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Birth: Feb. 29, 1627-8, Framlingham, High Suffolk, England
Parents: Nicholas and Elizabeth Danforth
Marriages:
1. Elisabeth Poulter Nov. 22, 1654, she d. 1689
2. Esther Champney Nov. 17, 1690
Billerica deaths: DANFORTH, Jonathan (Danforth), Capt., Sept. 7, 1712, a. 85.
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Jonathan Danforth was the brother of Thomas Danforth of Cambridge, who was at various times deputy-governor, selectman, town clerk, assistant, President of Harvard College, judge of the Superior Court.
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Jonathan "might be recognized as the father of the town [Billerica]. His marriage was the first on our records... His skill as a surveyor gave him employment far and wide. For forty years, he probably surveyed every land grant in Billerica, and must have explored every nook and corner of the ancient town." (History of Billerica)
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Family links:
Spouses:
Elizabeth Poulter Danforth (1633 - 1689)
Esther Champney Danforth (1633 - 1713)
Children:
Jonathan Danforth (1659 - 1711)*
Anna Danforth Whiting (1668 - 1737)*
Nicolas Danforth (1671 - 1694)*
*Calculated relationship
Inscription:
MEMENTO MORI
FUGIT HORA
HERE LYES ye BODY
OF CAPT. JONATHAN
DANFORTH
AGED 85 YEARS
WHO DECEASED
SEPTEMBER 7th 1712
Note: Carved by Lamson, 1709-1722 (Joseph, Nathaniel, Caleb)