Joseph Gale Family Bible

Joseph Gale Family Bible

Family history recorded on the back of an engraving of The Reverend Mr. Sam'l
Willard. A very like engraving appeared in the publication "A Compleat Body
of Divinity in Two Hundred and Fifty Expository Lectures" by Samuel Willard,
published in Boston by B. Green and S. Kneeland, 1726. This engraving differs
only in that it has an added pedestal and other stone work [see scan].

Joseph Gale and Mary Alden were marred April 29: 17[3]6 [paper chipped]

Joseph Gale jurer was born March 5: 1736/7

Mary Gale was born July 30: 1738

Elizabeth Gale was born May 18 1740

Azor Gale was born January 2 1741/2

Azor Gale Dyed Sep'r 23 1742 Aged Eight Months & 3 weeks

Lydia Gale was born January ye 2d 1743/4

Mary Gale Dyed May 3 1745 Aged 6 years 9 months & 3 Day[s] [paper chipped]

William Gale was born April 26: 1746

Lydia Gale was marrid to Mr Symmes Octo'r 20. 1763

Mary Symmes was born Augst 6 1764

Thomas Symmes was born April 2 . 1766

Thomas Symmes dyed Sep'r 25 1766

My grandSon Azor Gale was born 10 June 1766

Andrew Symmes born 12 Aug'st 1767

Sarah Gale was born 10 March 17[6]8 [paper has burnt spot]

Andrew Symmes dyed Aug'st 15 1768

Lydia Symmes was born Dec'r 18 1768

Andrew Symmes was born Sep'r 10 1770

My daughter Lydia Symmes dyed Octo'r 16 1770

My Grand Son Joseph Gale was born Nov'r 28 177[0] [paper chipped]

my Grand Son Andrew Symmes dyed Jan 13 1771

Joseph Gale Sen'r dyed March 22. 1774 in aged [rubbed out] in the 64 year of
his Age

William Gale of Norwich was born December 10 1776

Mary Gale Dyed July 17 1787 in the 81 year of her Age

William Gale and Hannah Bean were Marrid October 7 1787 by M'r Thather

Elizabeth Gale of Fitchburg born Aug'st 24 1788

[Notes: Some of these dates disagree with some published works. Examples
would be Andrews' birth date and William and Hannah Bean's wedding date.
This paper gives all indications of being written at the times of the events,
with different inks and a few different hands.]

This Bible page is now in the possession of the C. G. Brisee Genealogy
Library, Irwin, Iowa.