*Birthplace is reported as “probably in East Greenwich” by Greene 3, this is located in the same county as the reported birthplace of Warwick in the Rhode Island Vital Extracts 1. Similarly, only the birth year of “about 1725” is recorded by Greene3. This is within 3 years of the Rhode Island Vital Extracts’ record.1
+Place of death and burial is recorded as probably Berlin, New York by Greene 3 with no date given, suggesting that no records of this have been preserved. The Find A Grave record 4 has this information recorded although no photographs of the associated gravestone is published at this time.
References
1. Vital Record of Rhode Island. 1636-1850. A Family Register for the People. 21 volumes. Arnold, James Newell. Providence, R.I.: Narragansett Historical Publishing Company, 1891–1912. Digitized images from Cornell Univesity Library and New England Historic Genealogical Society.
- A. Joseph's Birth
Vol. 1. Kent County: Warwick - Births and Deaths, pg. 169.
- B. Joseph and Margaret's Marriage
Vol. 5. Washington County: Westerly - Marriages, pg. 33
- C. Edward’s Birth
Vol. 5. Washington County: Westerly - Births and Deaths, pg. 104
2. Rhode Island, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1740-1890 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999. Original data: Jackson, Ronald V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp.. Rhode Island Census, 1740-1890. Compiled and digitized by Mr. Jackson and AIS from microfilmed schedules of the U.S. Federal Decennial Census, territorial/state censuses, and/or census substitutes.
3. Greene, F. L. (1894). Descendants of Joseph Greene of Westerly, R.I: Also other branches of the Greenes of Quidnesset, or Kingston, R.I., and other lines of Greenes in America. Albany, N.Y: Joel Munsell’s Sons.
- Joseph Greene - pg. 16
4. Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com), memorial page for Joseph Greene (1725–11 Jan 1796), Find A Grave Memorial no. 159963902, citing Center Berlin Baptist Cemetery, Berlin, Rensselaer County, New York, USA; Maintained by root bound (contributor 48845271).
Basic Info
Born: February 19, 1727-8* (1)
Birthplace: Warwick, Kent County, Rhode Island* (1)
Mother: Mary Aylesworth (1, 3, 4)
Father: John Greene (1, 3, 4)
Wife: Margaret Greenman (1, 3, 4)
Married: September 20, 1747 (3)
Marriage Place: Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island (3)
Direct Descendant: Edward Greene (1, 3)
Death: January 11, 1796+ (4)
Death Place: Berlin, Rensselaer County, New York+ (4)
Burial Place: Center Berlin Baptist Cemetery, Berlin, Rensselaer County, New York+ (4)
Biography
*Birthplace is reported as “probably in East Greenwich” by Greene 3, this is located in the same county as the reported birthplace of Warwick in the Rhode Island Vital Extracts 1. Similarly, only the birth year of “about 1725” is recorded by Greene3. This is within 3 years of the Rhode Island Vital Extracts’ record.1
+Place of death and burial is recorded as probably Berlin, New York by Greene 3 with no date given, suggesting that no records of this have been preserved. The Find A Grave record 4 has this information recorded although no photographs of the associated gravestone is published at this time.
References
1. Vital Record of Rhode Island. 1636-1850. A Family Register for the People. 21 volumes. Arnold, James Newell. Providence, R.I.: Narragansett Historical Publishing Company, 1891–1912. Digitized images from Cornell Univesity Library and New England Historic Genealogical Society.
- A. Joseph's Birth
Vol. 1. Kent County: Warwick - Births and Deaths, pg. 169.
- B. Joseph and Margaret's Marriage
Vol. 5. Washington County: Westerly - Marriages, pg. 33
- C. Edward’s Birth
Vol. 5. Washington County: Westerly - Births and Deaths, pg. 104
2. Rhode Island, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1740-1890 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999. Original data: Jackson, Ronald V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp.. Rhode Island Census, 1740-1890. Compiled and digitized by Mr. Jackson and AIS from microfilmed schedules of the U.S. Federal Decennial Census, territorial/state censuses, and/or census substitutes.
3. Greene, F. L. (1894). Descendants of Joseph Greene of Westerly, R.I: Also other branches of the Greenes of Quidnesset, or Kingston, R.I., and other lines of Greenes in America. Albany, N.Y: Joel Munsell’s Sons.
- Joseph Greene - pg. 16
4. Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com), memorial page for Joseph Greene (1725–11 Jan 1796), Find A Grave Memorial no. 159963902, citing Center Berlin Baptist Cemetery, Berlin, Rensselaer County, New York, USA; Maintained by root bound (contributor 48845271).