Joseph Bowditch Papers
Joseph Bowditch was born in Salem, Massachusetts, in 1700 to William Bowditch (1663-1728) and Mary Gardner (1669-1724). Like his father, he was a merchant and ship owner. He served as sheriff, Justice of the Peace, clerk of the court, and town treasurer in Salem. He married Elizabeth Hunt (1703-1742) on July 25, 1725. They had three children, Joseph, (1730-1758), Mary (1732-1813), and Elizabeth (1734/5-1797). Bowditch suffered a paralytic shock in the 1770s, and died in Salem on October 6, 1780.
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