Joseph Hills (Massachusetts)
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Born3 March 1602
Died5 February 1688 (aged 85)
Spouse(s)Rose Clarke
Hannah Smith
Helen Atkinson
Anne Hills
Hannah Smith
Helen Atkinson
Anne Hills
Children17, including Joseph Hills Jr.
Joseph R. Hills Sr. | |
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 An engraving of Joseph Hills’ property c. 1680s | |
| Magistrate for Middlesex County | |
| In office 1665–1669 | |
| 5th Speaker of the House of Deputies | |
| In office 1647–1647 | |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Deputies | |
| In office 1667–1667 | |
| In office 1643–1656 | |
| In office 1638–1641 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 March 1602 |
| Died | 5 February 1688 (aged 85) |
| Spouse(s) | Rose Clarke Hannah Smith Helen Atkinson Anne Hills |
| Children | 17, including Joseph Hills Jr. |
| Relatives | Hills family |
| Occupation | settler, militia officer, politician |
| Known for | 1st generation patriarch of the Hills family, and founder of Malden, Massachusetts |
| Nickname | Joseph Hills of Malden |
| Military service | |
| Rank |  Captain |
Captain Joseph Ralph Hills Sr. as an English-American politician and settler of Massachusetts in the seventeenth century. He served several political roles in the colony, including Speaker of the House of Deputies.
Joseph Hills was born in 1602 to George Hill and Mary Symonds. His maternal great-great-grandfather was Sir Stephen Hyde (1475–1545) and his paternal great-great-grandfather was Sir Thomas Smith of Hill Hall. Another paternal great-great-grandfather, Reinhard Stäger Hills, died at the Battle of Gembloux (1578). He had four wives in his life, having a total of 17 children with them.[1]
