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General '''Joseph Dwight''' (1703–1765) was a military and civil leader and judge in the British American [[Province of Massachusetts Bay]].
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| name = Joseph Dwight
| birth_date = 16 October 1703
| birth_place = [[Hatfield, Massachusetts|Hatfield]], [[Province of Massachusetts Bay|Massachusetts]], [[Kingdom of England|England]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|1765|6|9|1703|10|16|df=y}}
| allegiance = [[Kingdom of Great Britain|Great Britain]]
| serviceyears = 1745-1756
| battles = {{plainlist|
[[War of the Austrian Succession]]
:[[Siege of Louisbourg (1745)|1st Siege of Louisbourg]]
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| alma_mater = [[Harvard College]]
| children = 9
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'''Joseph Dwight''' (16 October 1703 {{mdash}} 9 June 1765) was a military and civil leader and judge in the British [[Province of Massachusetts Bay]].


==Life==
==Life==
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Joseph Dwight was born in [[Hatfield, Massachusetts|Hatfield]], [[Province of Massachusetts Bay|Massachusetts]] on October 16, 1703.<ref name="book" /> He graduated from [[Harvard College]] in 1722<ref name="family">[http://www.virtualology.com/josephdwight/ Life and times of Judge Joseph Dwight and his children]</ref> and was admitted to the bar in Worcester in 1733. He was the first member of the Worcester Country Bar.<ref name="book">[https://books.google.com/books?id=Z8HioB5tMIUC&pg=PA113 book about History of the Judiciary of Massachusetts]</ref> He was eleven times a member of the Massachusetts Colonial Council between 1731 and 1751, and its speaker from 1748 to 1749.<ref name="family" /> During this time, he had become a colonel of the militia. He became the brigadier general on 20 February 1745, and was second in command during the [[Siege of Louisbourg (1745)|1st Siege of Louisbourg]] in that year, where he led, in person, the "Ancient and honorable company of artillery of [[Boston]]," General [[William Pepperrell]] commended Joseph Dwight for his courage and skill. In 1756, he commanded a brigade of [[Massachusetts militia]], at [[Lake Champlain]] in the [[Seven Years' War|7 Years War]].
Joseph Dwight was born in [[Hatfield, Massachusetts]] on October 16, 1703.<ref name="book" />
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He graduated from [[Harvard College]] in 1722 <ref name="family">[http://www.virtualology.com/josephdwight/ Life and times of Judge Joseph Dwight and his children]</ref> and was admitted to the bar in Worcester in 1733 and was the first member of the Worcester Country Bar.<ref name="book">[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=Z8HioB5tMIUC&pg=PA113&lpg=PA113&dq=Judge+Joseph+Dwight+%281703%E2%80%931765%29&source=bl&ots=YMbeNWtWO-&sig=FIahBgSZgEYYfTlQkSwvR084zes&hl=en&ei=4ijOS4jxH47u7AP845imDQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CBkQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=Judge%20Joseph%20Dwight%20%281703%E2%80%931765%29&f=false book about History of the Judiciary of Massachusetts]</ref> He was eleven times a member of the [[Massachusetts colonial council]] between 1731 and 1751, and its speaker in 1748-9.<ref name="family" /> During this time he had become a colonel of militia, he become the brigadier general on 20 February 1745, and was second in command at the attack on [[Louisburg]] in that year, where he led in person the "Ancient and honorable company of artillery of [[Boston]]," [[General Pepperell]] commended Joseph Dwight for his courage and skill. In 1756 he commanded a brigade of [[Massachusetts militia]], at [[Lake Champlain]], in the second [[French and Indian War]].


In 1752 he moved to [[Stockbridge, Massachusetts]], to act as Trustee of "the Indian Schools," which relation he held to them nearly or quite all the time that [[Jonathan Edwards (theologian)|Jonathan Edwards]] was also at work there as a missionary (1751-8) to that settlement of whites and Christianized Indians.
In 1752, he moved to [[Stockbridge, Massachusetts|Stockbridge]], Massachusetts to act as Trustee of "the Indian Schools," a position he held when [[Jonathan Edwards (theologian)|Jonathan Edwards]] was also at work there as a missionary (1751-8) to that settlement of whites and Christianized Ingenious. Joseph Dwight remained on the bench as Chief Justice of the Berkshire County Court of Common Pleas until his death.<ref name="book" />
Joseph Dwight remained on the bench as Chief Justice of the Berkshire County Court of Common Pleas until his death.<ref name="book" />


He married Mary Pynchon and they had nine children. Their daughter Dorothy Dwight married Jedediah Foster (1726–1779).<ref>http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/k/o/s/Lille-Koski-CA/GENE1-0023.html {{User-generated source|certain=yes|date=September 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=N6f4N2npGQUC&pg=PA391|title=The Life of Charles Robinson: The First State Governor of Kansas|isbn=9780836959710|last1=Blackmar|first1=Frank Wilson|year=1901}}</ref>
He served as [[brigadier general]] of the [[Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts]], second in command of the colonial troops in the [[Siege of Louisbourg (1745)|expedition]] against the French at [[Fortress Louisbourg]] in 1745, and commanded a brigade of [[Massachusetts militia]] at [[Lake Champlain]] during the [[French and Indian War]]. He married Mary Pynchon and they had nine children.
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Joseph Dwight built a house in [[Great Barrington, Massachusetts|Great Barrington]] which [[Dwight-Henderson House|still stands]], and is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]]. He was one of the leading men when it came to the management of town business, and in giving direction to inhabitants.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ebooksread.com/authors-eng/charles-j-charles-james-taylor/history-of-great-barrington-berkshire-county-massachusetts-lya/page-16-history-of-great-barrington-berkshire-county-massachusetts-lya.shtml|title=Read the eBook History of Great Barrington, (Berkshire County,) Massachusetts by Charles J. (Charles James) Taylor online for free (Page 16 of 44)}}</ref>
Their daughter Dorothy Dwight married Jedediah Foster (1726–1779).<ref>[http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/k/o/s/Lille-Koski-CA/GENE1-0023.html]</ref><ref>[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=N6f4N2npGQUC&pg=PA391&lpg=PA391&dq=Judge+Joseph+Dwight&source=bl&ots=StnMmsxjQR&sig=r5uhnEzJ8G3x1WWgyS--7KIB02g&hl=en&ei=xBTMS8H6JsGGkAWt48zSBA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=8&ved=0CBwQ6AEwBw#v=onepage&q=Judge%20Joseph%20Dwight&f=false]</ref>
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He died on June 9, 1765. By the time of his death, he was patriarch of a large branch of the [[Dwight family|New England Dwight family]].<ref name="dwight2">{{cite book |author=Benjamin Woodbridge Dwight |author-link=Benjamin Woodbridge Dwight |title= The history of the descendants of John Dwight, of Dedham, Mass |volume= 2 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ghcfAAAAMAAJ |year=1874 |publisher=J. F. Trow & son, printers and bookbinders }}</ref>
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Joseph Dwight built a house at [[Great Barrington]] which remained standing for along time. He was one of the leading men when it came to the management of town business, and in giving direction to inhabitants.<ref>[http://www.ebooksread.com/authors-eng/charles-j-charles-james-taylor/history-of-great-barrington-berkshire-county-massachusetts-lya/page-16-history-of-great-barrington-berkshire-county-massachusetts-lya.shtml]</ref>
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He died on June 9, 1765. He was patriarch of a large branch of the [[New England Dwight family]].<ref name="dwight2">{{cite book |author=[[Benjamin Woodbridge Dwight]] |title= The history of the descendants of John Dwight, of Dedham, Mass |volume= 2 |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=ghcfAAAAMAAJ |year=1874 |publisher=J. F. Trow & son, printers and bookbinders }}</ref>


==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.masshist.org/findingaids/doc.cfm?fa=fa0213 Foster Family Autograph Collection]
*[http://www.masshist.org/findingaids/doc.cfm?fa=fa0213 Foster Family Autograph Collection]
* {{cite web |title= Ancestors of Lille Foster |work= Family Tree Maker on Genealogy.com |url= http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/k/o/s/Lille-Koski-CA/GENE1-0019.html list of children and details Joseph Dwight |accessdate= January 25, 2011 }}
*List of children and details Joseph Dwight: {{cite web |title= Ancestors of Lille Foster |work= Family Tree Maker on Genealogy.com |url= http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/k/o/s/Lille-Koski-CA/GENE1-0019.html |accessdate= January 25, 2011 }}

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Latest revision as of 17:32, 13 May 2024

Joseph Dwight
Born16 October 1703
Hatfield, Massachusetts, England
Died9 June 1765(1765-06-09) (aged 61)
AllegianceGreat Britain
Years of service1745-1756
Battles/wars
War of the Austrian Succession
1st Siege of Louisbourg
Alma materHarvard College
Children9

Joseph Dwight (16 October 1703 — 9 June 1765) was a military and civil leader and judge in the British Province of Massachusetts Bay.

Life

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Joseph Dwight was born in Hatfield, Massachusetts on October 16, 1703.[1] He graduated from Harvard College in 1722[2] and was admitted to the bar in Worcester in 1733. He was the first member of the Worcester Country Bar.[1] He was eleven times a member of the Massachusetts Colonial Council between 1731 and 1751, and its speaker from 1748 to 1749.[2] During this time, he had become a colonel of the militia. He became the brigadier general on 20 February 1745, and was second in command during the 1st Siege of Louisbourg in that year, where he led, in person, the "Ancient and honorable company of artillery of Boston," General William Pepperrell commended Joseph Dwight for his courage and skill. In 1756, he commanded a brigade of Massachusetts militia, at Lake Champlain in the 7 Years War.

In 1752, he moved to Stockbridge, Massachusetts to act as Trustee of "the Indian Schools," a position he held when Jonathan Edwards was also at work there as a missionary (1751-8) to that settlement of whites and Christianized Ingenious. Joseph Dwight remained on the bench as Chief Justice of the Berkshire County Court of Common Pleas until his death.[1]

He married Mary Pynchon and they had nine children. Their daughter Dorothy Dwight married Jedediah Foster (1726–1779).[3][4] Joseph Dwight built a house in Great Barrington which still stands, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. He was one of the leading men when it came to the management of town business, and in giving direction to inhabitants.[5] He died on June 9, 1765. By the time of his death, he was patriarch of a large branch of the New England Dwight family.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c book about History of the Judiciary of Massachusetts
  2. ^ a b Life and times of Judge Joseph Dwight and his children
  3. ^ http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/k/o/s/Lille-Koski-CA/GENE1-0023.html [user-generated source]
  4. ^ Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1901). The Life of Charles Robinson: The First State Governor of Kansas. ISBN 9780836959710.
  5. ^ "Read the eBook History of Great Barrington, (Berkshire County,) Massachusetts by Charles J. (Charles James) Taylor online for free (Page 16 of 44)".
  6. ^ Benjamin Woodbridge Dwight (1874). The history of the descendants of John Dwight, of Dedham, Mass. Vol. 2. J. F. Trow & son, printers and bookbinders.
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