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Josiah Dwight 1715–1769 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Oct 1715

Birth Location: Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts

Death Date: 28 Sep 1769

Death Location: Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Henry Dwight

Mother: Lydia Hawley

Spouse(s): Sarah Pynchon, Elisabeth Buckminster

Children(s): Thomas Dwight, Sarah Dwight, Sarah Dwight, Josiah Dwight

Josiah Dwight was born in 1715 in Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, the child of Henry Dwight And Lydia Marshall Hawley. Josiah Dwight married Elisabeth Buckminster, Sarah Pynchon, and had children including Josiah Dwight, Sarah Dwight, Thomas Dwight. Josiah Dwight passed away in 1769 in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Josiah Dwight was born in 1715 in Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, the child of Henry Dwight And Lydia Marshall Hawley.
  • Josiah Dwight married Elisabeth Buckminster, Sarah Pynchon, and had children including Josiah Dwight, Sarah Dwight, Thomas Dwight.
  • Josiah Dwight passed away in 1769 in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Dwight
1676–1732
Birth Location: Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts
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Lydia Hawley
1680–1748
Birth Location: Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Pynchon
1721–1755
Birth Location: –
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Elisabeth Buckminster
1730–1798
Birth Location: Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts
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Children(s)

Thomas Dwight
1758–1819
Birth Location: Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
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Sarah Dwight
1760–1763
Birth Location: –
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Sarah Dwight
1764–1842
Birth Location: –
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Josiah Dwight
1767–1821
Birth Location: Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
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Josiah Dwight's Ancestors

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Josiah Dwight
1715–1769
Birth Place: Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts
Parents
Henry Dwight
1676–1732
Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts
Lydia (Marshall) Hawley
1680–1748
Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts
Grandparents
Timothy Dwight
1629–1718
Dedham, Colchester Borough, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Anna Flint
1643–1685
Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts
Great-Grandparents
John Dwight
1601–1660
Hannah Close
1604–1656
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Josiah Dwight's Descendants

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Josiah Dwight (28 Oct 1715–28 Sep 1769) m. Sarah Pynchon (17 Aug 1721–4 Aug 1755) m. Elisabeth Buckminster (12 Sep 1730–10 Mar 1798)
  1. 1. Thomas Dwight 1758–1819
  2. 2. Sarah Dwight 1760–1763
  3. 3. Sarah Dwight 1764–1842
  4. 4. Josiah Dwight 1767–1821

Josiah Dwight's Timeline

2 Records

1715
28 Oct 1715
Birth of Josiah Dwight in Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts
Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts
1769
28 Sep 1769
Age 54
Death of Josiah Dwight
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Oct 1715
    Event Place: Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Sep 1769
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North America, Family Histories

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