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Josiah Thomas Gilbert 1556–1642 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 May 1556

Birth Location: Bridgwater, Somerset, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 21 August 1642

Death Location: Wethersfield, Hartford, British Colonial America, Connecticut, USA

Father: Thomas Gilbert

Mother: Mary Godfrey

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Belcher

Children(s): Elizabeth Gilbert, Caroline Gilbert, Jonathan Gilbert, Linda Gilbert, Lydia Gilbert, Mary Gilbert, Thomas Gilbert

Josiah Thomas Gilbert was born in 1556 in Bridgwater, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, the child of Thomas Gilbert And Mary Godfrey. Josiah Thomas Gilbert married Elizabeth Belcher, and had children including Caroline Gilbert, Elizabeth Gilbert, Jonathan Gilbert, Linda Gilbert, Lydia Gilbert, Mary Gilbert, Thomas Gilbert. Josiah Thomas Gilbert passed away in 1642 in Wethersfield, Hartford, British Colonial America, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • Josiah Thomas Gilbert was born in 1556 in Bridgwater, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, the child of Thomas Gilbert And Mary Godfrey.
  • Josiah Thomas Gilbert married Elizabeth Belcher, and had children including Caroline Gilbert, Elizabeth Gilbert, Jonathan Gilbert, Linda Gilbert, Lydia Gilbert, Mary Gilbert, Thomas Gilbert.
  • Josiah Thomas Gilbert passed away in 1642 in Wethersfield, Hartford, British Colonial America, Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Josiah Gilbert's Ancestors

Self
Josiah Gilbert
1556–1642
Birth Place: Bridgwater, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Thomas Gilbert
1533–1610
Bridgewater, shire, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Mary Godfrey
1536–1591
Bridgewater, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Josiah Gilbert's Descendants

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Josiah (Thomas) Gilbert (17 May 1556–21 August 1642) m. Elizabeth Belcher (15 June 1559–7 September 1645)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Gilbert 1578–1654 m. Jonathan Demming 1574–1673
    1. 1. Elizabeth Deming 1597–1683 m. Nathaniel ('im') Foote 1593–1644 m. Thomas Welles 1598–1660 m. Francis Bernard 1558–1629
      1. 1. Francis Barnard 1617–1698 m. John (B) Dickinson 1630–1676 m. Nehemiah Dickinson 1626–1710
        1. 1. Hannah (Dickinson) Jennings 1648–1705
        2. 2. Mary Dickinson 1650–1708
        3. 3. Abigail Dickinson 1663–1714 m. Thomas Crafts 1656–1693 m. Samuel Crowfoot 1665–1733
        4. 4. Elizabeth Dickinson 1660–1678
        5. 5. Rebecca Dickinson 1658–1731
        6. 6. Sarah (Dickinson) Lane 1656–1731
        7. 7. John Dickinson 1652–1695
        8. 8. Jonathan Dickinson 1654–1678
        9. 9. Mehitable Dickinson 1666–1735
        10. 10. Nathaniel (Dickinson) III 1663–1751 m. Lydia (Wright\) (Mrs.) 1665–
        11. 11. Mercy Dickinson 1668–1735 m. Joseph Chamberlain 1665–1752
      2. 2. Sarah Judson 1632–1673 m. Jeremiah Judson 1621–1700
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Judson) (Tomlinson) 1658–1691
        2. 2. Isaac Judson 1653–1687
        3. 3. Jeremiah (Judson) II 1670–1734
        4. 4. Mary Judson 1655–
        5. 5. Mercy (Judson) (Burton) 1665–1736
        6. 6. Sarah (Judson) (Sturges) 1662–1700
        7. 7. Elizabeth Judson 1658–1691
        8. 8. Jeremiah Judson 1670–1734
        9. 9. Mary Judson 1655–
        10. 10. Marcy Burton 1665–1736 m. Solomon (William) Burton 1662–1734
        11. 11. Sarah Judson 1662–1698
      3. 3. Nathaniel (Foote) Jr 1620–1655 m. Elizabeth Smith 1625–1684
        1. 1. Nathaniel (Foote) III 1647–1703 m. Margaret Foote 1649–1745
        2. 2. Samuel Foote 1649–1689 m. Mary Merrick 1647–1690
        3. 3. Daniel Foote 1652–1704 m. Sarah Chapin 1658–1704
      4. 4. Rebecca Foote 1634–1701 m. Philip Smith 1632–1685 m. Aaron Cooke 1613–1690
        1. 1. Jonathan Smith 1663–1737
        2. 2. Samuel Smith 1659–1707
        3. 3. Philip (Smith) Jr 1665–1725
        4. 4. Rebecca Stillman 1668–1750
        5. 5. Joseph Smith 1674–1736
        6. 6. John Smith 1661–1727
      5. 5. Elizabeth Foote 1616–1700 m. Joseph (Josiah 'im') Churchill 1611–1685
        1. 1. Benjamin Churchill 1652–1712
        2. 2. Mary Foote 1639–1685 m. Samuel Church 1639–
        3. 3. Sarah Churchill 1657–1700
        4. 4. Elizabeth Churchill 1642–1721
        5. 5. Hannah Churchill 1644–1688
        6. 6. Hannah Churchill 1644–1689 m. Samuel Royce 1644–1711
        7. 7. Henry Churchill 1659–1658
        8. 8. Joseph Churchill 1649–1699
        9. 9. William Churchill 1654–1654
      6. 6. Mary Tracy 1623–1685 m. John (Stoddard) Sr 1620–1664
        1. 1. Mary Wright 1644–1683
        2. 2. Mercy (Stoddard) (Wright) 1652–1711
        3. 3. Joshua Stoddard 1648–1726
        4. 4. Nathaniel Stoddard 1661–1715
        5. 5. John (Stoddard) Jr 1646–1703
        6. 6. Caleb Stoddard 1648–
        7. 7. Mercy Wright 1652–1714 m. Thomas ((or Joseph)) Wright 1640–1714
      7. 7. Robert Foote 1627–1681 m. Sarah Potter 1641–1706
        1. 1. Elizabeth Foote 1664–1730
        2. 2. Isaac Foote 1672–1758
        3. 3. Israel Foote 1674–1729
        4. 4. John Foote 1670–1713
        5. 5. Joseph Foote 1666–1751
        6. 6. Nathaniel Foote 1660–1714
        7. 7. Stephen Foote 1672–1762
    2. 2. John Deming 1610–1705
    3. 3. Thomas Deming 1613–1683
  2. 2. Caroline Gilbert 1576–
  3. 3. Jonathan Gilbert 1581–
  4. 4. Linda Gilbert 1580–
  5. 5. Lydia Gilbert 1587–1637
  6. 6. Mary Gilbert 1575–
  7. 7. Thomas Gilbert 1579–1662

Josiah Gilbert's Timeline

2 Records

1556
17 May 1556
Birth of Josiah Thomas Gilbert in Bridgwater, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Bridgwater, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
1642
21 August 1642
Age 86
Death of Josiah Thomas Gilbert in Wethersfield, Hartford, British Colonial America, Connecticut, USA
Wethersfield, Hartford, British Colonial America, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 May 1556
    Event Place: Bridgwater, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 August 1642
    Event Place: Wethersfield, Hartford, British Colonial America, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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