Captain James Childs
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 1769 - Cotuit (Barnstable), Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death: 1 Jan 1834 - Barnstable, Massachusetts
Burial: in Mosswood, Cotuit (Barnstable)
Cause of Death:
Spouses and Children
1. *Tirzah (1766 - 2 May 1825)
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Children:
1. Captain Alexander C Childs (1799-1873)
2. Deacon James Childs (1800-1873)
3. George W Childs (1807-1839)
4. Zenas Childs (1808-1808)
5. Ruth Childs (Cir 1805-After 1891)
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stone:
SACRED
To the memory of
CAPT. JAMES CHILDS
Died Jan. 1st 1834
In the 66th year of his age.
The memory of the just is blessed. 1
James Childs
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 6 Nov 1694 - Barnstable, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death: 2 Nov 1779 - Barnstable, Massachusetts
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Spouses and Children
Children:
1. Samuel Childs (1723-1784)
Deacon James Childs
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 1800 - Cotuit (Barnstable), Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death: 5 Sep 1873 - Cotuit (Barnstable), Massachusetts
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Parents
Father: Captain James Childs (1769-1834)
Mother: Tirzah (1766-1825)
Spouses and Children
Children:
1. Sarah Bacon Childs (1834-1905)
Jane Childs
Sex: F
AKA: Jane Childs
Individual Information
Birth: Est 1672
Baptism:
Death: 11 Jun 1736 - Nantucket, Massachusetts 2
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Spouses and Children
1. *Thomas Coleman (17 Oct 1669 - 23 Jan 1753)
Marriage: Abt 1698
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Children:
1. Ebenezer Coleman (Cir 1700-1734)
2. Thomas Coleman (Est 1700- )
3. Benjamin Coleman (1703-1793)
4. Dorcas Coleman (Est 1708-1780)
5. Jonathan Coleman (1711-1789)
6. Joseph Coleman (Est 1702-1756)
2. John Challenge (Est 1670 - Bef 1700)
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Jane, w. Thomas (s. John and Joanna), wid. John Challenge, d. \endash\endash\endash\endash\endash Childs, 11: 4m: 1736. PR38 3
John F Childs
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: Est 1870
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Events
• residence, , Moose River, Maine in Moose River, Maine
Spouses and Children
1. *Lillian Kew (Cir 1874 - )
Marriage: 23 Apr 1893 - Moose River, Maine
Status:
John K Childs
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 16 Oct 1836 - Truro, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death: 7 Nov 1864 - Provincetown, Massachusetts
Burial: in Snow cemetery, Truro
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Jonathan Wing Childs (1804-1877)
Mother: Priscilla Dyer (1809-1885)
John Orcutt Childs
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 18 Apr 1835 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 5
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Parents
Father: David Childs (1799-1867)
Mother: Jerusha Witherell (1803-1877) 6
Jonathan Childs
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 25 Dec 1737 - Barnstable, Massachusetts 7
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Parents
Father: David Childs (1711-Bef 1777) 8
Mother: Hannah Cobb (1711-1777)
Spouses and Children
1. *Thankful Howland (Est 1740 - )
Marriage: 19 May 1757 - Barnstable, Massachusetts 9
Status:
Children:
1. Thomas Childs (1773-1844)
Notes
General:
a Jonathan Childs d 26 dec 1808 in Westboro, Mass, b abt 1738
Jonathan Childs
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 27 Nov 1713 - Barnstable, Massachusetts
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Parents
Father: Thomas Childs (1682-1770)
Mother: Mary Hamblin (Est 1685- )
Jonathan Wing Childs
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 10 Jul 1796 - Truro, Massachusetts 10
Baptism: 2 Aug 1796 - Truro, Massachusetts 11
Death: 28 Feb 1799 - Truro, Massachusetts 12
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Thomas Childs (1773-1844)
Mother: Anna Knowles (1776-1864)
Jonathan Wing Childs
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 4 Mar 1804 - Truro, Massachusetts 13
Baptism:
Death: 2 May 1877 - Truro, Massachusetts 14
Burial: in Snow cemetery, Truro 4
Cause of Death: phthisis
Parents
Father: Thomas Childs (1773-1844)
Mother: Anna Knowles (1776-1864)
Spouses and Children
1. *Priscilla Dyer (6 Jul 1809 - 24 Feb 1885)
Marriage: 13 Mar 1828 - Truro, Massachusetts 15
Status:
Children:
1. Atkins H Childs (1834-1867)
2. John K Childs (1836-1864) 4
3. Mary Ellen Childs (1842-1879) 16
4. Isaac H Childs (1844-1924) 4
Notes
Medical:
age 74
married
mariner
b Truro, s/o Thomas Childs, b Sandwich and Nancy (mn) Knowles, b Truro
Joseph Childs
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: Est 1718 - (Falmouth, Massachusetts)
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Spouses and Children
1. *Eunice Hatch (2 Sep 1721 - )
Marriage: 2 Feb 1774 - Falmouth, Massachusetts
Status:
Joseph Clemmey Childs
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 10 May 1926 - Centerville (Barnstable), Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death: 9 Apr 2010 - Foxborough, Massachusetts
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Parents
Father: Joseph F Childs (1896- )
Mother: Mary E (1898- )
Notes
General:
"FOXBOROUGH \emdash Joseph Clemmey Childs, age 83, died on Friday, April 9, 2010, at his home surrounded by the comfort of his loving family. Joseph was the son of the late Joseph F. and Mary E. (Clemmey) Childs.
Joseph was born on May 10, 1926, in Centerville Village of Barnstable. He proudly served his country in the United States Navy in WWII. In 1947 he graduated from MIT with a degree in Physics. He and his wife Ann were married in Schenectady, N.Y., on Nov. 13, 1954.
In the 1950s Joseph was a lead instrumentation engineer at GE's Knolls Atomic Power Lab in Schenectady and was involved in the development of the nuclear submarine the USS Sea Wolf. He worked for over 29 years as an engineer for the Foxborough Company, retiring in 1985. He was a Foxborough resident for over 50 years.
Joseph enjoyed travel, golf, baseball, fishing and sailing. He was a founding member of the Wequaquet Lake Yacht Club. He was a member and past president of the Foxborough Historical Society. He was also a member of the St. Mary's Church Choir, the Serenading Seniors, Mass. Cross Country Ski Club and the Top of the Hill Gang. Joseph was a devoted family man.
Beloved husband of Ann (Walker) Childs. Loving father of Dr. Andrew F. Childs of Falmouth, Joseph W. Childs of Belmont, Warren Childs of Norwell and Peter Childs of Lexington. Devoted grandfather of Amelia, Joseph W. Wilton, Ben, Timothy, Danny and Joseph C. Childs. Brother of Richard and his wife Mary Childs of Barnstable, Bill Childs of Exeter, N.H., and the late James, Ralph and F. Warren Childs.
Calling hours on Monday, April 12, 2010, from 4 to 8 at the Roberts and Sons Funeral Home, 30 South St., in Foxborough. A funeral Mass will be celebrated on Tuesday at 10 a.m. at St. Mary's Church, Carpenter Street, Foxborough.
To light a special candle in Joseph's memory please visit the funeral home Web site at www.robertsandsonsfuneral.com.
Donations in Joseph's memory may be made to the Friends of Foxborough Seniors Inc., 75 Central St., Foxborough, MA 02035.
Published in the Cape Cod Times on 4/12/2010"
Joseph F Childs
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 1896 - (Barnstable, Massachusetts)
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Spouses and Children
1. *Mary E (1898 - )
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Children:
1. Richard W Childs (1924-2011)
2. Joseph Clemmey Childs (1926-2010)
3. F Warren Childs (1929- )
Josiah Childs
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 7 Sep 1745 - Barnstable, Massachusetts 7
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Parents
Father: David Childs (1711-Bef 1777) 8
Mother: Hannah Cobb (1711-1777)
Spouses and Children
1. *Temperance (1746 - 23 Jun 1771)
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Josiah Withrell Childs
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 28 Jun 1832 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 5
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Father: David Childs (1799-1867)
Mother: Jerusha Witherell (1803-1877) 6
Julia A Childs
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 1855 - Centerville (Barnstable), Massachusetts
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Father: Simeon C Childs (1819-1914)
Mother: Drusilla D Cook (1820-1911)
Luther L Childs
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 1874 - Barnstable, Massachusetts
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Spouses and Children
1. *Almeda E Marshall (1883 - )
Marriage: 30 Apr 1917 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 17
Status:
Lydia Bradford Childs
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 1894 - Woonsocket, Rhode Island
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Spouses and Children
1. *Alvin Henri Wright (1893 - )
Marriage: 20 Oct 1915 - Woonsocket, Rhode Island 18
Status:
Mary Childs
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 1 Apr 1733 - Barnstable, Massachusetts
Baptism:
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Parents
Father: Thomas Childs (1682-1770)
Mother: Mary Hamblin (Est 1685- )
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1. Robert Paine Carlson, Cape Cod Gravestones, 2003 ff. Eastham MA. CapeCodGravestones.com.
2. Vital Records of Nantucket, Massachusetts, to the year 1850. in 5 volumes (1925-8. Boston: NEHGS; http://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Nantucket/), 205. vol. 1, births A-F; vol. 2, births G-Z; vol. 3, marriages A-F; vol. 4, marriages G-Z; vol. 5, deaths
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4. Richard A. Haskell, editor, Truro Cemeteries (2000. Wellfleet MA: Rich Family Association), lot 2.
5. Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:129. children of David and Jerusha Childs.
6. Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:69.
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16. Provincetown Advocate (Provincetown, Mass. [1918-1967 archives online at Provincetown Library]), 2 may 1918.
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