Joseph was baptised on 10 Mar, 1649/50 at St. Peter's Church in Ubbeston, Suffolk, England^a1,b1, the son of Jeremy Chambers (1626–1692)★ and Rachel Strut (?–1693)★. He is Ian's 6x great grandfather.

He married Mary Edwards (?–1712) on 1 Oct, 1674 at the Church of St. Peter & St. Paul in Fressingfield, Suffolk, England^c1,d1 . They had eight children:–

• Mary died age two. Baptised on 26 Oct, 1676 at the Church of St. Peter & St. Paul, Fressingfield^c2,e1,b2 and buried on 7 Dec, 1678^c3,f1.
• Joseph died age three. Baptised on 27 Jun, 1680 at the Church of St. Peter & St. Paul, Fressingfield^c4,e2,b3 and buried on 14 Jun, 1684^c5,f2.
• Elizabeth baptised on 29 Sep, 1682 at the Church of St. Peter & St. Paul, Fressingfield^c6,e3,b4.
• Jeremy died in infancy. Baptised on 11 Dec, 1684 at the Church of St. Peter & St. Paul, Fressingfield^c7,e4,b5 and buried on 18 Dec, 1684^c8,f3.
• Sarah baptised on 21 Dec, 1685 at the Church of St. Peter & St. Paul, Fressingfield^c9,e5,b6.
• Ann died age two. Baptised on 2 Dec, 1688 at the Church of St. Peter & St. Paul, Fressingfield^c10,b7 and buried on 20 Nov, 1691^c11,f4,b7.
• Joseph died age four. Baptised on 1 Mar, 1691/2 at the Church of St. Peter & St. Paul, Fressingfield^c12,b8 and buried on 26 Mar, 1695^c13,f5.
• Anna baptised on 25 May, 1694 at the Church of St. Peter & St. Paul, Fressingfield^c14,b9.

Mary, his wife, was buried on 9 Jan, 1712/3 at the Church of St. Peter & St. Paul, Fressingfield^c15,f6,n1.

He married Mary Hill★ on 25 Aug, 1713 at the age of sixty-four at All Saints Church in Woodton, Norfolk, England^h1 . They went on to have four children:–

• Joseph★ baptised on 6 Oct, 1714 at the Church of St. Peter & St. Paul, Fressingfield^c16,k1,b10. Married Elizabeth Stigold★ on 3 Feb, 1736/7 at St. Nicholas' Church in Bedfield, Suffolk, England^m1,d2. Buried on 11 Oct, 1807 at the Church of St. Peter & St. Paul, Fressingfield^c17,f7.
• Mary died in infancy. Baptised on 31 Oct, 1715 at the Church of St. Peter & St. Paul, Fressingfield^c18,k2,b11 and buried on 3 Nov, 1715^c19,f8.
• Sarah baptised on 11 Jun, 1717 at the Church of St. Peter & St. Paul, Fressingfield^c20,k3,b12.
• Rose baptised on 22 May, 1720 at the Church of St. Peter & St. Paul, Fressingfield^c21,k4,b13.

The time and place of Joseph's death is not known.

Timeline

1649

10 Mar

Born in Ubbeston, Suffolk, England.^a1
Baptised at St. Peter's Church, Ubbeston, Suffolk, England.^a1,b1

1674

1 Oct

Married Mary Edwards at the Church of St. Peter & St. Paul, Fressingfield, Suffolk.^c1,d1

1676

26 Oct

Daughter, Mary Chambers (1676–1678), baptised at the Church of St. Peter & St. Paul, Fressingfield.^c2,e1,b2

1678

7 Dec

Daughter, Mary Chambers (1676–1678), buried at the Church of St. Peter & St. Paul, Fressingfield.^c3,f1
Recorded as living in Fressingfield, Suffolk.

1680

27 Jun

Son, Joseph Chambers (1680–1684), baptised at the Church of St. Peter & St. Paul, Fressingfield.^c4,e2,b3
Recorded as living in Fressingfield.^e2

1682

29 Sep

Daughter, Elizabeth Chambers (1682–?), baptised at the Church of St. Peter & St. Paul, Fressingfield.^c6,e3,b4
Recorded as living in Fressingfield.^e3

1684

14 Jun

Son, Joseph Chambers (1680–1684), buried at the Church of St. Peter & St. Paul, Fressingfield.^c5,f2

11 Dec

Son, Jeremy Chambers (1684–1684), baptised at the Church of St. Peter & St. Paul, Fressingfield.^c7,e4,b5

18 Dec

Son, Jeremy Chambers (1684–1684), buried at the Church of St. Peter & St. Paul, Fressingfield.^c8,f3

1685

21 Dec

Daughter, Sarah Chambers (1685–?), baptised at the Church of St. Peter & St. Paul, Fressingfield.^c9,e5,b6
Recorded as residing in Fressingfield.^e5

1688

2 Dec

Daughter, Ann Chambers (1688–1691), baptised at the Church of St. Peter & St. Paul, Fressingfield.^c10,b7

1691

1 Mar

Son, Joseph Chambers (1691–1695), baptised at the Church of St. Peter & St. Paul, Fressingfield.^c12,b8

20 Nov

Daughter, Ann Chambers (1688–1691), buried at the Church of St. Peter & St. Paul, Fressingfield.^c11,f4,b7

1692

7 Dec

Father, Jeremy Chambers (1626–1692)★, buried at St. Peter's Church, Ubbeston.^a2,f9

1693

8 Jun

Mother, Rachel Strut (?–1693)★, buried at St. Michael's Church, Beccles, Suffolk, England.^p1,f10

1694

25 May

Daughter, Anna Chambers (1694–?), baptised at the Church of St. Peter & St. Paul, Fressingfield.^c14,b9

1695

26 Mar

Son, Joseph Chambers (1691–1695), buried at the Church of St. Peter & St. Paul, Fressingfield.^c13,f5

1713

25 Aug

Married Mary Hill★ at All Saints Church, Woodton, Norfolk.^h1
Recorded as living in Fressingfield.^h1

1714

6 Oct

Son, Joseph Chambers (1714–1807)★, baptised at the Church of St. Peter & St. Paul, Fressingfield.^c16,k1,b10

1715

31 Oct

Daughter, Mary Chambers (1715–1715), baptised at the Church of St. Peter & St. Paul, Fressingfield.^c18,k2,b11

3 Nov

Daughter, Mary Chambers (1715–1715), buried at the Church of St. Peter & St. Paul, Fressingfield.^c19,f8

1717

11 Jun

Daughter, Sarah Chambers (1717–?), baptised at the Church of St. Peter & St. Paul, Fressingfield.^c20,k3,b12

1720

22 May

Daughter, Rose Chambers (1720–?), baptised at the Church of St. Peter & St. Paul, Fressingfield.^c21,k4,b13

1807

11 Oct

Son, Joseph, buried at the Church of St. Peter & St. Paul, Fressingfield.^c17,f7

Research Notes

In a conversation with Malcolm Chambers in 1992 he mentioned that Joseph married a Mary Reynolds in 1679 and that Mary Edwards died in 1678. We can’t find this marriage and currently the Mary Chambers burial in 1678 is associated with Joseph and Mary Edwards daughter Mary, baptised in 1676.

The burial of Mary Chambers 1713 mentions that she is the wife of Joseph, however the burial in 1678 does not mention any relations. Normally a child would be recorded with father’s name and a wife with the husbands’s name. Without these it’s hard to be sure which Mary the burial belongs to.