From George Sheldon's, "History of Deerfield, Mass." Vol. II, published 1896.
Joseph, son of Joseph (21), born 1769; blacksmith and nail manufacturer; had a rolling mill in Walpole, New Hampshire and later in Troy, New York; lived later in Philadelphia and St. Louis; was a man of great physical power; this story is told of him; while riding in a stage somewhere out West, two strangers who were Southerners, his fellow travelers, fell to telling stories of great feats in lifting; one of them had been to Deerfield, Mass., and had seen a friend of Deerfield, arms lift a cannon weighing 1100 lbs., and gave the particulars of the affair; the friend doubted, when Barnard put in his word; "You may believe it," said he, "for I am the man that did it;" died about 1847. He married Feb. 3, 1793, Tirzah, daughter of Col. Joseph Stebbins; she died at St. Louis, 1840 (?).
Children: + Derick, Feb. 24, 1794
Joseph, ___; died in infancy
Joseph Stebbins, June 2, 1796; married Sally_____ .
Eliza, Aug. 1798; died 1800
Eliza, Feb. 15, 1801; married Aug. 1, 1843, Capt. Thomas M. Fithian, her brother-in-law; died at Deerfield, Sept. 10, 1885, leaving her estate to an Old Ladies' Home in Deerfield.
Maria, Aug. 5, 1803: married 1837, Capt. Thomas M. Fithian; she died about 1842.
John Hubbard, 1804; died 1804
Charles, 1807
Arabella, 1809; married Thomas S. Alvis of Henderson, Kentucky.
John Hubbard, about 1811
George, Nov. 20, 1813
James, 1817.[S:42]
Joseph, son of Joseph (21), born 1769; blacksmith and nail manufacturer; had a rolling mill in Walpole, New Hampshire and later in Troy, New York; lived later in Philadelphia and St. Louis; was a man of great physical power; this story is told of him; while riding in a stage somewhere out West, two strangers who were Southerners, his fellow travelers, fell to telling stories of great feats in lifting; one of them had been to Deerfield, Mass., and had seen a friend of Deerfield, arms lift a cannon weighing 1100 lbs., and gave the particulars of the affair; the friend doubted, when Barnard put in his word; "You may believe it," said he, "for I am the man that did it;" died about 1847. He married Feb. 3, 1793, Tirzah, daughter of Col. Joseph Stebbins; she died at St. Louis, 1840 (?).
Children: + Derick, Feb. 24, 1794
Joseph, ___; died in infancy
Joseph Stebbins, June 2, 1796; married Sally_____ .
Eliza, Aug. 1798; died 1800
Eliza, Feb. 15, 1801; married Aug. 1, 1843, Capt. Thomas M. Fithian, her brother-in-law; died at Deerfield, Sept. 10, 1885, leaving her estate to an Old Ladies' Home in Deerfield.
Maria, Aug. 5, 1803: married 1837, Capt. Thomas M. Fithian; she died about 1842.
John Hubbard, 1804; died 1804
Charles, 1807
Arabella, 1809; married Thomas S. Alvis of Henderson, Kentucky.
John Hubbard, about 1811
George, Nov. 20, 1813
James, 1817.[S:42]
From George Sheldon's, "History of Deerfield, Mass." Vol. II, published 1896.
Joseph, son of Joseph (21), born 1769; blacksmith and nail manufacturer; had a rolling mill in Walpole, New Hampshire and later in Troy, New York; lived later in Philadelphia and St. Louis; was a man of great physical power; this story is told of him; while riding in a stage somewhere out West, two strangers who were Southerners, his fellow travelers, fell to telling stories of great feats in lifting; one of them had been to Deerfield, Mass., and had seen a friend of Deerfield, arms lift a cannon weighing 1100 lbs., and gave the particulars of the affair; the friend doubted, when Barnard put in his word; "You may believe it," said he, "for I am the man that did it;" died about 1847. He married Feb. 3, 1793, Tirzah, daughter of Col. Joseph Stebbins; she died at St. Louis, 1840 (?).
Children: + Derick, Feb. 24, 1794
Joseph, ___; died in infancy
Joseph Stebbins, June 2, 1796; married Sally_____ .
Eliza, Aug. 1798; died 1800
Eliza, Feb. 15, 1801; married Aug. 1, 1843, Capt. Thomas M. Fithian, her brother-in-law; died at Deerfield, Sept. 10, 1885, leaving her estate to an Old Ladies' Home in Deerfield.
Maria, Aug. 5, 1803: married 1837, Capt. Thomas M. Fithian; she died about 1842.
John Hubbard, 1804; died 1804
Charles, 1807
Arabella, 1809; married Thomas S. Alvis of Henderson, Kentucky.
John Hubbard, about 1811
George, Nov. 20, 1813
James, 1817.[S:42]
Joseph, son of Joseph (21), born 1769; blacksmith and nail manufacturer; had a rolling mill in Walpole, New Hampshire and later in Troy, New York; lived later in Philadelphia and St. Louis; was a man of great physical power; this story is told of him; while riding in a stage somewhere out West, two strangers who were Southerners, his fellow travelers, fell to telling stories of great feats in lifting; one of them had been to Deerfield, Mass., and had seen a friend of Deerfield, arms lift a cannon weighing 1100 lbs., and gave the particulars of the affair; the friend doubted, when Barnard put in his word; "You may believe it," said he, "for I am the man that did it;" died about 1847. He married Feb. 3, 1793, Tirzah, daughter of Col. Joseph Stebbins; she died at St. Louis, 1840 (?).
Children: + Derick, Feb. 24, 1794
Joseph, ___; died in infancy
Joseph Stebbins, June 2, 1796; married Sally_____ .
Eliza, Aug. 1798; died 1800
Eliza, Feb. 15, 1801; married Aug. 1, 1843, Capt. Thomas M. Fithian, her brother-in-law; died at Deerfield, Sept. 10, 1885, leaving her estate to an Old Ladies' Home in Deerfield.
Maria, Aug. 5, 1803: married 1837, Capt. Thomas M. Fithian; she died about 1842.
John Hubbard, 1804; died 1804
Charles, 1807
Arabella, 1809; married Thomas S. Alvis of Henderson, Kentucky.
John Hubbard, about 1811
George, Nov. 20, 1813
James, 1817.[S:42]
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Joseph Barnard Born: July 27, 1769
Deerfield, Mass.
Died: July 25, 1846
St. Louis, Mo.
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