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Josiah Fiske 1704 – 1778 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Oct 1704

Birth Location: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Death Date: 27 Oct 1778

Death Location: Pepperell, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Father: Nathan Fiske

Mother: Sarah Coolidge

Spouse(s): Sarah Lawrence

Children(s): David Fiske, Sarah Fiske, David Fiske, Josiah Fiske, Sarah Fiske, Amos Fiske, Daniel Fiske, Anna Fiske

The story of Josiah Fiske began in 1704 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Josiah Fiske married Sarah Lawrence, and had children including David Fiske, Sarah Fiske, David Fiske, Josiah Fiske, Sarah Fiske, Amos Fiske, Daniel Fiske, Anna Fiske. Josiah Fiske passed away in 1778 in Pepperell, Middlesex, Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • The story of Josiah Fiske began in 1704 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts.
  • Josiah Fiske married Sarah Lawrence, and had children including David Fiske, Sarah Fiske, David Fiske, Josiah Fiske, Sarah Fiske, Amos Fiske, Daniel Fiske, Anna Fiske.
  • Josiah Fiske passed away in 1778 in Pepperell, Middlesex, Massachusetts.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nathan Fiske
1672 – 1741
Birth Location: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts
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Sarah Coolidge
1680 – 1723
Birth Location: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Lawrence
1708 – 1808
Birth Location: Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
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Children(s)

David Fiske
1727 – 1729
Birth Location: Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts
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Sarah Fiske
1729 – 1731
Birth Location: –
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David Fiske
1731 – 1766
Birth Location: Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts
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Josiah Fiske
1733 – 1766
Birth Location: Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
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Sarah Fiske
1736 – 1794
Birth Location: Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
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Amos Fiske
1739 – 1785
Birth Location: Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts
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Daniel Fiske
1742 – 1823
Birth Location: Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts
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Anna Fiske
1747 – 1774
Birth Location: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
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Josiah Fiske's Ancestors

Self
Josiah Fiske
1704 – 1778
Birth Place: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Parents
Nathan Fiske
1672 – 1741
Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Sarah Coolidge
1680 – 1723
Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Nathan Fiske
1642 – 1694
Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Elizabeth Fry
1639 – 1696
Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts
John Coolidge
1629 – 1690
Cottenham, Cambridgeshire, England
Hannah Livermore
1633 – 1678
England
Great-Grandparents
Nathan Fiske
1592 – 1676
Susanna Browne
1617 – 1662
William Frye
1606 – 1642
Elizabeth Humphrey
1602 – 1642
John Coolidge
1604 – 1691
Mary Ravens
1602 – 1691
John Livermore
1606 – 1684
Grace Sherman
1616 – 1690
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Geoffrey Fiske
1552 – 1629
Mary Cooke
1555 – 1614
John Browne
1591 –
Alice Browne
1595 –
William Coolidge
1563 – 1618
Margaret Mayse
1567 – 1620
Richard Ravens
1562 – 1626
Elizabeth Hedge
1565 – 1625
Edward Sherman
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Josiah Fiske's Descendants

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Josiah Fiske (10 Oct 1704 – 27 Oct 1778) m. Sarah Lawrence (20 Jun 1708 – 1808)
  1. 1. David Fiske (28 Jan 1727 – 15 Oct 1729)
  2. 2. Sarah Fiske (7 Aug 1729 – 19 May 1731)
  3. 3. David Fiske (16 Dec 1731 – 1 Feb 1766)
  4. 4. Josiah Fiske (12 Feb 1733 – 14 Apr 1766) m. Sarah Colburn (1739 – 1825)
    1. 1. Josiah Fiske (3 Sep 1755 – 29 May 1832)
    2. 2. Nathan Fiske (4 Jan 1758 – )
    3. 3. David Fiske (20 Nov 1760 – )
    4. 4. Sarah Fiske (1762 – 23 Sep 1794)
    5. 5. Phinehas Fiske (29 Jan 1765 – ) m. Abigail Stearns (13 Jul 1760 – 1843)
      1. 1. Phinehas Fiske (29 Apr 1785 – 1842) m. Mary Hart ( – 1820) m. Isabella (Brigham) Redington (22 Feb 1798 – 1841)
        1. 1. Mary Fiske (1813 – ) m. Thomas (M) Edwards (abt 1792 – )
        2. 2. Julia Fiske (1815 – ) m. William Dinsmore
        3. 3. Warren Fiske (1816 – 1834)
        4. 4. Phinehas Fiske (1819 – ) m. Helen Clapp
        5. 5. Francis (Skinner) Fiske (Sep 1825 – 1907)
      2. 2. Priscilla Fiske (17 Sep 1787 – ) m. Elisha Hagar (20 Dec 1782 – )
        1. 1. Elisha Hagar (24 Jun 1808 – )
        2. 2. Phinehas (Fiske) Hagar (19 Feb 1810 – )
        3. 3. Priscilla Hagar (29 Aug 1812 – )
        4. 4. Albert Hagar (10 Apr 1817 – )
        5. 5. George Hagar (17 Jan 1820 – )
        6. 6. Lucia Hagar (23 Apr 1823 – )
        7. 7. Sarah (Caroline) Hagar (3 Mar 1827 – 16 Dec 1827)
        8. 8. Edward (Franklin) Hagar (24 May 1830 – )
      3. 3. Abigail Fiske (1790 – ) m. Jonas Smith (6 Feb 1788 – )
        1. 1. Sarah (Hart) Smith (1820 – )
        2. 2. Francis Smith (8 Apr 1822 – 1908)
        3. 3. Webster Smith (1825 – )
        4. 4. Sarah (Caroline) Smith (1828 – )
    6. 6. a (child) Fiske (1767 – 1767)
  5. 5. Sarah Fiske (7 Oct 1736 – 3 Nov 1794) m. Simon Gilson (22 Dec 1730 – 6 May 1808)
    1. 1. Jonas Gilson (19 Dec 1756 – 1 Oct 1757)
    2. 2. Sarah Gilson (24 Aug 1758 – )
    3. 3. Peter Gilson (21 Jan 1761 – 15 Nov 1763)
    4. 4. Hannah Gilson (1 May 1763 – )
    5. 5. Simon Gilson (9 Aug 1765 – 10 Mar 1776)
    6. 6. Eunice Gilson (1 Aug 1767 – )
    7. 7. David Gilson (21 Sep 1769 – )
    8. 8. Submit Gilson (11 Aug 1771 – )
    9. 9. Josiah Gilson (27 Oct 1773 – 14 Mar 1776)
    10. 10. Simon Gilson (24 Apr 1777 – ) m. Mindwell Bigelow (30 Apr 1735 – 5 Jun 1812)
  6. 6. Amos Fiske (10 May 1739 – 1785) m. Mary Whitney (1752 – )
    1. 1. Polly Fiske (23 Aug 1778 – )
  7. 7. Daniel Fiske (18 May 1742 – 26 Jul 1823) m. Elizabeth Varnum (11 Mar 1742 – 5 Apr 1799)
    1. 1. Nathan Fiske (3 Jan 1769 – 1831)
    2. 2. Walter Fiske (17 Jun 1773 – 1821) m. Phebe Abbott (24 Aug 1772 – Dec 1850)
      1. 1. Walter Fiske (26 May 1796 – 27 May 1886) m. Abigail Dickson (Sep 1793 – 24 Aug 1846)
        1. 1. Mary (Ann) Fiske (6 Jun 1813 – 21 Oct 1878) m. John (Edgar) Billings (10 Jul 1810 – 1857)
        2. 2. Benjamin (Nutting) Fiske (28 Feb 1815 – 11 Oct 1902)
        3. 3. Sarah (Nutting) Fiske (31 Mar 1817 – 21 Apr 1865)
        4. 4. Achsah Fiske (8 Feb 1819 – 23 Aug 1842)
        5. 5. Hannah (Maria) Fiske (5 May 1822 – )
        6. 6. Henry (Walter) Fiske (18 Jun 1827 – )
      2. 2. Benjamin (Nutting) Fiske (22 Jan 1798 – 5 Apr 1855)
      3. 3. Jeramiah Fisk (3 Jan 1800 – 17 Jan 1882)
      4. 4. Abiel Fiske (13 Apr 1815 – )
    3. 3. Varnum Fiske (13 Sep 1786 – 1886)
  8. 8. Anna Fiske (16 Dec 1747 – 12 Jun 1774)

Josiah Fiske's Timeline

2 Records

1704
10 Oct 1704
Birth of Josiah Fiske in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts
1778
27 Oct 1778
Age 74
Death of Josiah Fiske in Pepperell, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Pepperell, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Oct 1704
    Event Place: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 15985.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: BFO.
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Genealogies of the Families and Decendants of Early Settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Oct 1778
    Event Place: Pepperell, Middlesex, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pepperell, Middlesex, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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