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Joshua Atwood 1769 – 1850 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 May 1769

Birth Location: Carver, Plymouth, Massachusetts

Death Date: 1850

Death Location: Carver, Plymouth, Massachusetts

Father: Nathaniel Atwood

Mother: Susannah Shurtleff

Spouse(s): Mary Benson

Children(s): Joshua Atwood, Seth Atwood, Elias Atwood

The story of Joshua Atwood began in 1769 in Carver, Plymouth, Massachusetts. In 1850, Joshua Atwood resided in Carver, Plymouth, Massachusetts. Joshua Atwood married Mary Polly Benson, and had children including Joshua Atwood, Seth Atwood, Elias Vaughn Atwood. Joshua Atwood passed away in 1850 in Carver, Plymouth, Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • The story of Joshua Atwood began in 1769 in Carver, Plymouth, Massachusetts.
  • In 1850, Joshua Atwood resided in Carver, Plymouth, Massachusetts.
  • Joshua Atwood married Mary Polly Benson, and had children including Joshua Atwood, Seth Atwood, Elias Vaughn Atwood.
  • Joshua Atwood passed away in 1850 in Carver, Plymouth, Massachusetts.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nathaniel Atwood
1725 – 1802
Birth Location: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts
NA
Susannah Shurtleff
1728 – 1771
Birth Location: Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts
SS

Spouses(s)

Mary Benson
1773 –
Birth Location: Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts
MB

Children(s)

Joshua Atwood
1793 – 1880
Birth Location: Carver, Plymouth, Massachusetts
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Seth Atwood
1797 –
Birth Location: Carver, Plymouth, Massachusetts
SA
Elias Atwood
1813 – 1888
Birth Location: Carver, Plymouth, Massachusetts
EA

Joshua Atwood's Ancestors

Self
Joshua Atwood
1769 – 1850
Birth Place: Carver, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Parents
Nathaniel Atwood
1725 – 1802
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Susannah (Silence) Shurtleff
1728 – 1771
Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Grandparents
Nathaniel Atwood
1693 – 1767
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Mary Adams
1704 – 1744
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Barnabus Shurtleff
1695 – 1759
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Jemima Adams
1707 – 1773
Kingston, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Atwood
1651 – 1724
Mary Morey
1660 – 1736
Francis Adams
1677 – 1758
Mary Buck
1684 – 1769
William Shurtleff
1657 – 1730
Susannah Lathrop
1664 – 1726
Francis Adams
1677 – 1758
Mary Buck
1684 – 1769
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Atwood
1614 – 1675
Sarah Masterson
1622 – 1717
Jonathan Mowry
1637 –
Mary Bartlett
1633 – 1692
Thomas Buck
1656 – 1755
Mary Buck
1658 – 1704
William Shurtleff
1624 – 1666
Elizabeth Lettice
1636 – 1693
Barnabus Lathrop
Susanna Clarke
Thomas Buck
1656 – 1755
Mary Buck
1658 – 1704

Joshua Atwood's Descendants

1.
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Joshua Atwood (21 May 1769 – 1850) m. Mary (Polly) Benson (abt 1773 – )
  1. 1. Joshua Atwood (abt 1793 – 25 Sep 1880) m. Hannah Thomas (1803 – 1880)
  2. 2. Seth Atwood (26 Oct 1797 – )
  3. 3. Elias (Vaughn) Atwood (13 Oct 1813 – 27 May 1888) m. Hulda (A) Bumpus (27 Apr 1815 – 25 Nov 1882)
    1. 1. Warren Atwood (22 Dec 1837 – 15 Jan 1884)
    2. 2. Avis Atwood (30 May 1851 – 1 Oct 1925) m. Theodore (Harris) Tilson (13 Aug 1847 – 1924)
      1. 1. Martin Tilson (Abt 1878 – )
      2. 2. Laura (Morton) Tillson (1 Nov 1880 – 17 Sep 1973) m. Samuel (George) Foster (11 Jan 1876 – 31 Oct 1963)
        1. 1. David (O) Foster (abt 1910 – )
        2. 2. Florence (T) Foster (abt 1912 – )
        3. 3. Laura (D) Foster (abt 1914 – )
        4. 4. George (Willard) Foster (27 Mar 1917 – 6 Mar 2006) m. Flora Foster
        5. 5. Henry (Tillson) Foster (12 Jun 1919 – 14 Nov 2005)
        6. 6. John (K) Foster (abt 1921 – )
        7. 7. Anna (Marie) Foster (abt 1924 – )
        8. 8. Bertha (Rose) Foster (abt 1928 – ) m. Wendell Biltoft (1919 – 1976)
      3. 3. Annie (Louise) Tillson (13 Aug 1883 – 1963) m. James (Christopher) Price (1875 – 1951)
        1. 1. James (Bartlett) Price (16 Feb 1911 – Nov 1979) m. Viola (Dorothy) Price
        2. 2. Carrie (A) Price (abt 1915 – )
        3. 3. Emma (L) Price (abt 1919 – ) m. Dale (Kenneth) McVay (24 Aug 1917 – )
      4. 4. Caroline (Belle) Tilson (15 Mar 1887 – Mar 1965) m. Orville Conner (21 Jun 1876 – 18 Dec 1945)
        1. 1. Andrew (L) Conner (abt 1908 – )
        2. 2. Orville (T) Conner (abt 1913 – )
        3. 3. Mildred (L) Conner (15 Apr 1915 – 10 Mar 2005) m. Cecil (L) Fish (7 Sep 1903 – 20 Sep 1979)
        4. 4. Martin (H) Conner (abt 1918 – )
        5. 5. Avis (E) Conner (abt 1920 – )
        6. 6. Theodora (R) Conner (26 Jun 1920 – 22 Jan 2012) m. Adrian (Keith) Mills (29 Sep 1918 – 1978)
        7. 7. Betty (J) Conner (abt 1923 – )
        8. 8. Alfred (L) Conner (abt 1924 – )
        9. 9. Martha (M) Conner (abt 1927 – )
        10. 10. Joan (Carol) Conner (23 Nov 1928 – 11 Mar 2006) m. Lenard (Harold) Kime (29 Jul 1925 – 10 Apr 1995)
      5. 5. Caroline (Belle) Tillson (15 Mar 1887 – Mar 1965)
      6. 6. Alma (Arletta) Tillson (Feb 1890 – ) m. Edward Foster (abt 1880 – 1928)
        1. 1. Charlotte (A) Foster (abt 1910 – )
        2. 2. Lucy (A) Foster (abt 1912 – )
        3. 3. Edna (A) Foster (abt 1914 – )
        4. 4. John (Warren) Foster (abt 1915 – )
        5. 5. Theodore (E) Foster (abt 1917 – )
        6. 6. Leroy (D) Foster (abt 1919 – )
        7. 7. Helen (Theodora) Foster (24 July 1920 – 10 Oct 1995) m. Lloyd (E) Nagle (11 Mar 1921 – 21 Jan 1997)
        8. 8. Evelyn (M) Foster (abt 1923 – )
        9. 9. Russel (A) Foster (abt 1925 – )
        10. 10. Marion (G) Foster (abt 1926 – )
        11. 11. Leo (T) Foster (abt 1929 – )
      7. 7. Theodora (H) Tillson (6 Aug 1895 – ) m. William (A) Dennon (abt 1893 – )
        1. 1. Marjorie Dennon (abt 1918 – )
        2. 2. Lester Dennon (abt 1920 – )
        3. 3. Hazel Dennon (abt 1923 – )
        4. 4. Theodore (Ross) Dennon (12 Nov 1923 – 31 Jul 2005)
        5. 5. Richard (Gene) Dennon (21 Sep 1937 – 29 Jun 2010) m. Mary (Louise) Fraedrich
    3. 3. Martha (Carrie) Atwood (abt 1854 – )
    4. 4. Anna Atwood (abt 1857 – )

Joshua Atwood's Timeline

3 Records

1769
21 May 1769
Birth of Joshua Atwood in Carver, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Carver, Plymouth, Massachusetts
1850
1850
Age 81
Joshua Atwood resided here in Carver, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Carver, Plymouth, Massachusetts
1850
1850
Age 81
Death of Joshua Atwood in Carver, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Carver, Plymouth, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 May 1769
    Event Place: Carver, Plymouth, Massachusetts
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, Death Records, 1841-1915, New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1840???1911
    [2] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
    [3] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Carver, Plymouth, Massachusetts; Roll: 333; Page: 192b
    [4] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Carver, Plymouth, Massachusetts
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Carver, Plymouth, Massachusetts; Roll: 333; Page: 192b

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Carver, Plymouth, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Carver, Plymouth, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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