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Capt. Josiah Starr 1657–1715 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 September 1657

Birth Location: Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 4 Jan 1715

Death Location: Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

Father: Dr. Starr

Mother: Rachel Harris

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The story of Capt. Josiah Starr began in 1657 in Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States. Capt. Josiah Starr passed away in 1715 in Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Capt. Josiah Starr began in 1657 in Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.
  • Capt. Josiah Starr passed away in 1715 in Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States.

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Capt. Starr's Ancestors

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Capt. Starr
1657–1715
Birth Place: Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
Dr. Thomas Starr
1615–1658
Ashford, Ashford Borough, Kent, England / St Marys Church, Canterbury, Kent, England
Rachel (Starr Hicks) Harris
1618–1660
Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA/Gloucestershire, England
Grandparents
Thomas (E Harris Capt. House of) Burgesses
1580–1634
Gloucestershire, England
Elizabeth Williams
1577–1632
Great-Grandparents
William Harris
1536–1599
Agnes Mason
1551–1586
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Masson
1529–1584
Joan Chandler
1523–1601

Capt. Starr's Timeline

2 Records

1657
1 September 1657
Birth of Capt. Josiah Starr in Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
1715
4 Jan 1715
Age 58
Death of Capt. Josiah Starr in Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 September 1657
    Event Place: Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Jan 1715
    Event Place: Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

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