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Joshua Smith 1708 – 1756 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1708

Birth Location: Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States

Death Date: 29 MAR 1756

Death Location: Leicester, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Nathaniel Smith

Mother: Anna Hoskins

Spouse(s): Joshua Smith, Prudence Sanderson, Sarah Grant

Children(s):

Early life: Joshua Smith arrived in Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States in 1708, born to Nathaniel Smith and Anna Hoskins. Over time, Joshua Smith formed a family with Joshua Smith, Prudence Sanderson and Sarah Grant. Joshua Smith concluded life in Leicester, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States in 1756.

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Parents

Nathaniel Smith
1674 – 1725
Birth Location: Dedham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
NS
Anna Hoskins
1678 – 1730
Birth Location: Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
AH

Spouses(s)

Joshua Smith
1697 –
Birth Location: Connecticut, United States
JS
Prudence Sanderson
1710 – 1755
Birth Location: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
PS
Sarah Grant
1712 –
Birth Location: Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
SG

Children(s)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1708
    Event Place: Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 29 MAR 1756
    Event Place: Leicester, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
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