Holyoke Family Genealogy - Person Sheet
Holyoke Family Genealogy - Person Sheet
NameJoseph ROWLANDSON 
, M
, MBirthabt 1631, , , England
Death23 Nov 1678, Wethersfield, Hartford, CT
FatherThomas ROWLANDSON , M
Spouses
1Mary WHITE , F
, FBirthabt 1637, South Petherton, Somerset, England
Death5 Jan 1711, Wethersfield, Hartford, CT
FatherJohn WHITE , M
MotherJoane WEST , F
Notes for Joseph ROWLANDSON
• A Harvard College graduate, the son of Thomas Rowlandson of Ipswich.
• He was ordained as a Puritan minister in 1660, but had already been preaching in Lancaster for 6 years.
• He was ordained as a Puritan minister in 1660, but had already been preaching in Lancaster for 6 years.
Notes for Mary (Spouse 1)
• Widow ROWLANDSON
• Mary wrote an autobiographical narrative of her capture by the Indians. “A true History of the Captivity & Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson, A Minister’s Wife in New England.” Her book became one of the 17th and 18th century's most popular reads and earned her place in the history of American literature.
• Mary wrote an autobiographical narrative of her capture by the Indians. “A true History of the Captivity & Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson, A Minister’s Wife in New England.” Her book became one of the 17th and 18th century's most popular reads and earned her place in the history of American literature.