hmtl5 Captain Christopher Osgood b. 6 Dec 1643 Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts d. 9 May 1723 Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts: Gage and Shook Families

Captain Christopher Osgood

Male 1643 - 1723  (79 years)


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  • Name Christopher Osgood  [1, 2
    Title Captain 
    Born 6 Dec 1643  Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4
    Gender Male 
    Occupation Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Milwright. He built Fry's Mills in Andover. He was Captain of Militia, and Representative to the General Court from Andover in 1690 
    Died 9 May 1723  Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 5
    Buried Old North Parish Burying Ground, North Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I416  Gage and Shook Families
    Last Modified 11 Nov 2022 

    Father Christopher Osgood,   b. 1606, Newton Tony, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1650, Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 44 years) 
    Mother Margery Fowler,   b. Mar 1615, Marlborough, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Nov 1701  (Age 86 years) 
    Married 28 Jul 1633  St. Mary's, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Family ID F185  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Hannah Belknap or Beltoft,   b. 1639, Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Nov 1679, Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 40 years) 
    Married 6 Dec 1663  Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4, 6
    Children 
     1. Mary Osgood,   b. 5 Jul 1665, Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Hannah Osgood,   b. 19 Oct 1668, Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Dorothy Osgood,   b. 4 Jul 1671, Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Abigail Osgood,   b. 29 Aug 1673, Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Christopher Osgood,   b. 28 Jun 1675, Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Sep 1739  (Age 64 years)
    +6. Ezekiel Osgood,   b. 5 Nov 1679, Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Nov 1741, Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years)
    Last Modified 1 Nov 2022 
    Family ID F170  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Hannah Barker,   b. 21 Oct 1656, Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Apr 1687, Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 30 years) 
    Married 22 May 1680  Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    Children 
     1. Priscilla Osgood,   b. 1 Apr 1681, Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Sarah Osgood,   b. 19 Feb 1682, Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Esther Osgood,   b. 31 Oct 1684, Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Anna Osgood,   b. 8 Mar 1687,   d. 15 Apr 1687  (Age 0 years)
    Last Modified 29 Oct 2022 
    Family ID F175  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 3 Sarah Redington,   b. 1659,   d. 8 Jul 1689, Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 30 years) 
    Married 21 Dec 1687  Topfield, Essex County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8
    Children 
     1. Phoebe Osgood,   b. 19 Sept 1688, Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 1 Nov 2022 
    Family ID F179  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 4 Sarah Unknown,   d. 8 Jul 1738, Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Rebecca Osgood,   b. 3 May 1692, Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jul 1727  (Age 35 years)
     2. Lydia Osgood,   b. 14 Jun 1694, Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jul 1694, Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     3. Lydia Osgood,   b. 1 Sep 1695, Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Martha Osgood,   b. 14 Dec 1698, Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Feb 1770  (Age 71 years)
     5. Jeremiah Osgood,   b. Apr 1702, Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Mary Osgood,   b. 1705, Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Apr 1772  (Age 67 years)
    Last Modified 28 Oct 2022 
    Family ID F180  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 6 Dec 1643 - Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Milwright. He built Fry's Mills in Andover. He was Captain of Militia, and Representative to the General Court from Andover in 1690 - - Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 6 Dec 1663 - Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 22 May 1680 - Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 21 Dec 1687 - Topfield, Essex County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 9 May 1723 - Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Old North Parish Burying Ground, North Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    Christopher Osgood Will 01
    Christopher Osgood Will 01
    Christopher Osgood Will 02
    Christopher Osgood Will 02

  • Notes 
    • Capt. Christopher Osgood of Andover, Mass.; born 1643; died 1723; married 6 Dec. 1663, Hannah Belknap, of Lynn, Mass., who died 21 Nov., 1679; married, second, 22 May, 1680, Hannah Barker, who died 6 April, 1687; married, third, Sarah (Unknown), who died July, 1689; married, fourth, Sarah (Unknown), who survived him. After the marriage of his mother to Deacon Rowell of Andover, Mass., he sold out the estate left him by his father in Ipswich, and moved to Andover, Mass., where dwelt the children of John Osgood; there he resided till his decease, 1723. He was a millwright, as was also the William Osgood of Salisbury. He built Frye's mills in Andover. He was Captain, and Representative from Andover 1690.

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    • Note on Find a Grave:
      Here Lyes Buried The Body of Captain Christopher Osgood who departed this life May 1723 in y 80 year of his age

      Christopher married first Hannah Belknap who died 21 Nov 1679 and then married second Hannah Barker who died 6 April 1711, third he married Sarah Reddington who died July 1689. Forth he married a Sarah who survived him.
      Saryah died July 8, 1738 Andover, MA

      [3]
    • Essex Massachusetts probate records: 1648-1840.
      Name: Christopher Osgood
      Probate Date: 10 Jun 1723
      Residence Place: Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, British America
      Probate Type: testate
      Inferred Death Year: 1723
      Inferred Death Place: Massachusetts, British America
      File Number: 20179

    • The English ancestry of Abram Belknap, who settled in Lynn Mass. 1836.
      page 19.
      Hannah, d. 31 Nov. 1679; m. 6 Dec. 1663 Christopher Osgood, b. 1643, s. of Christopher and Margery (Fowler) of Ipswich, who m. three times after Hannah's death. Six children.


  • Sources 
    1. [S55] Osgood on Archive, Osgood, Ira, 1799-1877, https://archive.org/details/genealogyofdesce00osgo.

    2. [S66] Genealogy of the French family, Mida F. Doan, (https://archive.org/details/genealogyoffrenc00doan/mode/2up).

    3. [S8] Find a Grave.

    4. [S60] The English ancestry of Abraham Belknap, https://archive.org/details/englishancestryo00belk/mode/2up.

    5. [S58] Massachusetts death records.

    6. [S41] Massachusetts town and vital records, 1620-1988.

    7. [S61] New England marriages prior to 1700.

    8. [S40] Massachusetts compiled marriages, 1633-1850.