Son of John and Mary (Herrick) Starkweather of Stonington, CT
Yale College class of 1755
1755-1770: Lived in Stonington, CT, Providence, RI, and Attleboro, MA
1770: Moved to Pawtucket, RI (Then a part of Rehoboth, MA) where he lived until his death.
Delegate to the Third Provincial Congress of Massachusetts, May 31, 1775
Elected to the State Senate from Bristol County, 1780 - 1783.
Justice of the Peace
Served in various capacities for brief periods during the Revolutionary War
In 1758 Married Sarah (Lawrence) Carpenter (1733-1795), widow of Comfort Carpenter and d/o Jonathan and Sarah (Pitts) Lawrence of Rehoboth.
By Sarah, he had two children: Oliver (1759-1834) and John (1762-1782).
In 1796: Married Rebecca Gay (1749-1836), d/o Nathaniel and Rebecca (Kingsbury) Gay. No children.
Source:
A History of Rehoboth, MA by Rev George H Tilton, 1918, pages. 380-381
Yale College class of 1755
1755-1770: Lived in Stonington, CT, Providence, RI, and Attleboro, MA
1770: Moved to Pawtucket, RI (Then a part of Rehoboth, MA) where he lived until his death.
Delegate to the Third Provincial Congress of Massachusetts, May 31, 1775
Elected to the State Senate from Bristol County, 1780 - 1783.
Justice of the Peace
Served in various capacities for brief periods during the Revolutionary War
In 1758 Married Sarah (Lawrence) Carpenter (1733-1795), widow of Comfort Carpenter and d/o Jonathan and Sarah (Pitts) Lawrence of Rehoboth.
By Sarah, he had two children: Oliver (1759-1834) and John (1762-1782).
In 1796: Married Rebecca Gay (1749-1836), d/o Nathaniel and Rebecca (Kingsbury) Gay. No children.
Source:
A History of Rehoboth, MA by Rev George H Tilton, 1918, pages. 380-381
Son of John and Mary (Herrick) Starkweather of Stonington, CT
Yale College class of 1755
1755-1770: Lived in Stonington, CT, Providence, RI, and Attleboro, MA
1770: Moved to Pawtucket, RI (Then a part of Rehoboth, MA) where he lived until his death.
Delegate to the Third Provincial Congress of Massachusetts, May 31, 1775
Elected to the State Senate from Bristol County, 1780 - 1783.
Justice of the Peace
Served in various capacities for brief periods during the Revolutionary War
In 1758 Married Sarah (Lawrence) Carpenter (1733-1795), widow of Comfort Carpenter and d/o Jonathan and Sarah (Pitts) Lawrence of Rehoboth.
By Sarah, he had two children: Oliver (1759-1834) and John (1762-1782).
In 1796: Married Rebecca Gay (1749-1836), d/o Nathaniel and Rebecca (Kingsbury) Gay. No children.
Source:
A History of Rehoboth, MA by Rev George H Tilton, 1918, pages. 380-381
Yale College class of 1755
1755-1770: Lived in Stonington, CT, Providence, RI, and Attleboro, MA
1770: Moved to Pawtucket, RI (Then a part of Rehoboth, MA) where he lived until his death.
Delegate to the Third Provincial Congress of Massachusetts, May 31, 1775
Elected to the State Senate from Bristol County, 1780 - 1783.
Justice of the Peace
Served in various capacities for brief periods during the Revolutionary War
In 1758 Married Sarah (Lawrence) Carpenter (1733-1795), widow of Comfort Carpenter and d/o Jonathan and Sarah (Pitts) Lawrence of Rehoboth.
By Sarah, he had two children: Oliver (1759-1834) and John (1762-1782).
In 1796: Married Rebecca Gay (1749-1836), d/o Nathaniel and Rebecca (Kingsbury) Gay. No children.
Source:
A History of Rehoboth, MA by Rev George H Tilton, 1918, pages. 380-381
Inscription
Great God, I own thy sentence just,
and nature must decay,
I yield my body to the dust,
to dwell with fellow clay.
Though greedy worms devour my skin,
and gnaw my wasting flesh,
when God shall build my bones again,
He'll clothe them all afresh.
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