On 7 Dec 1665 Elizabeth first married
Rev. Joseph Emerson (4701) , son of
Thomas Emerson (1867) (ca Jul 1584-1 May 1666) &
Elizabeth Brewster (-aft 1666), in Concord, MA.
77 “mr Joseph Embarson & Elizabeth Bulkely maryed, 7. desem^r 1665”.
Born ca 1620 in Hertfordshire, England. Joseph was baptized in Bishop’s Stortford, Hertfordshire, on 25 Jun 1620.6 Joseph died in Concord, MA 3 Jan 1679/80.6
Joseph was a minister of the standing order of Puritan clergymen. He settled first with his father at Ipswich, and admitted a freeman there 19 Dec 1648. He preached at York, ME, in 1648, and soon after was the pastor at Wells, ME. His ministry was not successiful, and he was dismissed about 1664. He settled in Mendon, MA, 1 Dec 1669, and remained there until the town was destroyed in King Philip’s War at which time he removed to Concord. Administration on his estate was granted to his widow Elizabeth 10 Mar 1679/80.6