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  1. Beriah Bemis: Birth: 23 JUN 1681 in Watertown,Middlesex,Mass.. Death: 1768 in Weston,Middlesex,Mass.

  2. Susanna Bemis: Birth: 24 DEC 1682 in Watertown,Middlesex,Mass.. Death: 15 NOV 1703 in Watertown,Middlesex,Mass.

  3. Joseph Bemis: Birth: 17 NOV 1684 in Watertown,Middlesex,Mass.. Death: 1738 in Watertown,Middlesex,Mass.

  4. John Bemis: Birth: 6 OCT 1686 in Watertown,Middlesex,Mass.. Death: 11 JAN 1754 in Watertown,Middlesex,Mass.

  5. Mary Bemis: Birth: 24 SEP 1688 in Watertown,Middlesex,Mass.. Death: 1737

  6. Samuel Bemis: Birth: 7 AUG 1690 in Watertown,Middlesex,Mass.. Death: AUG 1776 in Spencer,Worcester,Mass.

  7. Isaac Bemis: Birth: 7 AUG 1690 in Watertown,Middlesex,Mass..

  8. Lydia Bemis: Birth: 1692.

  9. Hannah Bemis: Birth: 9 OCT 1694 in Watertown,Middlesex,Mass.. Death: OCT 1700 in Watertown,Middlesex,Mass.

  10. Isaac Bemis: Birth: 1696 in Watertown,Middlesex,Mass..

  11. Jonathan Bemis: Birth: 30 APR 1699 in Watertown,Middlesex,Mass..

  12. Jonathan Bemis: Birth: 17 NOV 1701.

  13. Abraham Bemis: Birth: 26 NOV 1703 in Watertown,Middlesex,Mass..

  14. Hannah Bemis: Birth: 3 DEC 1705 in Watertown,Middlesex,Mass.. Death: 2 JUL 1731

  15. Susanna Bemis: Birth: 3 DEC 1705 in Watertown,Middlesex,Mass.. Death: 28 NOV 1785


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Sources
1. Title:   History of Paris Oxford Co. Maine from its settlement of 1880 with a history of the Grants of 1736 and 1771
Author:   Lapham, William B. and Silas P. Maxim
Publication:   WM. B. Lapham and S.P. Maxim, 1884
2. Title:   Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of Worchester County vol.1
Author:   Crane, Ellery Bicknell
Publication:   The Lewis Publishing Company. ; Pub. New York, 1907.

Notes
a. Note:   JOHN, (son of Joseph) b. Aug. 1659, and d. Oct. 24, 1732, m. Mary Harrington. History of Paris Oxford County Maine, ibid.
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  Family Tree Maker lists the following notes: Buried at Grove Hill Cemetery, Waltham, MA.
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  John Bemis was a farmer. He was corporal in the militia company. He served the town of Watertown as tithing-man, as a member of the school board, as highway surveyor, as selectman, and on important special committees. He was one of the leading citizens of his time.
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 .(II) John Bemis, son of Joseph Bemis (1); born at Watertown, Massachusetts, August, 1659; died there October 24, 1732; married (first) at Watertown, 1680, Mary Harrington, daughter of George and Susannah Harrington,
 born January 12, 1663-4; died at Watertown September 8, 1716; married (second) January 1, 1716-7, Mrs. Sarah (Holland) Phillips, widow of Jonathan Phillips and daughter of Nathaniel Holland. Her mother was Sarah (Hosier) Holland, second wife of Nathaniel. Sarah (Holland) Bemis was born at Watertown, November 30, 1662; died there prior to 1726; married (third) at Watertown, May 30, 1726, Mrs. Judith (Jennison) Barnard, born at Watertown, August 13, 1667; died there. She was the daughter of Ensign Samuel and Judith (Macomber) Jennison, and widow of James Barnard, who was born at Watertown, January 14, 1666-7; died there January 23, 1726. Ensign Jennison was born at Watertown 1645; died there October, 1701. His wife, Judith Macomber, died at Watertown, March 1, 1722-3.
  John Bemis sold, April 26, 1701, for fifty-six pounds, a half of the quarter of Alcock's farm of nine hundred acres in Marlboro. With his son-in-law, Daniel Child, he bought, April 6, 1702, of Nathaniel Saltonstall (Fellow of Harvard College) one hundred and sixty acres of land in Watertown, Lot No. 30 origanally granted to Sir Richard Saltonstall. Here the home of John Bemis was established and the property remained in the Bemis family for some
 generations.
  Source:
 Crane, Ellery Bicknell. Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of Worchester County vol.1. The Lewis Publishing Company. Pub. New York, 1907.
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  JOHN, Watertown, brother of Ephraim, married Mary, daughter. of Robert Harrington, had
 Beriah, b. 23 June 1681;
 Susanna, 24 Dec. 1682;
 Joseph, 17 Nov. 1684; John, 6 Oct. 1686;
 Mary, 24 Sept. 1688;
 Samuel, 1690;
 Lydia; Hannah, 9 Oct. 1694; Isaac, 1696; Jonathan, 30 Apr. 1699, prob. d. soon; Jonathan, again, 17 Nov. 1701;
 Abraham, 26 Nov. 1703;
 Susanna, and Hannah, tw. 3 Dec. 1705;
 and his wife died 8 Sept. 1716. He married 1 January following as Bond says in two places, tho. in later passages he twice says 27 Feb.
 Sarah, widow of Jonathan Phillips, daughter of Nathaniel Holland; and next married 30 May. 1726, Judith, widow of James Barnard, eldest daughter of Samuel Jennison, as the same indefatig. author instructs us; but by neither had children. His residence was in that part, which became Waltham.
  SAVAGE, VOL 1 DICT FIRST SETTLERS OF NE p. 107
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