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Joshua (Col.) Bulkeley 1778–1857 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 JUN 1778

Birth Location: Colchester, CT

Death Date: 13 OCT 1857

Death Location: Lee, MA

Father: Daniel Bulkeley

Mother: Dorothy Olmstead

Spouse(s): Harriet Olmstead, Harriet Penfield

Children(s): Abel Bulkeley, Charles Bulkeley, Harriet Bulkeley

In 1778, Joshua (Col.) Bulkeley entered the world in Colchester, CT, born to Daniel Capt Bulkeley And Dorothy Olmstead. Joshua (Col.) Bulkeley married Harriet Olmstead, Harriet Penfield, and had children including Abel Penfield Bulkeley, Charles Bulkeley, Harriet Maria Bulkeley. Joshua (Col.) Bulkeley passed away in 1857 in Lee, MA.

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Biography

  • In 1778, Joshua (Col.) Bulkeley entered the world in Colchester, CT, born to Daniel Capt Bulkeley And Dorothy Olmstead.
  • Joshua (Col.) Bulkeley married Harriet Olmstead, Harriet Penfield, and had children including Abel Penfield Bulkeley, Charles Bulkeley, Harriet Maria Bulkeley.
  • Joshua (Col.) Bulkeley passed away in 1857 in Lee, MA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Daniel Bulkeley
1744–1810
Birth Location: Colchester, CT
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Dorothy Olmstead
1747–1781
Birth Location: East Haddam, Middlesex, CT
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Spouses(s)

Harriet Olmstead
1785–1808
Birth Location: East Haddam, CT
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Harriet Penfield
1787–1870
Birth Location: Chatham, CT
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Children(s)

Abel Bulkeley
1812–1872
Birth Location: Colchester, CT
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Charles Bulkeley
1815–1853
Birth Location: –
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Harriet Bulkeley
1817–1912
Birth Location: Hartford, CT
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Joshua Bulkeley's Ancestors

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Joshua Bulkeley
1778–1857
Birth Place: Colchester, CT
Parents
Daniel (Capt.) Bulkeley
1744–1810
Colchester, CT
Dorothy Olmstead
1747–1781
East Haddam, Middlesex, CT
Grandparents
Gershom ((Capt.)) Bulkeley
1708–1788
Colchester, CT
Abigail Robbins
1714–1793
Wethersfield, CT
Ichabod ((Capt.)) Olmstead
1725–1799
East Haddam, Middlesex, CT
Dorothy Bates
1732–1818
Great-Grandparents
John Bulkeley
1679–1731
Patience Prentice
Samuel Olmstead
1676–1747
Mary Rowley
1677–1755
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Gershom Bulkeley
1635–1713
Sarah Chauncey
1631–1699
Samuel Olmstead
1653–1725
Mary Lord
1649–1736
Moses Rowley
Mary Fletcher

Joshua Bulkeley's Descendants

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Joshua ((Col.)) Bulkeley (5 JUN 1778–13 OCT 1857) m. Harriet Olmstead (21 OCT 1785–25 MAY 1808) m. Harriet Penfield (18 OCT 1787–20 FEB 1870)
  1. 1. Abel (Penfield) Bulkeley 1812–1872 m. Emeline Wilcox 1814–1841 m. Martha Beach 1815–1852 m. Hannah Kingsbury 1812–1853 m. Louise Hide 1817–1903
  2. 2. Charles Bulkeley 1815–1853 m. Helen Woodruff 1815–1893
  3. 3. Harriet (Maria) Bulkeley 1817–1912 m. James Bullard 1818–1899

Joshua Bulkeley's Timeline

3 Records

1778
5 JUN 1778
Birth of Joshua (Col.) Bulkeley in Colchester, CT
Colchester, CT
1778
5 JUN 1778
Birth of Joshua (Col.) Bulkeley
None
1857
13 OCT 1857
Age 79
Death of Joshua (Col.) Bulkeley in Lee, MA
Lee, MA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 JUN 1778
    Event Place: Colchester, CT

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 JUN 1778

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 OCT 1857
    Event Place: Lee, MA
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