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Capt Josiah Richardson 1635–1697 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 November 1635

Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Death Date: 1697

Death Location: Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Capt. Concord

Mother: Goodwife Pilgrim

Spouse(s): Hannah Mason

Children(s): Ensign Brooks

The story of Capt Josiah Richardson began in 1635 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America. Capt Josiah Richardson married Hannah Mason, and had children including Ensign Daniel Brooks. Capt Josiah Richardson passed away in 1697 in Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Capt Josiah Richardson began in 1635 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.
  • Capt Josiah Richardson married Hannah Mason, and had children including Ensign Daniel Brooks.
  • Capt Josiah Richardson passed away in 1697 in Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Capt Richardson's Ancestors

Self
Capt Richardson
1635–1697
Birth Place: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Parents
Capt. Thomas Brooks , Constable of Concord
1591–1684
Haverhill, St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England
Goodwife (Susanna Bradford ,) Pilgrim
1616–1681
Leiden Municipality, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Grandparents
Richard Brooke
1560–1607
Norwich, Norfolk, England
Dorothy Preston
1545–1607
Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England
Thomas Bradford
1594–1657
St Peter Mancroft, Norwich, Norfolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir. Brooke
1525–1594
Thomas Sr
1574–1635
Elizabeth Tratnell
1562–1597
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Capt Richardson's Descendants

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Capt (Josiah) Richardson (7 November 1635–1697) m. Hannah Mason (2 Sep 1636–1692)
  1. 1. Ensign (Daniel) Brooks 1663–1733 m. Anna (Cooper) Meriam 1669–1733
    1. 1. Matthew Brooks 1698–1697 m. Elizabeth Flagg 1701–1788
      1. 1. SARAH (CASON (11 DNA) cousins) 1744–1783 m. Lt. (George Winfrey Pemberton ,) Jr 1744–1827
        1. 1. Capt. (Thomas) Pemberton 1775–1836 m. Sarah (Sally) Ellis 1775–1819

Capt Richardson's Timeline

14 Records

1629
abt Sep 1629
Birth of Capt Josiah Richardson in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
1629
13 Sep 1629
Capt Josiah Richardson was baptized in Bradford, St Peter (Bradford Cathedral), Yorkshire, England
Bradford, St Peter (Bradford Cathedral), Yorkshire, England
1635
7 November 1635
Birth of Capt Josiah Richardson in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1635
7 November 1635
Birth of Capt Josiah Richardson in Charlestown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Charlestown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
1635
7 November 1635
Birth of Capt Josiah Richardson in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1635
7 Nov 1635
Capt Josiah Richardson was baptized in Charlestown
Charlestown
1636
23 Sep 1636
Age 1
Birth of Capt Josiah Richardson in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
1653
17 Oct 1653
Age 18
Capt Josiah Richardson was married in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts
1653
17 Oct 1653
Age 18
Capt Josiah Richardson was married in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts Colony
Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts Colony
1695
22 Jun 1695
Age 60
Death of Capt Josiah Richardson in Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United Colonies
Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United Colonies
1695
22 July 1695
Age 60
Death of Capt Josiah Richardson in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United Colonies - on a ship returning to the Bay Colony
Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United Colonies - on a ship returning to the Bay Colony
1695
22 June 1695
Age 60
Death of Capt Josiah Richardson in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
1697
bef 24 Aug 1697
Age 62
Death of Capt Josiah Richardson in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1697
1697
Age 62
Death of Capt Josiah Richardson in Lincoln, Mass
Lincoln, Mass

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Sep 1636
    Event Place: Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 November 1635
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 November 1635
    Event Place: Charlestown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt Sep 1629
    Event Place: Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 November 1635
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 13 Sep 1629
    Event Place: Bradford, St Peter (Bradford Cathedral), Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812, West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 7 Nov 1635
    Event Place: Charlestown
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The Richardson memorial : comprising a full history and genealogy of the posterity of the three bro

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 17 Oct 1653
    Event Place: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 17 Oct 1653
    Event Place: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts Colony

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1631
    Event Place: Watertown, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Watertown, Massachusetts; Year: 1631; Page Number: 16

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Concord, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Applications of Freemen, 1630-1691

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Genealogy of the Merrick-Mirick-Myrick family of Massachusetts, 1636-1902
    [2] Genealogy of the Greenlee families in America, Scotland, Ireland and England

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Jun 1695
    Event Place: Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United Colonies
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The Richardson memorial : comprising a full history and genealogy of the posterity of the three bro

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 July 1695
    Event Place: Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United Colonies - on a ship returning to the Bay Colony

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 June 1695
    Event Place: Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: bef 24 Aug 1697
    Event Place: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1697
    Event Place: Lincoln, Mass
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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