Rev John Woodward

  Noted events in his life were:

• Gravestone: From Find a Grave, Feb 1745, East Haven, New Haven, Connecticut. Rev John Woodward
Birth: 7 Dec 1671 Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Death: 14 Feb 1745 (aged 73) East Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
Burial: Old Cemetery, East Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
Plot: Row 2 Grave# 44 on hill
Memorial #: 35311008
Bio: He married Sarah Rosewell on June 8, 1703 in Norwich, Norfolk Co., Conn. He was residing in Norwich in 1699.
In 1669, John Woodward of Woodwardtown was one of a committee of representatives from each of the separate districts to decide where the meeting house was to be built (from "Historical discourse, East Haven, Conn., 1875, p. 22)
Inscription: Here lies Ye Body
of Ye Rev Mr
John Woodward
who died Feb
Ye 14th 1745/6 aged
74 Years
Family Members
Spouses
Sarah Roswell Woodward Unknown-1720
Mary Gaskill Woodward Unknown-1774
Children
Sarah Woodward Miles 1704-1769
Lydia Woodward Davenport 1706-1758
Roswill Woodward 1708-1773
John Woodward 1712-1791
Richard Woodward 1716-1795
Created by: V. Nareen Lake (46613568)
Added: 29 Mar 2009
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35311008/john-woodward
Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35311008/john-woodward: accessed 28 April 2023), memorial page for Rev John Woodward (7 Dec 1671–14 Feb 1745), Find a Grave Memorial ID 35311008, citing Old Cemetery, East Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA; Maintained by V. Nareen Lake (contributor 46613568).

John married Sarah Rosewell, daughter of Richard Rosewell and Lydia Towbridge. (Sarah Rosewell died on 20 Oct 1720 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut.)