East Haddam, Middlesex, CT
|
| Death | July 14, 1728 (Age 76 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Thomas Selden Birth: 1602 — Eng. Death: November 1655 — Hartford, Hartford, CT |
| mother |
Hester Wakeman Birth: 1610 — Eng. Death: 1693 — Hadley, Hampshire, MA |
|
Marriage: between 1643 and 1644 — Hartford, Hartford, CT |
|
|
-12 years elder brother |
Thomas Selden Birth: 1630 28 20 Death: November 24, 1734 — Hadley, Hampshire, MA |
|
1 year elder sister |
Mary Selden Birth: 1630 28 20 Death: January 7, 1713 — Hadley, Hampshire, MA |
|
-1 years elder sister |
Esther Selden Birth: 1628 26 18 Death: May 1651 — Hartford, Hartford, CT |
|
1 year elder brother |
John Selden Birth: 1628 26 18 Death: May 1650 — Hartford, Hartford, CT |
|
24 years himself |
Joseph Selden Birth: November 2, 1651 49 41 — Hartford, Hartford, CT Death: July 14, 1728 — East Haddam, Middlesex, CT |
|
2 years younger sister |
Hannah Selden Birth: about 1653 51 43 — Hartford, Hartford, CT Death: 1695 — Hadley, Hampshire, MA |
|
3 years younger sister |
Sarah Selden Birth: about 1655 53 45 — Hartford, Hartford, CT Death: before 1693 — Hadley, Hampshire, MA |
| Family with Rebecca Church |
| himself |
Joseph Selden Birth: November 2, 1651 49 41 — Hartford, Hartford, CT Death: July 14, 1728 — East Haddam, Middlesex, CT |
| wife |
Rebecca Church Birth: between 1660 and 1661 31 23 — Hadley, Hampshire, MA Death: June 9, 1726 — East Haddam, Middlesex, CT |
|
Marriage: February 11, 1677 — East Haddam, Middlesex, CT |
|
|
23 months daughter |
Sarah Selden Birth: 1678 26 18 — CT Death: June 4, 1770 — Haddam Neck, Middlesex, CT |
|
-7 years daughter |
Hester Selden Birth: 1670 18 10 — Hadley, Hampshire, MA Death: July 21, 1681 — Hadley, Hampshire, MA |
|
8 years daughter |
Rebeccah Selden Birth: February 12, 1678 26 18 — Hadley, Hampshire, MA Death: July 6, 1764 — Haddam, Middlesex, CT |
|
4 years son |
Joseph Selden Birth: May 10, 1682 30 22 — Hadley, Hampshire, MA Death: April 3, 1729 |
|
3 years son |
Thomas Selden Birth: 1684 32 24 — Hadley, Hampshire, MA Death: May 2, 1758 |
|
3 years daughter |
Hannah Selden Birth: 1686 34 26 — Hadley, Hampshire, MA Death: March 17, 1742 |
|
3 years daughter |
Mary Selden Birth: March 5, 1689 37 29 — Hadley, Hampshire, MA Death: 1690 |
|
2 years daughter |
Esther Selden Birth: May 2, 1691 39 31 — Hadley, Hampshire, MA Death: October 10, 1781 |
|
4 years son |
Samuel Selden Birth: May 17, 1695 43 35 — Hadley, Hampshire, MA Death: February 28, 1745 |
- Generation 1
Joseph Selden, son of Thomas Selden and Hester Wakeman, was born on November 2, 1651 in Hartford, Hartford, CT and died on July 14, 1728 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT at the age of 76. He married Rebecca Church, daughter of Edward Church and Mary …, on February 11, 1677 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT. She was born between 1660 and 1661 in Hadley, Hampshire, MA and died on June 9, 1726 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT.
Children of Joseph Selden and Rebecca Church:
- Sarah Selden (1678–1770)
- Hester Selden (1670–1681)
- Rebeccah Selden (1678–1764)
- Joseph Selden (1682–1729)
- Thomas Selden (1684–1758)
- Hannah Selden (1686–1742)
- Mary Selden (1689–1690)
- Esther Selden (1691–1781)
- Samuel Selden (1695–1745)
- Generation 2back to top
Sarah Selden, daughter of Joseph Selden and Rebecca Church, was born in 1678 in CT and died on June 4, 1770 in Haddam Neck, Middlesex, CT at the age of 92. She married Gideon Brainerd, son of James Brainerd and Deborah Dudley, on November 24, 1727 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT. He was born on March 4, 1700 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT and died on September 25, 1767 in Haddam Neck, Middlesex, CT at the age of 67.
Children of Sarah Selden and Gideon Brainerd:
- Heber Brainerd (1721–1727)
- Gideon Brainerd (1729–1801)
- Eliakim Brainerd (1731–1815)
- Joseph Brainerd (1734–1735)
- Sarah Brainerd (1736–1737)
- Jesse Brainerd (1738–1739)
- Sarah Brainerd (1741–1819)
- Deborah Brainerd (1743–1809)
- Rebekah Brainerd (1746–1818)
Rebeccah Selden, daughter of Joseph Selden and Rebecca Church, was born on February 12, 1678 in Hadley, Hampshire, MA and died on July 6, 1764 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT at the age of 86. She married James Wells, son of James Wells and Elizabeth Clark, in March 1698 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT. He was born on November 27, 1668 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT and died on December 27, 1744 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT at the age of 76.
- Generation 3back to top
Eliakim Brainerd, son of Gideon Brainerd and Sarah Selden, was born on March 17, 1731 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT and died on January 18, 1815 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT at the age of 83. He married 2 times. The first time he married Eunice Doane on June 7, 1753 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT. She was born in 1713 and died on February 15, 1756 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT at the age of 43. The second time he married Lucy Smith, daughter of Joseph Smith and Elizabeth Cone, on October 28, 1756 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT. She was born on November 26, 1738 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT and died on May 18, 1862 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT at the age of 123.
Children of Eliakim Brainerd and Eunice Doane:
- Jesse Brainerd (1754–1837)
Children of Eliakim Brainerd and Lucy Smith:
- Oliver Brainerd (1757–1834)
- Eliakim Brainerd (1759–1815)
- John Brainerd (1764–1803)
- Phineas Brainerd (1767–1849)
- Dan Brainerd (1769–1857)
- Eunice Brainerd (1772–1845)
- Lucy Brainerd (1775–1842)
- Elizabeth Brainerd (1778–1813)
- Aaron Brainerd (1781–1849)
| CHR | First Church, Hartford, Hartford, CT |
| BURI | 2nd Burying Gnd., East Haddam, Middlesex, CT |
| Shared note | !Source:The Genealogy of the Brainerd-Brainard Family in America 1649-1908, by Lucy Abigail Brainard;p. 43; !Source: Families of Early Hartford, Conn. by Lucius Barnes Barbour pg. 500; Hartford Town Records; !7/24/1990, Selden Ancestry published by Edwin Van Deusen Selden, age 73 at death, He was four years old at the time of his father's death, and at the age of seven was taken to Hadley, Mass., where he grew to manhood in the home of his stepfather, Deacon Andrew Warner. On Feb. 1,1695-96, the day before they sold their property in Hadley, they bought a farm on the Connecticut River, which has ever since been known as the "Selden Homestead." !3/2/91, Bpt. Hadley Families; !10/19/91, Birth:Colonial Families of America, Ruth Lawrence; |