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Josiah Adams 1763–1844 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Oct 1763

Birth Location: Braintree, Massachusetts

Death Date: 24 Apr 1844

Death Location: Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Ebenezer Adams

Mother: Mehitable Spear

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Josiah Adams was born in 1763 in Braintree, Massachusetts, the child of Ebenezer Adams And Mehitable Spear. Josiah Adams passed away in 1844 in Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Josiah Adams was born in 1763 in Braintree, Massachusetts, the child of Ebenezer Adams And Mehitable Spear.
  • Josiah Adams passed away in 1844 in Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA.

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Josiah Adams's Ancestors

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Josiah Adams
1763–1844
Birth Place: Braintree, Massachusetts
Parents
Ebenezer Adams
1737–1791
Braintree, Norfolk, MA, USA
Mehitable Spear
1737–1814
Braintree, MA
Grandparents
Capt (Ebenezer G) Adams
1704–1769
Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Ann Boylston
1706–1770
Brookline, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Adams
1654–1736
Hannah Bass
1667–1705
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Adams
1626–1694
ABIGAL BAXTER
1634–1692
John Bass
1632–1716
Ruth Alden
1637–1674

Josiah Adams's Timeline

2 Records

1763
17 Oct 1763
Birth of Josiah Adams in Braintree, Massachusetts
Braintree, Massachusetts
1844
24 Apr 1844
Age 81
Death of Josiah Adams in Quincy, Massachusetts
Quincy, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Oct 1763
    Event Place: Braintree, Massachusetts
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, Death Records
    [2] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 090 : 1911

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Apr 1844
    Event Place: Quincy, Massachusetts
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, Death Records
    [2] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 090 : 1911

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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