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Joshua Prior 1709–1784 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 August 1709

Birth Location: Duxbury, Plymouth, MA, USA

Death Date: 1784

Death Location: Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA

Father: Benjamin Jr

Mother: Bethia Pratt

Spouse(s): Mary Burnham

Children(s): Simeon Prior

Joshua Prior was born in 1709 in Duxbury, Plymouth, MA, USA, the child of Benjamin Prior Jr And Bethia Pratt. Joshua Prior married Mary Burnham, and had children including Simeon Prior. Joshua Prior passed away in 1784 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • Joshua Prior was born in 1709 in Duxbury, Plymouth, MA, USA, the child of Benjamin Prior Jr And Bethia Pratt.
  • Joshua Prior married Mary Burnham, and had children including Simeon Prior.
  • Joshua Prior passed away in 1784 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA.

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Joshua Prior's Ancestors

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Joshua Prior
1709–1784
Birth Place: Duxbury, Plymouth, MA, USA
Parents
Benjamin Prior Jr
1672–1742
Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Bethia Pratt
1679–1756
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Grandparents
Joseph (Prior Pryor Nixon) line
1626–1692
Watford, Hertfordshire, England
Hannah Rogers
1625–1690
Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Jonathan Pratt
1638–1729
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Abigail Atwood
1645–1684
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joshua Prior's Descendants

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Joshua Prior (1 August 1709–1784) m. Mary Burnham (16 October 1714–1789)
  1. 1. Simeon Prior 1754–1837 m. Katharine WIGHT 1763–1838
    1. 1. William (Henry) Prior 1783–1872 m. Sarah (Sally) Wharton 1784–1823
      1. 1. Susannah Prior 1808–1898 m. Horatio (Nelson) Poole 1799–1875
        1. 1. Justina (Maria) Poole 1835–1925 m. John (Quincy) Ham 1828–1920
        2. 2. William (Henry) Pool 1842–1857
        3. 3. Lucinda (Catherine) Pool 1837–1889
        4. 4. Orra (Hannah) Pool 1841–1873

Joshua Prior's Timeline

2 Records

1709
1 August 1709
Birth of Joshua Prior in Duxbury, Plymouth, MA, USA
Duxbury, Plymouth, MA, USA
1784
1784
Age 75
Death of Joshua Prior in Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA
Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 August 1709
    Event Place: Duxbury, Plymouth, MA, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1784
    Event Place: Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA

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