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Joshua Davies 1743 – 1806 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1743

Birth Location: Acton, Mass

Death Date: 1806

Death Location: Sidney, ME

Father: Gershom Davies

Mother: Rebecca Prescott

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Parker

Children(s): Rebecca Davies

In 1743, Joshua Davies entered the world in Acton, Mass, born to Gershom Davies and Rebecca Prescott. Joshua Davies married Elizabeth Parker, and had children including Rebecca Davies. Joshua Davies passed away in 1806 in Sidney, ME.

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Biography

  • In 1743, Joshua Davies entered the world in Acton, Mass, born to Gershom Davies and Rebecca Prescott.
  • Joshua Davies married Elizabeth Parker, and had children including Rebecca Davies.
  • Joshua Davies passed away in 1806 in Sidney, ME.

Immediate Family

Parents

Gershom Davies
1714 – 1787
Birth Location: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
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Rebecca Prescott
1719 – 1762
Birth Location: Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts Colony
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Parker
1759 – 1827
Birth Location: Winslow, Kennebec, Maine
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Children(s)

Rebecca Davies
1779 – 1854
Birth Location: Georgetown, Sagadahoc, Maine, United States
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Joshua Davies's Ancestors

Self
Joshua Davies
1743 – 1806
Birth Place: Acton, Mass
Parents
Gershom Davies
1714 – 1787
Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Rebecca Prescott
1719 – 1762
Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts Colony
Grandparents
Gershom Davis
1672 – 1746
Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Sarah Pierpont
1680 – 1761
Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Samuel Prescott
1674 – 1758
Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Esther Wheeler
1678 – 1756
MA
Great-Grandparents
Gershom, Davies
1643 – 1717
Robert Pierpont
1622 – 1694
Sarah Lynde
1639 – 1724
Jonathan Prescott
1643 – 1721
Dorothy Heald
1649 – 1674
John Wheeler
1643 – 1713
Sarah Larkin
1647 – 1727
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Davies
1611 – 1672
Anna Norcross
1610 – 1672
James Pierrepont
1587 –
Margaret Nashe
1587 –
Deacon Lynde
1595 – 1671
John Prescott
1604 – 1681
Mary Gawkroger-Platts
1607 – 1676
John Heald
1610 – 1662
Dorothy Royle
1615 – 1694
George Wheeler
1605 – 1685
Katherine Pinn
1609 – 1685
Edward Larkin

Joshua Davies's Descendants

1.
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Joshua Davies (1743 – 1806) m. Elizabeth Parker (15 Mar 1759 – 1827)
  1. 1. Rebecca Davies (1779 – 27 Jun 1854) m. Rutherford Drummond (20 Oct 1770 – 26 Oct 1847)
    1. 1. Robert (Rutherford) Drummond (27 January 1817 – 7 November 1885) m. Arvilla (Dyer) Ross (21 Aug 1819 – 19 Mar 1910)
      1. 1. John (Robert) Drummond (Apr 1848 – 14 Dec 1925) m. Nellie (M) Gordon (19 NOV 1846 – 07 DEC 1927)
        1. 1. Harold (Lewis) Drummond (23 Aug 1889 – 12 May 1968) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Silva (12 Dec 1895 – 7 Jul 1956)

Joshua Davies's Timeline

3 Records

1743
1743
Birth of Joshua Davies in Acton, Mass
Acton, Mass
1806
1806
Age 63
Death of Joshua Davies in Sidney, ME
Sidney, ME
1806
30 Dec 1806
Age 63
Joshua Davies - Probate in Kennebec, Maine, USA
Kennebec, Maine, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1743
    Event Place: Acton, Mass
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
    [2] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [3] Massachusetts, Town Birth Records, 1620-1850
    [4] U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, 1704-1930
    [5] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000
    [6] Massachusetts, Compiled Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1700-1850, New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Vital Records of Acton, Massachusetts to the Year 1850

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Massachusetts
    Record Source: Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the Revolutionary War (Images Online)

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1806
    Event Place: Sidney, ME
    Record Source:
    [1] Maine, Wills and Probate Records, 1584-1999, Author: Maine. Probate Court (Kennebec County); Probate Place: Kennebec, Maine
    [2] U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, 1704-1930
    [3] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Sidney, Kennebec County, Maine, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 30 Dec 1806
    Event Place: Kennebec, Maine, USA
    Record Source: Maine, Wills and Probate Records, 1584-1999, Author: Maine. Probate Court (Kennebec County); Probate Place: Kennebec, Maine
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