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Andrew Belcher

Andrew Belcher

Male 1614 - 1691  (77 years)


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  • Name Andrew Belcher 
    Birth 1614  Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 14 May 1691  Cambridge, MA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I4727  MyTree
    Last Modified 15 Aug 2009 

    Father Jr. William Andrew Belcher,   b. 1545, Northants, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Christina Dabridgecourt,   b. England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F2741  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth Danforth,   b. 3 Aug 1619, Framingham, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Jun 1680, Cambridge, Middlesex, MA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years) 
    Marriage 10 Jan 1639  Cambridge, MA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F2745  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 17 Jul 2017 

  • Notes 
    • Andrew is the Grandfather of Jonathan Belcher, Governor of MA and New
      Jersey. He was one of the first settlers of the Bay Colony and thus
      one of the founding fathers of America. He was a passenger on one of
      the first ships to MA, arrived in America in 1639 and was one of the
      founders of Sudbury, MA, establishing himself as a businessman.

      Andrew's son, Capt. Andrew Belcher Jr. (1678-1717) through his own
      industriousness and intelligence, rose to the positoin of one of
      Boston's wealthiest merchants, owning investments in many shipping
      fleets, warehouses and grain, while at the same time serving fifteen
      years on the Mass. Council (1702-1717).

      Capt. Belcher's extensive shipping trade extended to the Carribean.
      Known for his honesty and belief in God, Andrew Belcher Jr, in the
      final moments of his life, eloquently blessed his son, Jonathan in Old
      Testament fashion. Jonathan, as Governor, issuing a Proclamation,
      played an important role in the American Colony origin and tradition
      of the Thanksgiving Celebration.