Buckminster, Joseph, 1666-1747.

Joseph Buckminster (1666-1747), the son of Joseph and Elizabeth (Clark) Buckminster who was born in Brookline, Massachusetts on July 31, 1666, would later become a prominent citizen of Framingham, Massachusetts. After commencing a career as a tanner in Brookline, Buckminster decided to move to Framingham in 1693, where he leased a large portion of Governor Danforth's estate. By 1702, Buckminster had built a home in Framingham, and he moved his family with him to this home in 1703. In the following years he sold land to new settlers and quickly rose to prominence in the town, serving as Selectman for seventeen years, as deputy general to the general court for twelve years, as justice of the peace, and as captain of the grenadiers in Sir Charles Hobby's expedition to Port Royal, Nova Scotia in Queen Anne's War. He was awarded the rank of Colonel in his regiment. Buckminster married twice, to Martha Sharp on May 12, 1686 and to Martha Dall on February 7, 1716. He and his first wife had seven children, and one of his grandsons, Joseph, attended Harvard College (A.B. 1739). Joseph Buckminster died in Framingham on April 5, 1747.