Deacon Joseph Bedortha
1730 - 1813 (83 years)
1. Deacon Joseph Bedortha was born on 21 Feb 1729/1730 in Agawam (now Springfield), Hampden County, MA (son of Joseph Bedortha and Mary (Mrs.) Cooper); died on 8 Apr 1813 in Hampden County, MA; was buried in Main Street cemetery, Agawam, Hampden County, MA. Joseph married Lydia Day on 25 May 1750 in Springfield, Hampden County, MA. Lydia (daughter of Deacon Samuel Day, Jr. and Martha Proctor Stebbins) was born on 16 Feb 1732 in Springfield, Hampden County, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:Joseph married Mary Smith on 30 Jun 1757. Mary was born in 1738; died on 24 Jan 1806 in Agawam (now Springfield), Hampden County, MA; was buried in Main Street cemetery, Agawam, Hampden County, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- Beulah Bedortha was born on 3 Aug 1760 in Agawam, Hampden County, MA; died in 1857 in Sheffield, Berkshire County, MA.
- Eunice Bedortha was born on 25 Jan 1763 in West Springfield, Hampden County, MA; died on 6 Jan 1855.
- Major Luther Bedortha was born on 14 Apr 1765; died on 3 Sep 1825 in Lorain County, OH.
- Lydia Bedortha was born on 10 Aug 1767 in Agawam, Hampden County, MA; died on 19 Sep 1864 in Sheffield, Berkshire County, MA; was buried in Agawam, Hampden County, MA.
- Mary Bedortha was born on 29 Jun 1771 in Agawam, Hampden County, MA; died in Feb 1859.
- Calvin Bedortha was born on 5 Jul 1774 in Agawam, Hampden County, MA; died on 12 Jun 1853; was buried in Agawam cemetery, Agawam, Hampden County, MA.
- Justus Bedortha was born on 20 Feb 1777 in Agawam, Hampden County, MA.
- Sarah Bedortha was born on 15 Nov 1780 in Agawam (now Springfield), Hampden County, MA; died on 18 Dec 1844 in Agawam (now Springfield), Hampden County, MA.
2. Joseph Bedortha was born on 25 Apr 1692 (son of Samuel Bodortha and Mary (Mrs.) Leonard); died in Mar 1783. Joseph married Mary (Mrs.) Cooper on 6 Jul 1727. Mary was born in 1695. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Mary (Mrs.) Cooper was born in 1695. Children:
- Sarah Bedortha was born on 14 May 1728.
- 1. Deacon Joseph Bedortha was born on 21 Feb 1729/1730 in Agawam (now Springfield), Hampden County, MA; died on 8 Apr 1813 in Hampden County, MA; was buried in Main Street cemetery, Agawam, Hampden County, MA.
- Benjamin Bedortha was born on 26 Dec 1731.
- Mabel Bedortha was born on 1 Sep 1733; died on 27 Dec 1773.
- John Bedortha was born on 21 Jul 1734; died before 30 Jun 1771.
- Samuel Bedortha was born on 7 Jan 1736; died on 20 Sep 1821.
- Hannah Bedortha was born on 3 Jul 1739; died on 2 Feb 1769.
Generation: 3
4. Samuel Bodortha was born on 1 Oct 1651 in Springfield, Hampden County, MA (son of Reice Bodurtha and Blanche Lewis); died on 14 Sep 1728 in Springfield, Hampden County, MA. Samuel married Mary (Mrs.) Leonard in July 1691. Mary was born in 1653; died on 27 Dec 1747. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Mary (Mrs.) Leonard was born in 1653; died on 27 Dec 1747. Children:
- 2. Joseph Bedortha was born on 25 Apr 1692; died in Mar 1783.
- Jonathan Bodurtha was born on 24 Apr 1703; died on 30 Jul 1764 in Agawam (now Springfield), Hampden County, MA.
Generation: 4
8. Reice Bodurtha was born in 1625 in Wales; died on 18 Mar 1682/1683 in Springfield, Hampden County, MA. Reice married Blanche Lewis. Blanche was born in 1627. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
9. Blanche Lewis was born in 1627. Children:
- 4. Samuel Bodortha was born on 1 Oct 1651 in Springfield, Hampden County, MA; died on 14 Sep 1728 in Springfield, Hampden County, MA.
- Joseph Bodurtha was born on 15 Mar 1648/1649.