Pane-Joyce Genealogy
Joshua Bemis (37967) & Sarah White
54239. Martha Bemis. Born on 15 Oct 1755 in Spencer, MA.563 Martha died in Spencer, MA, on 4 May 1796; she was 40.
On 3 Jan 1775 when Martha was 19, she married Jonathan Warren in Spencer, MA.563 Jonathan died in Leicester, MA on 27 Jan 1827.

Jonathan, of Leicester.
54240. Amasa Bemis. Born on 10 Oct 1757 in Spencer, MA.563 Amasa died in Spencer, MA, on 21 Nov 1842; he was 85.563

Amasa inherited the homestead of his father and grandfather.563
On 19 Aug 1777 when Amasa was 19, he first married Persis Bemis (54196) , daughter of Benjamin Bemis (37942) (19 Apr 1725-7 Mar 1793) & Sarah (-1 Oct 1797), in Leicester, MA.563 Born on 2 Sep 1757 in Spencer, MA. Persis died in Spencer, MA, on 9 Nov 1795; she was 38.563

Child of Amasa and Persis (Bemis) Bemis:
    i. Benjamin Bemis, b. 6 Apr 1778 at Spencer, d. there 4 Oct 1834.563
On 19 May 1796 when Amasa was 38, he second married Nancy Dunbar (59671) , daughter of Sergt. Thomas Dunbar (49439) (1 Aug 1750-15 Apr 1796) & Lucretia Smith (58413) (16 Dec 1753-3 Aug 1841), in Spencer, MA. Born on 25 Dec 1775 in Leicester, MA. Nancy died in Beloit, Wisconsin, on 19 Oct 1855; she was 79.

Nancy, of Leicester. Children of Amasa and Nancy (Dunbar) Bemis, born at Spencer:
    i. Charles Bemis, b. 26 Apr 1797, d. 1842 at Barre, MA, m. 1820 Laura Bemis (dau. of Capt. Silas Bemis of Barre), kept a public house in Spencer, his widow and children removed to Campbelltown, NY;
    ii. Amasa Bemis, b. 29 Jan 1799, d. 20 Feb 1831, m. 1st 1817 Laura Pike of Brookfield (d. 21 Feb 1829 æ. 33), m. 2nd 28 Dec 1829 Saral L. Pike;
    iii. Persis Bemis, b. 19 Jan 1801, d. 14 Apr 1814;
    iv. Lucretia Bemis, b. 24 Mar 1803;
    v. Sarah Bemis, twin, b. 24 Mar 1803;
    vi. Danforth Bemis, b. 24 Jun 1805, d. 1 Dec 1852, m. Asenath Bemis, resided in Spencer;
    vii. Foster Bemis, b. 10 Jan 1808; and
    viii. Dexter Bemis, b. 10 Oct 1810.563
54241. Lucy Bemis. Born on 22 Oct 1760 in Spencer, MA.563
On 27 Feb 1781 when Lucy was 20, she married Ebenezer Goodenow in Spencer, MA. Ebenezer died on 27 Feb 1827.

Ebenezer, of Dedham.
54242. Sarah Bemis. Born on 10 Feb 1763 in Spencer, MA.563
On 8 Jun 1780 when Sarah was 17, she married Capt. Jesse Smith in Spencer, MA.563 Born on 25 Apr 1758 in Charlton, MA. Jesse died in Charlton, MA, on 22 Jun 1826; he was 68.

Jesse, of Charlton.
54243. Molly Bemis. Born on 5 May 1765 in Spencer, MA.563 Molly died in Chester, Hampden County, Massachusetts, on 7 Jul 1847; she was 82.

Children of Sylvester and Molly (Bemis) Bemis, the first born at Spencer, the others at Chester:
    i. Sally Bemis, b. 13 Nov 1785, m. a Mr Smith;
    ii. Amasa Bemis, b. 15 Dec 1788, d. 15 Mar 1808;
    iii. Polly Bemis, b. 9 Aug 1791, d. 12 Sep 1871 at Cambridge, MA, m. 22 Oct 1816 Elias Howe (b. 27 Dec 1792 at Spencer, d. 28 Dec 1867 at Cambridge, son of Elijah & Fanny (Bemis) Howe);
    iv. Betsy Bemis, b. 21 Oct 1793, m. Salmon Belden;
    v. Sylvester Bemis, b. 18 Mar 1796;
    vi. Lucy Bemis, b. 8 Sep 1798, d. 13 Apr 1873, m. Feb 1819 Liberty Howe (b. 8 Feb 1798 at Spencer, d. 29 Jun 1834 at Chester, brother of Elias who marries Lucy’s older sister Polly);
    vii. Joshua Bemis, b.9 Jan 1801, d. 21 May 1804;
    viii. Joseph Bemis, b. 24 Nov 1803, d. 6 Jul 1853;
    ix. Joshua Bemis, b. 3 Jul 1806, d. 16 Sep 1880 at Chester; and
    x. Ruth Bemis, b. 17 Nov 1808.
On 16 Jun 1785 when Molly was 20, she married Sylvester Bemis (42366) , son of Joseph Bemis (37941) (10 Apr 1723-) & Ruth Simonds (22526) (29 Dec 1727-), in Spencer, MA.563 Born on 25 Nov 1761 in Waltham, MA.30 Sylvester died in Chester, Hampden County, Massachusetts, on 23 Feb 1831; he was 69.

Sylvester was of Brookfield when he married.
54244. Joshua Bemis. Born on 21 Oct 1768 in Spencer, MA.563 Joshua died in Spencer, MA, on 18 Sep 1835; he was 66.563

Joshua’s farm was part of lot 58, formerly owned by Luke Converse, and owned by Hiram Howe in 1860. Joshua was a selectman, and accumulated a handsome estate.563
On 19 May 1791 when Joshua was 22, he first married Phebe Bemis (54255) , daughter of Jonas Bemis (37969) (25 Mar 1737-7 May 1790) & Dorothy Wood (-26 Jun 1814), in Spencer, MA.563 Born on 27 Mar 1768 in Spencer, MA.563 Phebe died in Spencer, MA, on 23 Dec 1804; she was 36.

Children of Joshua and Phebe (Bemis) Bemis, born at Spencer:
    i. Joshua, b. 12 Apr 12, 1793, d. 3 Feb 1822, m. Nov 1817 Nancy Harrington of Brookfield;
    ii. Persis, b. 22 Sep 1795, m. 20 Jun 1816 m. Dr Jonas Guilford;
    iii. Lewis, b. 5 Nov 1797, d. 8 Nov 1856, m. 1st 1824 Maria Stearns of Worcester, m. 2nd 1842 Dolly Ann Brigham of Northborough, resided at Spencer;
    iv. Sally, b. 23 Jan 1800, d. 16 Dec 1813;
    v. Elias, b. 23 Dec 1802, d. 11 Dec 1844, m. 15 Sep 1825 Elmira Marsh (, d. 6 Sep 1851 æ. 48, dau. of Tyler Marsh), inherited the family homestead;
    vi. Martin, b. 2 Dec 1804, d. 7 Aug 1847 m. 1st 26 Feb 1834 Pamela B. King of Oxford, MA, m. 2nd 3 Nov 1842 Lucy Garfield.563
Their children include:
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Persis Bemis (22 Sep 1795-9 Aug 1877)
On 25 Apr 1805 when Joshua was 36, he second married Chloe Dunbar (59675) , daughter of Sergt. Thomas Dunbar (49439) (1 Aug 1750-15 Apr 1796) & Lucretia Smith (58413) (16 Dec 1753-3 Aug 1841), in Spencer, MA.563 Born on 29 Jan 1784 in Spencer, MA. Chloe died in Spencer, MA, on 3 Apr 1818; she was 34.563
On 28 Jul 1819 when Joshua was 50, he third married Lydia Hatch (55200) , daughter of Stevens Hatch (39677) (6 Oct 1733-19 Nov 1811) & Ruth Prior (11 Apr 1742-20 Apr 1824), in Spencer, MA.563 Born on 4 Nov 1780 in Spencer, MA.

Lydia first married William Prouty, second Joshua Bemis, and third Edmund Muzzy.

Children of Joshua and Lydia Bemis, born at Spencer:
    i. Chloe, b. 1 Apr1820; and
    ii. Joshua, 31 Jul 1822, m. Elizabeth Adams of Brookfield.563
54245. Fanny Bemis. Born on 24 Jul 1771 in Spencer, MA.563 Fanny died on 25 Nov 1852; she was 81.
On 18 Mar 1790 when Fanny was 18, she first married Elijah Howe, son of Elijah Howe (7 Dec 1731-24 Feb 1808) & Deborah Smith (4 Jul 1743-25 Aug 1816), in Spencer, MA. Born on 25 Nov 1768 in Leicester, MA. Elijah died in Spencer, MA, on 9 Jan 1816; he was 47.
On 14 Dec 1826 when Fanny was 55, she second married Aaron Banister in Brookfield, MA. Born on 15 Feb 1764 in Brookfield, MA. Aaron died in Spencer, MA, on 6 Jul 1848; he was 84.

Aaron, son of Solomon & Patience (Cranson) Banister.
54246. Capt. Elias Bemis. Born on 23 Dec 1773 in Spencer, MA.563
On 16 Jan 1794 when Elias was 20, he married Content Jenks, daughter of Nathaniel Jenks & Content Carpenter, in Spencer, MA. Born in 1776.
54247. Catharine Bemis. Born on 24 Jun 1778 in Spencer, MA.563
On 24 Jan 1799 when Catharine was 20, she married James Howland (62717) , son of Capt. John Howland (1742-13 Jan 1810) & Beulah Bemis (54209) (26 Sep 1754-bef Feb 1790), in Spencer, MA. Born on 30 Oct 1777 in Spencer, MA.
54248. Esther Bemis. Born on 14 Nov 1780 in Spencer, MA.563 Esther died in Spencer, MA, on 5 Apr 1865; she was 84.
On 4 Jan 1801 when Esther was 20, she married Joel Howe, son of Elijah Howe (7 Dec 1731-24 Feb 1808) & Deborah Smith (4 Jul 1743-25 Aug 1816), in Spencer, MA. Born on 7 Dec 1760 in Leicester, MA. Joel died in Spencer, MA, on 9 Jan 1854; he was 93.
54249. Anna Bemis. Born on 2 Jan 1784 in Spencer, MA.563 Anna died in Spencer, MA, on 1 May 1824; she was 40.
On 25 May 1817 when Anna was 33, she married Abraham Capen, son of James Capen & Susanna Druey, in Spencer, MA. Born on 21 Jan 1788 in Spencer, MA. Abraham died in Spencer, MA, on 6 May 1848; he was 60.
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