Bodfish Family - Ourfolk
Joseph Bodfish B: 3 APR 1651
Joseph was born on 3 APR 1651 in Sandwich, Mass. .
He is the son of Robert Bodfish (1612 - 19 NOV 1651) and Bridget (Bodfish) .
Joseph was married to Elizabeth Besse (Bodfish) .
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| ⌊ Bridget (Bodfish) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
married Elizabeth BESSEY in 1674 - 12 children.
Resided on Bursley's Lane in West Barnstable.
When he was eighteen, Plymouth had been settled fifty years but ravenous
animals abounded in the Colony. In 1654, nineteen wolves were killed.
Joseph could set a trap as cunningly as the oldest Indians. Wolf Neck,
so named because it was the resort of these animals, was about 1/2 mile
from Joseph's home, and there he set his traps. Once he narrowly
escaped losing his life. Seeing a large wolf in his trap, he approached
with a rotten pile pole in his hand. He struck, the pole broke,
and the caged beast sprang at him with the trap and chain attached to his
leg. Mr. Bodfish escaped, but the trap is preserved as a family heirloom.
It is said that the last wolf killed in Barnstable was killed by
Joseph BODFISH
Resided on Bursley's Lane in West Barnstable.
When he was eighteen, Plymouth had been settled fifty years but ravenous
animals abounded in the Colony. In 1654, nineteen wolves were killed.
Joseph could set a trap as cunningly as the oldest Indians. Wolf Neck,
so named because it was the resort of these animals, was about 1/2 mile
from Joseph's home, and there he set his traps. Once he narrowly
escaped losing his life. Seeing a large wolf in his trap, he approached
with a rotten pile pole in his hand. He struck, the pole broke,
and the caged beast sprang at him with the trap and chain attached to his
leg. Mr. Bodfish escaped, but the trap is preserved as a family heirloom.
It is said that the last wolf killed in Barnstable was killed by
Joseph BODFISH
Last change (on this page): 15 OCT 2018