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Subject: RE: [BRADFORD-L] Sarah Bradford ?
Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2003 20:21:57 -0500
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Harold . . . I suspect that this is unfortunate misinformation. Peter
Burrows, Annapolis, MD

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From: Harold Williams [mailto:]
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Subject: Re: [BRADFORD-L] Bradfords killed by Indians 1758, Friendship,
Maine

Pete,
I'm not aware of any Sarah as being wife of Joshua either. There was a
Sarah Bradford, born to Joshua and Hannah in 1739, but I have not found
any
other Sarah Bradford in our line yet.
Harold

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Subject: [BRADFORD-L] Bradfords killed by Indians 1758, Friendship,
Maine


> I am also desc. from this line. I show that my Joshua Bradford (June
> 23, 1710 - May 22, 1758) marr. to a Hannah Bradford (Apr 10, 1719 -
May
> 22, 1758). Killed by Indians at Meduncook, Maine. They had Joseph
> Bradford b. Mar 19 1750/51 and numerous other children. My notes,
from
> my great grandmother, Sarah Butler (1834-1911) who was a grand
daughter
> of Benjamin Butler & Huldah Bradford. Some of these notes are as
> follows:
>
> "Joshua's father, Israel Bradford, was lst cousin of Hannah's father,
> Elisha Bradford. Israel's father Major William Bradford was an older
> brother of Elisha's father, Joseph Bradford, and thus Joshua and
Hannah
> were 2nd cousins. Joshua & his wife Hannah both are great
grandchildren
> of the same couple: Gov. William Bradford of Plymouth & his 2nd wife
> Alice Carpenter. Joshua and his wife Hannah had about 10 children. Son
> Joseph, my ancestor, was the 4th child, and survived the May 22, 1758
> attack by Indians."
>
> "Joshua was a farmer, and lived near Meduncook, Friendship, ME. Both
> Joshua and his wife were scalped and killed by Indians. Two sons,
> Benjamin & Joshua (?) were taken captive. Joshua was grinding corn and
> did not hear warning shot, or fear local Indians, having saved the
life
> of the chief from drowning when he fell through the ice. Maletiah and
> Elisha hid under the bed. When Elisha cried M. ran out towards the
fort.
> Indians leaving started persuit. She had an ugly wound which severed
two
> lower ribs from her spine, and was rescued by soldiers from the fort.
> The other children, (about 10 in all) were at the fort."
>
> I am uncertain as to the Sarah Bradford you mention as wife of Joshua,
> but would love to share info about all of these details. Names of all
> the children, and so forth. Peter Burrows, Annapolis, MD. Surely we
> could learn more about them via Mass. or Maine histories, but to date
I
> have not researched there.
>
> Peter Burrows, Annapolis, MD
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [mailto:]
> Sent: Monday, March 03, 2003 9:50 AM
> To:
> Subject: [BRADFORD-L] Re: Davis-Bradford abt 1760 Friendship, Maine
>
> This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list.
>
> Surnames: Bradford, Weaver, Green, Williams, Devine
> Classification: Query
>
> Message Board URL:
>
> http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/3YF.2ACIB/1571.1
>
> Message Board Post:
>
> Neil,
> Contact me at for info on Joshua, et al.
> He was my 5th gr-grandfather.
> Harold
>
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