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Readfield, Kennebec County, Maine was originally incorporated in 1771 as part of Winthrop. Twenty years later residents voted almost unanimously to separate from Winthrop, and Readfield became incorporated on March 11, 1791. Welcome to this web site where you will meet the courageous men and women who founded our town.

Tuesday, June 11, 2013

GREELEY, Joseph

Joseph Greeley was born 22 May 1765 in Kingston, Rockingham, NH a son of Joseph and Elizabeth (Dudley) Greeley. He married 1786 in Readfield to Sarah Wyman d/o Henry Wyman. Joseph and Sarah Greeley carried on the Wyman farm. According to the Greeley family history, about 1812 Joseph headed to Bath, Maine to enlist in the War and was never heard from again. None of the children were married at this time and seven were under the age of seventeen. Following Joseph’s disappearance the second child, Henry, carried on the Wyman / Greeley family homestead and raised his family of seven children there. Henry Greeley’s daughter Sarah married to Elias Gove and they carried on this farm after Henry. Their oldest child, Samuel Greeley settled nearby on South Road.
Children of Joseph and Sarah Wyman Greeley:
1. Samuel b.10/31/1787
2. Henry b.8/25/1789
3. John b.12/15/1790
4. Sally b.2/10/1795
5. Betsey b.12/2/1796
6. Joseph Jr. b.11/29/1798
7. Gorham b.12/16/1801
8. Greenlief b.6/29/1804
9. Rebecca b.10/24/1806
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