Jonathan (Capt.) DANFORTH

Birth: Feb. 29, 1628 Framlingham Suffolk Coastal District Suffolk, England Death: Sep. 7, 1712 Billerica Middlesex County Massachusetts, USA Birth: Feb. 29, 1627-8, Framlingham, High Suffolk, England Parents: Nicholas and Elizabeth Danforth Marriages: 1. Elisabeth Poulter Nov. 22, 1654, she d. 1689 2. Esther Champney Nov. 17, 1690 Billerica deaths: DANFORTH, Jonathan (Danforth), Capt., Sept. 7, 1712, a. 85. Jonathan Danforth was the brother of Thomas Danforth of Cambridge, who was at various times deputy-governor, selectman, town clerk, assistant, President of Harvard College, judge of the Superior Court. Jonathan "might be recognized as the father of the town [Billerica]. His marriage was the first on our records... His skill as a surveyor gave him employment far and wide. For forty years, he probably surveyed every land grant in Billerica, and must have explored every nook and corner of the ancient town." (History of Billerica) Family links: Parents: Nicholas Danforth (1589 - 1638) Elizabeth SYMMES Danforth (1596 - 1628) Spouses: Elizabeth Poulter Danforth (1633 - 1689) Esther Champney Danforth (1630 - 1713) Children: Mary Danforth Parker (1656 - 1732)* Jonathan Danforth (1659 - 1711)* Samuel Danforth (1668 - 1742)* Anna Danforth Whiting (1668 - 1737)* Nicolas Danforth (1671 - 1694)* Sarah Danforth Davis (1676 - 1751)* Siblings: Mary Danforth Parish (1619 - 1674)* Elizabeth Danforth Belcher (1619 - 1680)* Anna Danforth Bridge (1622 - 1704)* Thomas Danforth (1623 - 1699)* Lydia Danforth Beamon (1625 - 1686)* Samuel Danforth (1626 - 1674)* Jonathan Danforth (1628 - 1712) *Calculated relationship Inscription: MEMENTO MORI FUGIT HORA HERE LYES ye BODY OF CAPT. JONATHAN DANFORTH AGED 85 YEARS WHO DECEASED SEPTEMBER 7th 1712 Note: Carved by Lamson, 1709-1722 (Joseph, Nathaniel, Caleb) Burial: Old South Burying Ground Billerica Middlesex County Massachusetts, USA Plot: C94 GPS (lat/lon): 42.5484, -71.2753 Find A Grave Memorial# 19531641

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