Joseph
Bumpus was born on 1 May 1729 in Rochester, Plymouth Co., MA, New England. He was the son of
Jeremiah Bumpus and
Jane Lovell. He was baptized on 24 June 1739 in First Congregational Church of Rochester, Rochester, Plymouth Co., MA, New England.
1 He lived in "Hog Reeve", Wareham, Plymouth Co., MA, New England, in 1744.
Joseph, age 20, married first,
Ruth Reed on 20 October 1749 at Wareham, Plymouth Co., MA, New England.
Joseph Bumpus and
Mercy Hoskens published marriage intentions on on 6 January 1754 in Rochester, Plymouth Co., MA, New England.
2 He lived in "Deere Reeve", Wareham, Plymouth Co., MA, New England, between 1762 and 1767.