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Josiah Alden 1773 – 1853 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1773

Birth Location: Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 3 Sept 1853

Death Location: Ludlow, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Josiah Alden

Mother: Bathsheba Jones

Spouse(s): Sally Alden

Children(s): Azel Alden, Justus Alden, Zenas Alden, Charles Alden, Orsamus Alden, Eunice King

The story of Josiah Alden began in 1773 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. Josiah Alden married Sally Alden, and had children including Azel Alden, Justus B. Alden, Zenas Alden, Charles Alden, Orsamus Alden, Eunice Brown King. Josiah Alden passed away in 1853 in Ludlow, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Josiah Alden began in 1773 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Josiah Alden married Sally Alden, and had children including Azel Alden, Justus B. Alden, Zenas Alden, Charles Alden, Orsamus Alden, Eunice Brown King.
  • Josiah Alden passed away in 1853 in Ludlow, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Josiah Alden
1738 –
Birth Location: Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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Bathsheba Jones
1743 – 1800
Birth Location: Raynham, MA
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Spouses(s)

Sally Alden
1780 – 1856
Birth Location: Brimfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Children(s)

Azel Alden
1792 – 1860
Birth Location: Ludlow, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Justus Alden
1793 – 1831
Birth Location: Ludlow, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Zenas Alden
1795 – 1841
Birth Location: Ludlow, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States of America
ZA
Charles Alden
1803 – 1862
Birth Location: Ludlow, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Orsamus Alden
1808 – 1878
Birth Location: Massachusetts
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Eunice King
1813 – 1876
Birth Location: Ludlow, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Josiah Alden's Ancestors

Self
Josiah Alden
1773 – 1853
Birth Place: Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Josiah Alden
1738 –
Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Bathsheba Jones
1743 – 1800
Raynham, MA
Grandparents
Nathan Jones
1716 – 1780
Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Bathsheba Drowne
1715 – 1786
Bristol, Bristol, Rhode Island, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Josiah Alden's Descendants

1.
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Josiah Alden (1773 – 3 Sept 1853) m. Sally Alden (16 January 1780 – 31 December 1856)
  1. 1. Azel Alden (12 August 1792 – 22 October 1860)
  2. 2. Justus (B.) Alden (15 September 1793 – 31 May 1831)
  3. 3. Zenas Alden (1 November 1795 – 9 January 1841)
  4. 4. Charles Alden (6 December 1803 – 22 May 1862) m. Margaret Moore
  5. 5. Orsamus Alden (1808 – 29 June 1878) m. Eliza (A) Alden (abt 1818 – 2 December 1877)
    1. 1. Elliot (O) Alden (abt 1848 – )
    2. 2. Emma (F) Alden (abt 1851 – )
    3. 3. Ida Alden (abt 1852 – )
    4. 4. Albert (Prince) Alden (10 July 1853 – 4 November 1873)
    5. 5. Arthur (Orville) Alden (October 1855 – 1929) m. Bessie Alden (1865 – 1911)
      1. 1. Ida (Annetta) Fisher (11 December 1879 – 2 December 1902)
      2. 2. Sidney (Albert) Alden (9 December 1881 – 12 November 1969)
      3. 3. Dorothy (Hazel) Alden (6 September 1890 – 1930)
      4. 4. Roger (O) Alden (1893 – )
      5. 5. Russell (Drayton) Alden (26 February 1895 – 12 July 1970)
      6. 6. Rexford (Sherman) Alden (17 Jan 1898 – 16 June 1974)
      7. 7. Florence (Isabelle) Cowdrey (23 September 1899 – 26 November 1982) m. Charles (F) Cowdrey (1903 – 30 March 1981)
      8. 8. Reginald (J) Alden (1902 – )
      9. 9. Richard (A) Alden (1904 – )
    6. 6. Marcenia (Melville) Alden (abt 1858 – 25 March 1928) m. Addie (M.) Alden (1865 – 21 July 1940)
      1. 1. Ethel (Lillian) Collis (12 June 1887 – 13 July 1976)
      2. 2. Marcenia (M.) Alden (1906 – 1906)
    7. 7. Isabell Alden (abt 1859 – )
    8. 8. Clarence Alden (abt 1861 – )
  6. 6. Eunice (Brown) King (23 December 1813 – 22 April 1876)

Josiah Alden's Timeline

2 Records

1773
1773
Birth of Josiah Alden in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
1853
3 Sept 1853
Age 80
Death of Josiah Alden in Ludlow, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
Ludlow, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1773
    Event Place: Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Sept 1853
    Event Place: Ludlow, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ludlow, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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