JOSEPH STORY

Story, Joseph (1779-1845) — of Cambridge, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Marblehead, Essex County, Mass., September 18, 1779. Granduncle of Bert J. Storey. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1805-07; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 2nd District, 1808-09; Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1811-45. Unitarian. Elected to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans in 1900. Died in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Mass., September 10, 1845. Interment at Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass. Story County, Iowa is named for him.
Father: Elisha Story
Born: 9 Sep 1745 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Died: 27 Aug 1805 Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts
Mother: Mehitable Stacey Pedick
Born: 4 Jun 1758 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Died: 9 Aug 1847 in East Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Spouse 1: Mary Lynde Oliver
Born: 20 Dec 1781 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts
Died: 22 Jun 1805 in Massachusetts
Marriage: 9 Dec 1804 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts
Spouse 2: Sarah Waldo Wetmore
Born: 1784 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts
Died: 1855 in Massachusetts
Marriage: 27 Aug 1808 in North Church, Salem, Massachusetts
Children Sex Birth
Elizabeth Story F 1808
Caroline Story F 1809 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts
Joseph Story M 1810
Mary Story F 1817
William Wetmore Story M 12 Feb 1819 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts
Louisa Story F 1821

Sources:
United States Federal Census
Massachusetts Vital Records
The Political Graveyard
Submitted by Deborah Crowell