The subject this week is my 7x great grandfather Zaccheus Packard. He was a farmer but six of his sons were were very active in church affairs in North Bridgewater (now Brockton) Ma. Here's a short biography by William Richard Cutter:
II) Zaccheus Packard, son of Samuel Packard (r), was born in Hingham, and died in Bridgewater, August 3, 1723. He married Sarah, daughter of John Howard, of West Bridgewater. Children, born in Bridgewater: 1. Israel, mentioned below. 2. Sarah, born August 19. 1682: married. July 27, 1704, Captain Josiah Edson : died 1754. 3. Jonathan, born December 7, 1684; married first, December 24, 1719. Susanna Hayward; second, Abigail. 4. David, born February 11, 1687;married, December 17, 1712, Hannah Ames; died November 3, 1755. 5. Solomon, born March 20, 1689; married, November 16, 1715, Sarah Lathrop; second, Susanna Kingman; third, October 5, 1760, Dorothy, widow of Mark Perkins. 6. Deacon James, born June 2, 1691 ; married, June 7, 1722, Jemima Kieth; died November 24, 1765. 7. Zaccheus, Jr., born September 4, 1693: married, October 21, 1725. Mercy Alden; died 1775. 8. John, born October 8, 1695; married, 1726, Lydia Thomson ; died June 3, 1738. 9. Captain Abiel, born April 29, 1699; married January 11, 1723, Sarah Ames; died 1776.
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Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of Boston and Eastern Massachusetts, Volume 4 Lewis historical Publishing Company, New York, NY 1908
I've found Zaccheus' probate file at AmericanAncestors.org.
His son James is my 6x great grandfather,
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