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Capt. Josiah Arnold 1646–1724 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Dec 1646

Birth Location: Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island Colony

Death Date: 26 Dec 1724

Death Location: Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island Colony

Father: Governor Charter

Mother: Damaris Westcott

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The story of Capt. Josiah Arnold began in 1646 in Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island Colony. Capt. Josiah Arnold passed away in 1724 in Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island Colony.

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Biography

  • The story of Capt. Josiah Arnold began in 1646 in Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island Colony.
  • Capt. Josiah Arnold passed away in 1724 in Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island Colony.

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Capt. Arnold's Ancestors

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Capt. Arnold
1646–1724
Birth Place: Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island Colony
Parents
Governor Benedict Arnold, 1st Colonial Royal Governor of The Colony of Rhode Is. & Providence Plantations-1663 Charter
1615–1678
Ilchester, South Somerset District, Somerset, England
Damaris Westcott
1621–1679
Yeovil, South Somerset District, Somerset, England
Grandparents
William Arnold
1587–1676
Ilchester, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Christian Peak
1583–1659
Muchelney, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
*Juliana Marchant
1591–1670
Yeovil, Somerset, England
Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Arnold
1549–1622
Alice GULLY
1553–1596
Thomas Somerset
1560–1588
John II
1571–1668
Joane Cottington
1574–1630
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Arnold
1520–1593
Jaquita Young
1520–1583
Lady Northover
1510–1583
Sir Peake
1537–1605
Sara Hunte
1535–1598
Captain of
1540–1595
Eva Cominge
1547–1584
Joan Stockdale
1537–1612

Capt. Arnold's Timeline

2 Records

1646
22 Dec 1646
Birth of Capt. Josiah Arnold in Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island Colony
Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island Colony
1724
26 Dec 1724
Age 78
Death of Capt. Josiah Arnold in Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island Colony
Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island Colony

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Dec 1646
    Event Place: Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island Colony

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Dec 1724
    Event Place: Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island Colony

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