Who was Josiah Blackman?

Josiah Blackman (1764–1834) was born in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, USA and died in Florence, Erie County, Ohio, United States of America. 2 researchers on YourRoots have this ancestor in their family trees.

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Josiah Blackman 1764–1834

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Born 09 Apr 1764 · Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, USA

Died 07 Sep 1834 · Florence, Erie County, Ohio, United States of America

Father Samuel Blackman Sr

Mother Mehitabel Long

Spouse Tryphena Smith

Children Simeon Blackman

Siblings Abigail Carter, Anna Whitmore, Hiram Blackman, Martha Bacon, Samuel Blackman Jr, William Blackman

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In 1764, Josiah Blackman entered the world in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, USA, born to samuel blackman sr and mehitabel long. Josiah Blackman married tryphena smith, and had children including simeon blackman. Josiah Blackman passed away in 1834 in Florence, Erie County, Ohio, United States of America.

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Birth of Josiah Blackman in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, USA

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Death of Josiah Blackman in Florence, Huron, Ohio, United States

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This ancestor line traces from Ringmer, Sussex, England (1595) to Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, USA (1764) across 6 generations.

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: Josiah Blackman (1764–1834) was born in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, USA and died in Florence, Erie County, Ohio, United States of America. 2 researchers on YourRoots have this ancestor in their family trees, each with their own records. This page combines what they've independently documented and assigns a Reliability Score (B) based on cross-tree validation.
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