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Josiah Belcher 1631–1683 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1631

Birth Location: Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 1683

Death Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Gregory Belcher

Mother: Catherine Allcock

Spouse(s): Urania Raynsford

Children(s): Joseph Belcher, Edward Belcher, Abigail Belcher, Jonathan Belcher, Ruth Belcher, Dorothy Belcher, Elizabeth Belcher, Benjamim Belcher, Rebecca Belcher, Anna Belcher, Josiah Belcher, John Belcher

The story of Josiah Belcher began in 1631 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. Josiah Belcher married Urania Ranis Raynsford, and had children including Abigail Belcher, Anna Belcher, Benjamim Belcher, Dorothy Belcher, Edward Belcher, Elizabeth Belcher, John Belcher, Jonathan Belcher, Joseph Belcher, Josiah Belcher, Rebecca Belcher, Ruth Belcher. Josiah Belcher passed away in 1683 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Josiah Belcher began in 1631 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Josiah Belcher married Urania Ranis Raynsford, and had children including Abigail Belcher, Anna Belcher, Benjamim Belcher, Dorothy Belcher, Edward Belcher, Elizabeth Belcher, John Belcher, Jonathan Belcher, Joseph Belcher, Josiah Belcher, Rebecca Belcher, Ruth Belcher.
  • Josiah Belcher passed away in 1683 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Gregory Belcher
1605–1674
Birth Location: Aston Parish, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
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Catherine Allcock
1608–1680
Birth Location: Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
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Spouses(s)

Urania Raynsford
1638–1691
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
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Children(s)

Joseph Belcher
1665–
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
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Edward Belcher
1670–
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
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Abigail Belcher
1675–
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
AB
Jonathan Belcher
1661–1693
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
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Ruth Belcher
1678–
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
RB
Dorothy Belcher
1673–
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
DB
Elizabeth Belcher
1663–1711
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
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Benjamim Belcher
1681–
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
BB
Rebecca Belcher
1667–
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
RB
Anna Belcher
1672–
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
AB
Josiah Belcher
1655–1682
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
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John Belcher
1657–
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
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Josiah Belcher's Ancestors

Self
Josiah Belcher
1631–1683
Birth Place: Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Gregory Belcher
1605–1674
Aston Parish, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Catherine Allcock
1608–1680
Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Josiah Belcher's Descendants

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Josiah Belcher (1631–1683) m. Urania (“Ranis”) Raynsford (4 April 1638–20 October 1691)
  1. 1. Joseph Belcher 1665–
  2. 2. Edward Belcher 1670–
  3. 3. Abigail Belcher 1675–
  4. 4. Jonathan Belcher 1661–1693
  5. 5. Ruth Belcher 1678–
  6. 6. Dorothy Belcher 1673–
  7. 7. Elizabeth Belcher 1663–1711 m. John (Paine) Sr 1658–1718
    1. 1. Benjamin Paine 1699–1784
    2. 2. Stephen Paine 1686–1745
    3. 3. John (Paine) Jr 1683–1723 m. Mary Davis 1690–1736
      1. 1. Capt (John Paine) III 1719–1794 m. Hannah Pool 1720–1794
        1. 1. Sarah Paine 1744–1827 m. Asa Franklin 1739–1801
  8. 8. Benjamim Belcher 1681–
  9. 9. Rebecca Belcher 1667–
  10. 10. Anna Belcher 1672–
  11. 11. Josiah Belcher 1655–1682
  12. 12. John Belcher 1657–

Josiah Belcher's Timeline

2 Records

1631
1631
Birth of Josiah Belcher in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
1683
1683
Age 52
Death of Josiah Belcher in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1631
    Event Place: Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1683
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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