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Joshua Josiah Dunham 1694–1730 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 APR 1694

Birth Location: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 1730

Death Location: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Eleazer Dunham

Mother: Bathsheba Pratt

Spouse(s): Ruth Kempton

Children(s): Amos Dunham

Joshua Josiah Dunham was born in 1694 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, the child of Eleazer Dunham And Bathsheba Pratt. Joshua Josiah Dunham married Ruth Kempton, and had children including Amos Dunham. Joshua Josiah Dunham passed away in 1730 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • Joshua Josiah Dunham was born in 1694 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, the child of Eleazer Dunham And Bathsheba Pratt.
  • Joshua Josiah Dunham married Ruth Kempton, and had children including Amos Dunham.
  • Joshua Josiah Dunham passed away in 1730 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joshua Dunham's Ancestors

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Joshua Dunham
1694–1730
Birth Place: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
Eleazer Dunham
1659–1719
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Bathsheba Pratt
1667–1702
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
Joseph Dunham
1637–1703
Plymouth County, MA
Mercy Morton
1639–1666
Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Morton
1613–1685
Lydia Cooper
1620–1673
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Morton
1585–1624
Julianna Carpenter
1584–1664

Joshua Dunham's Descendants

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Joshua (Josiah) Dunham (29 APR 1694–1730) m. Ruth Kempton (1 AUG 1687–27 FEB 1768)
  1. 1. Amos Dunham 1716–1782 m. Ann McLeroy 1718–1768
    1. 1. Robert Dunham 1744–1824 m. Ruth Hatch 1749–1815
      1. 1. Sally Dunham 1775–1842 m. David Warren 1773–1803
        1. 1. David (Warren) Jr. 1800–1883 m. Sally Brewster 1801–1877
        2. 2. Eliza (Ann) Warren 1810–1855 m. Willard Fobes 1783–1817
        3. 3. John (Clement) Warren 1806–1801
        4. 4. Lucy Warren 1812–1889 m. George Bates 1808–1817
        5. 5. Robert (Clement) Warren 1814–1878 m. Margaret Hersey 1796–1817
        6. 6. Sally Warren 1800–1859 m. William (Martin) Brewster 1796–1817
    2. 2. Ruth Dunham 1729–1778 m. William Bradford 1721–1778
      1. 1. Josiah Bradford 1774–1812 m. Mary Robbins 1766–1812
        1. 1. George (S.) Bradford 1813–1801
        2. 2. Henry (E.) Bradford 1811–1801
        3. 3. Sarah (Finney) Bradford 1809–1845 m. Isaac Dench 1810–1856

Joshua Dunham's Timeline

2 Records

1694
29 APR 1694
Birth of Joshua Josiah Dunham in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
1730
1730
Age 36
Death of Joshua Josiah Dunham in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 APR 1694
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 21 October 2019, 18:40), entry for Josiah Dunham(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LT83-9LN
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 20 May 2014), Plymouth > Plymouth Colony > Births, marriages, deaths 1699-1756 > image 7 of 142; citing Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston.
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 December 2019), Josiah Downham, 1694.
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 December 2019), Josiah Downham, 1694.
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 3 November 2017), Josiah Downham, Jun 1694; citing Birth, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004934186.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1730
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 21 October 2019, 18:40), entry for Josiah Dunham(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LT83-9LN
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 10 December 2019), Josiah Downham, 1694.

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