Notes and Links

• m1. Dorothy Charlotte Bradstreet; b. Sep. 7, 1765; d. Feb. 8, 1792, Rowley MA. Dorothy died of consumption (tuberculosis) on June 24, 1792, Rowley MA.
• Moses and Dorothy had 2 children:
  • Charlotte Bradstreet Bradford; b. Apr. 18, 1790, Francestown NH; d. Oct. 26, 1876, Rowley MA.
    • m. Nathaniel Bradstreet (1784-1865) on Dec. 25, 1812.
  • Dolly Bradford; b. Feb.8, 1792; d. Aug. 14, 1793, as an infant.

• m2. Sarah Eaton* (1771-1848)
• Moses and Sarah had 10 children, all born in Francestown NH:
  • Fanny Maria Eaton Bradford; b. Jan. 13, 1794; d. May 5, 1807, age 13.
  • Samuel Cleveland Bradford; b. July 2, 1795; Grad. Dartmouth 1818,; Acting Pastor of the First Congregational Church of Sullivan, NH , briefly in 1833; d. Mar. 3, 1869.
    • m1. Mary Hazeltine (1793-1847) on June 13, 1820.
    • m2. Sarah French Holmes (1812-1889) on Oct. 28, 1850.
  • William Bradford
  • Moses Bradstreet Bradford* (1799-1878)
    • m1. Ascenath Church Dickman* (1796-1840)
    • m2. Martha Mehitable Green (1807-1902)
  • Ebenezer Green Bradford; b. May 24, 1801; d. Aug. 29, 1861, Leverett MA, bur. Montague MA.
    • m. Angelia Thompson (1806-1890), and adopted a daughter:
      • Myra Augusta Mills Bradford (1831-1847) of Beloit WI.
  • David Bradford; b. Oct. 21, 1803; d. Jan 20, 1873.
    • m. Laurana Bardwell (1810-1875) of Montague MA. Their daughter:
      • Julia Bradford (1828-1839) died as an infant.
  • Elizabeth Knight Bradford
  • John Wilson Bradford
  • James Bradford
  • Sarah Eaton Bradford; b. Nov. 2, 1812; d. Nov. 2, 1845, Newport NH.
    • m. Francis Boardman (1811-1896) of Lyndboro NH, and had 2 sons:
      • James Henry Boardman (1831-1896)
      • Moses Bradford Boardman (1833-1907)

Brief Biography:

Moses left his home in Canterbury when he was about 13 years old (about 1778) to live with and learn from his older brother, Ebenezer Bradford (1746-1801). To make his trip, Moses' father, William Bradford (1718-1781), had given him a new suit of clothes and a horse, not insignificant gifts at the time, especially in a large household with many children. Moses was probably sent so he could attend a preparatory school in Rowley MA, run by his brother, Ebenezer, who was a Minister, 20 years older. Ebenezer graduated from the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) in 1773, received an Honorary A.M. degree in 1784 from Princeton, an Honorary degree from Dartmouth in 1785, and an Honorary degree from Brown in 1800. Ebenezer was a mentor for Moses and was his full brother. Moses attended the boy's school on Rowley for about three years, where he prepared for Dartmouth.

Moses graduated from Dartmouth in 1785, the same year that his older brother, Ebenezer, received his honorary degree there. During the period 1785-1790, Moses took over his brother's school at Rowley and settled in Portsmouth NH. While in Portsmouth, he took a trip on horseback throughout the State of New Hampshire and kept a journal. His horse was named "Tombo". He married Dorothy Charlotte Bradstreet of Rowley MA, on Nov. 4, 1788. In 1790, he accepted a call from Francestown, NH, where he was ordained on Sep. 8, 1790. He joined two Protestant churches of different denominations (Presbyterian and Congregational) and formed an amicable union between them, for which he served as Pastor for 36 years, from 1790 to 1826. Upon retirement, he lived for awhile (1833-1837) in Sullivan NH. Toward the last year of his life, he lived with his son, David in Montague MA, where he died on June 14, 1838.

References:

• Frances' Town - Ahistory of Francestown New Hampshire, by John R. Schott, published by the town of Francestown, N. H., 1872.
• The Genealogy of the Cleveland and Cleaveland Families, by E. J. Cleveland and H. G. Cleveland, pub. bt Case Lockwood & Brainard, Hartford CT, 1899.
• Descendants of Governor William Bradford, by Ruth Gardiner Hall, under auspices of the Bradford Family Compact.
• Bradford Genealogy by Faith Bradford
• A Line of Bradfords 1460-1988 by Bradford Stone