Joseph Rounds
1785 - 1862 (77 years)-
Name Joseph Rounds Born 4 Mar 1785 Tiverton, Newport Co., RI 
[1] Gender Male Died 6 Aug 1862 Dartmouth, MA [2] Buried Rural Cemetery, New Bedford, MA Person ID I00771 Sorensen-Remington Family Tree Last Modified 14 May 2020
Father Alford Alfred Rounds, b. 20 Jun 1767, Tiverton, Newport Co., RI , d. 24 Feb 1851, Vestal, Broome Co., NY (Age 83 years) Mother Sarah Fisher, b. Abt 1767, Dartmouth, Bristol Co., MA , d. Between 1785 and 1790, RI or MA (Age ~ 18 years) Married Abt Dec 1784 Dartmouth, Bristol Co., MA [2] Notes - The marriage intention was entered Dec 1784, but does not give the exact date of the marriage.
"The intentions of Marriage between Alpra Rounds of Tiverton and Sarah Fisher of Dartmouth was Entered Dec 30th day 1784 Witness Benj Akin Town Clerk"
Family ID F10702 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Mary Polly Remington, b. 18 May 1794, Tiverton, Newport Co., RI , d. 23 Sep 1866, Dartmouth, MA (Age 72 years) Children + 1. Joseph Rounds, Jr., b. 24 Jan 1812, MA or RI , d. 7 Jan 1869, Rehoboth, Bristol Co., MA (Age 56 years)2. Son Rounds, b. Abt 1814, Tiverton, Newport Co., RI , d. Bef 1830 (Age ~ 15 years)3. John Rounds, b. Abt 1816, Tiverton, Newport Co., RI , d. Aft Apr 1876 (Age ~ 60 years)4. Mary A. Rounds, b. Abt Sep 1818, RI , d. 20 Mar 1879, New Bedford, MA (Age ~ 60 years)5. Sarah A. Rounds, b. Between 1821 and 1825 6. Abby E. Rounds, b. Abt 1830, MA , d. 11 Dec 1889, New Bedford, MA (Age ~ 59 years)+ 7. Charles Andrew Rounds, b. Abt 1831, MA , d. 6 Aug 1883, Suva, Fiji (Age ~ 52 years)8. David C. Rounds, b. 19 Sep 1836, MA , d. 18 Dec 1911, St. Louis, Gratiot Co., MI (Age 75 years)Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 Family ID F10699 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- The marriage intention was entered Dec 1784, but does not give the exact date of the marriage.
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Gravestones for Joseph and Mary in Rural Cemetery, New Bedford.
This is the corner where Joseph Rounds and family lived in North Dartmouth, according to an 1852 map. The current location is Slocum Rd. on the corner of Sharp St.
The former location of Joseph Rounds' property on Slocum Rd.
A view of the property from a nearby side street.
According to the 1852 map of Dartmouth, this is where the Joseph Rounds family lived. This looks like it might be an original stone wall.
This is a portion of an 1852 map of Dartmouth, MA. Near the middle and toward the right you can see the location of the family of J. Rounds. Comparing it to a map of the present time, it is easy to see where they lived. The green portion on the right is New Bedford.
Probate of Joseph Rounds "who last dwelt in Dartmouth" and died on 6 Aug 1862, "leaving a widow, whose name is Mary Rounds (since deceased)"; lists next of kin, all surname Rounds except one: John of Dartmouth, Mary A. of Dartmouth, Abby E. also of Dartmouth, Sarah A. Tripp widow of Godfrey R. Tripp (deceased) of New Bedford, Charles A. "last known of the Feegee Islands now supposed to be dead," David C. of Wheelen Michigan, Joseph Jr. "supposed to be dead as he has not been heard from in twenty years, all the above are children of said deceased." (Thanks to Cousin Dulcie Stewart for finding the image of this document)
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Notes - Joseph's death record says he was born in Tiverton, occupation mariner, and names his parents as Alfred and Sarah Rounds, also born in Tiverton. He died of paralysis at age 77y 5m 2d. This agrees with his birth date.
Although his birth record is listed in the New Bedford transcriptions, all other records agree that Joseph was born in RI.
In the 1820 census, the family is at Tiverton, RI:
FWM 3<10, 1 26-44; FWF 2<10, 1 26-44.
In the 1830 census, there is only one Rounds family listed at Dartmouth, MA. This is the family of Joseph Rounds:
FWM 2 15-19, 1 40-49; FWF 1<5, 1 5-9, 1 10-14, 1 30-39.
In the 1840 census, the family of Joseph Rounds at Dartmouth, MA, is as follows (there are 2 Joseph Rounds families in in that census): FWM 1<5, 1 5-9, 1 20-29, 1 50-59; FWF 1 10-14, 1 15-19, 1 20-29, 1 40-49. One person is employed in the navigation of the ocean.
In the 1850 federal census, the family is still at Dartmouth: Joseph 65 RI farmer, Mary 56 RI, Mary 29 RI, Abby E. 20 MA, Andrew 19 MA sailor, David C. 13.
In the 1855 MA state census, the family is still at Dartmouth: Joseph 70 farmer, Mary 61, David 19 farmer.
In the 1860 federal census, the family is at Dartmouth as follows: Joseph 75 RI laborer, Mary 66 RI, David 23 MA. The post office for them was North Dartmouth. I have found the likely location where they lived, based on an 1852 map which shows them living on Slocum Rd. near the corner of what is now Sharp St., in North Dartmouth.
The daughter in the 1820 census has been found to be Sarah, listed as one of Joseph's children in his probate records.
A probate document dated 15 Oct 1868 (found online and shared by Dulcie Stewart) is for Joseph Rounds "who last dwelt in Dartmouth" and died on 6 Aug 1862, "leaving a widow, whose name is Mary Rounds (since deceased)"; lists next of kin, all surname Rounds except one: John of Dartmouth, Mary A. of Dartmouth, Abby E. also of Dartmouth, Sarah A. Tripp widow of Godfrey R. Tripp (deceased) of New Bedford, Charles A. "last known of the Feegee Islands now supposed to be dead," David C. of Wheelen Michigan, Joseph Jr. "supposed to be dead as he has not been heard from in twenty years, all the above are children of said deceased." The executor of the estate was Isaac H. Coe. The document was signed by John Rounds, Sarah A. Tripp, and Mary A. Rounds. (Thanks to Cousin Dulcie for finding the image of this document; accessible at americanancestors.org)
- Joseph's death record says he was born in Tiverton, occupation mariner, and names his parents as Alfred and Sarah Rounds, also born in Tiverton. He died of paralysis at age 77y 5m 2d. This agrees with his birth date.
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