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Dorothy Josselyn 1716–1789 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1716

Birth Location: Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 10 Jun 1789

Death Location: Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Charles Josselyn

Mother: Dorothy Paul

Spouse(s): Samuel Drinkwater

Children(s): Sarah Drinkwater

The story of Dorothy Josselyn began in 1716 in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States. Dorothy Josselyn married Samuel Drinkwater, and had children including Sarah Drinkwater. Dorothy Josselyn passed away in 1789 in Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Dorothy Josselyn began in 1716 in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.
  • Dorothy Josselyn married Samuel Drinkwater, and had children including Sarah Drinkwater.
  • Dorothy Josselyn passed away in 1789 in Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charles Josselyn
1682–1749
Birth Location: Scituate, Ply., Massachusetts, USA
CJ
Dorothy Paul
1693–1750
Birth Location: Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
DP

Spouses(s)

Samuel Drinkwater
1711–1759
Birth Location: Middleboro, Plymouth, MA, USA
SD

Children(s)

Sarah Drinkwater
1749–1800
Birth Location: Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
SD

Dorothy Josselyn's Ancestors

Self
Dorothy Josselyn
1716–1789
Birth Place: Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
Charles Josselyn
1682–1749
Scituate, Ply., Massachusetts, USA
Dorothy Paul
1693–1750
Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Henry Josselyn
1652–1730
Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Abraham (Joslin)
1619–1670
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dorothy Josselyn's Descendants

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Dorothy Josselyn (1716–10 Jun 1789) m. Samuel Drinkwater (25 Apr 1711–11 Dec 1759)
  1. 1. Sarah Drinkwater 1749–1800 m. Paul Cudworth 1749–1814
    1. 1. Susannah Cudworth 1779–1862 m. Noah (Rumsey) Sr. 1768–1839
      1. 1. Susannah Rumsey 1811–1881 m. Simeon Ford 1807–1868
        1. 1. Benjamin (Franklin) Ford 1842–1910 m. Christiania (A.) Gitchell 1846–1914

Dorothy Josselyn's Timeline

3 Records

1716
1716
Birth of Dorothy Josselyn in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
1734
25 Apr 1734
Age 18
Dorothy Josselyn was married in Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
1789
10 Jun 1789
Age 73
Death of Dorothy Josselyn in Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1716
    Event Place: Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 25 Apr 1734
    Event Place: Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Jun 1789
    Event Place: Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
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