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Joshua Leavitt 1687–1732 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 August 1687

Birth Location: Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Death Date: 22 October 1732

Death Location: Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America

Father: Josiah Leavitt

Mother: Margaret Johnson

Spouse(s): Hannah Devotion

Children(s): Jonathan Leavitt, Hannah Leavitt, John Leavitt, Jemima Grant, Joshua Leavitt

In 1687, Joshua Leavitt entered the world in Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America, born to Josiah Leavitt And Margaret Johnson. Joshua Leavitt married Hannah Devotion, and had children including Hannah Leavitt, Jemima Grant, John Leavitt, Jonathan Leavitt, Joshua Leavitt. Joshua Leavitt passed away in 1732 in Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1687, Joshua Leavitt entered the world in Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America, born to Josiah Leavitt And Margaret Johnson.
  • Joshua Leavitt married Hannah Devotion, and had children including Hannah Leavitt, Jemima Grant, John Leavitt, Jonathan Leavitt, Joshua Leavitt.
  • Joshua Leavitt passed away in 1732 in Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joshua Leavitt's Ancestors

Self
Joshua Leavitt
1687–1732
Birth Place: Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Parents
Josiah Leavitt
1653–1708
Hingham, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Margaret Johnson
1659–1739
Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial Amer, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
John Leavitt
1608–1691
Dorset, England
Sarah Gilman
1622–1700
Hingham, South Norfolk District, Norfolk, England
Humphrey Johnson
1630–1693
Massachusetts, or, New Hampshire, USA
Eleanor Cheney
1626–1678
London (Middlesex) England
Great-Grandparents
Sheriff II
1580–1646
Margaret Leavett
1583–1691
Edward Gilman
1587–1681
Mary Clark
1590–1681
John Johnson
1608–1659
Margaret
–1655
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mary James
1561–1618
Robert Gilman
1557–1631
Elizabeth Call
1563–1606
Captain Johnson
1564–1651
Hannah Throckmorton
1570–1667

Joshua Leavitt's Descendants

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Joshua Leavitt (1 August 1687–22 October 1732) m. Hannah Devotion (1689–24 November 1726)
  1. 1. Jonathan Leavitt 1731–1802
  2. 2. Hannah Leavitt 1714–1732
  3. 3. John Leavitt 1724–1798 m. Abiah Kent 1727–1782
    1. 1. Amelia Leavitt 1757–1809 m. Isaac (Bissell) Sr 1749–1822
      1. 1. Isaac Bissell 1779–1834 m. Nancy Wemple 1781–1855
        1. 1. Luthera (Melvina) Bissell 1819–1878
        2. 2. Amelia (Maria) Bissell 1807–1816
        3. 3. Caroline (Elizabeth) Bissell 1809–1824
        4. 4. George (Henry) Bissell 1803–1804
        5. 5. George (Henry) Bissell 1821–1884
      2. 2. Asaph (Leavitt) Bissell 1791–1850
      3. 3. Betsey Bissell 1793–1797
      4. 4. Sarah Bissell 1796–1797
      5. 5. Samuel Bissell 1783–1797
      6. 6. George Bissell 1788–1797
      7. 7. George Bissell 1801–1802
    2. 2. Joshua Leavitt 1746–1752
    3. 3. Dorothy Leavitt 1767–
    4. 4. John (Wheeler) Leavitt 1755–1818
    5. 5. Hannah Leavitt 1762–1829
    6. 6. Jemima Leavitt 1765–1818
    7. 7. Charlotte Leavitt 1769–1868
    8. 8. Abiah Leavitt 1760–1815
    9. 9. Freegrace Leavitt 1764–1843
    10. 10. Joshua Leavitt 1752–1809
    11. 11. John (W) Leavitt 1748–1752
    12. 12. Thaddeus Leavitt 1750–1813
    13. 13. William Leavitt 1746–
  4. 4. Jemima Grant 1721–1790
  5. 5. Joshua Leavitt 1716–1732

Joshua Leavitt's Timeline

3 Records

1687
1 August 1687
Birth of Joshua Leavitt in Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1730
29 January 1730
Age 43
Joshua Leavitt was married in Connecticut, Connecticut, USA
Connecticut, Connecticut, USA
1732
22 October 1732
Age 45
Death of Joshua Leavitt in Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 August 1687
    Event Place: Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 359.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: CGF
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 29 January 1730
    Event Place: Connecticut, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 October 1732
    Event Place: Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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