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Josiah Gilbert 1625 – 1688 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1625

Birth Location: Wethersfield, Essex, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 22 AUG 1688

Death Location: Wethersfield, Hartford, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America

Father: John Gilbert

Mother: Winifred Rossiter

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Belcher

Children(s): Benjamin Gilbert, Elizabeth Gilbert, Lidiah Gilbert, Josiah Gilbert, Sarah Gilbert, Benjamin Gilbert, Eleazer Gilbert, Moses Gilbert, Caleb Gilbert, Mary Gilbert, Amy Gilbert, John Gilbert

Josiah Gilbert was born in 1625 in Wethersfield, Essex, England, United Kingdom, the child of John I Gilbert and Winifred Combe Rossiter. Josiah Gilbert married Elizabeth Belcher, and had children including Benjamin Gilbert, Elizabeth Gilbert, Lidiah Gilbert, Josiah Gilbert, Sarah Gilbert, Benjamin Gilbert, Eleazer Gilbert, Moses Gilbert, Caleb Gilbert, Mary Gilbert, Amy Gilbert, John Gilbert. Josiah Gilbert passed away in 1688 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America.

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Biography

  • Josiah Gilbert was born in 1625 in Wethersfield, Essex, England, United Kingdom, the child of John I Gilbert and Winifred Combe Rossiter.
  • Josiah Gilbert married Elizabeth Belcher, and had children including Benjamin Gilbert, Elizabeth Gilbert, Lidiah Gilbert, Josiah Gilbert, Sarah Gilbert, Benjamin Gilbert, Eleazer Gilbert, Moses Gilbert, Caleb Gilbert, Mary Gilbert, Amy Gilbert, John Gilbert.
  • Josiah Gilbert passed away in 1688 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Josiah Gilbert's Ancestors

Self
Josiah Gilbert
1625 – 1688
Birth Place: Wethersfield, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Parents
John I Gilbert
1577 – 1657
Bridgwater, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Winifred (Combe) Rossiter
1590 – 1663
Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
William (Giles) Gilbert
1530 – 1595
Bridgwater, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Joan Pearce
1539 – 1597
Bridgwater, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Nicholas Rossiter
1539 –
Combe St Nicholas, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth
1545 – 1608
England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Robert Gilbert
1510 – 1557
Jane Haydon
1514 – 1572
Henry Pierce
1517 – 1548
Joan Lyverich
1521 – 1548
Philip Rossiter
1500 – 1589
Rossiter
1525 – 1563
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Gilbert
1475 – 1546
Joan Hackett
1478 – 1546
Richard Haydon
1452 – 1533
Elizabeth Kimbre
1452 – 1533
M Lyverich
1500 –
F Lyverich
1502 –
Richard Rossiter
1461 – 1529
Elizabeth

Josiah Gilbert's Descendants

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Josiah Gilbert (ABT 1625 – 22 AUG 1688) m. Elizabeth Belcher (24 JAN 1632 – 17 OCT 1682)
  1. 1. Benjamin Gilbert (22 SEP 1652 – 9 DEC 1711) m. Mary Riley (22 SEP 1654 – )
  2. 2. Elizabeth Gilbert (28 MAR 1654 – 4 SEP 1714) m. Jonathan Deming (9 SEP 1639 – 8 JAN 1700)
  3. 3. Lidiah Gilbert (8 DEC 1656 – AFT 1705) m. John Riley (15 AUG 1646 – 1711)
  4. 4. Josiah Gilbert (12 SEP 1659 – 1745)
  5. 5. Sarah Gilbert (1 DEC 1661 – BEF 24 JAN 1703) m. Jacob Williams (7 MAR 1665 – 26 SEP 1712)
    1. 1. Anna Williams (11 DEC 1686 – 1749) m. Samuel Steele (1 OCT 1688 – 1761)
    2. 2. Capt (Jacob) Williams (27 FEB 1688 – 29 JAN 1751) m. Martha Belden (1693 – 29 MAR 1716) m. Eunice Standish (31 MAY 1698 – 14 APR 1770)
    3. 3. Ephraim Williams (10 JAN 1691 – 23 JUL 1761) m. Elizabeth Russell (12 MAY 1695 – ) m. <Living>
    4. 4. Stephen Williams (19 MAR 1692 – 17 JAN 1746) m. Ruth Morton ( – 1747) m. Abigaile Wright (8 DEC 1692 – )
    5. 5. David Williams (4 AUG 1692 – 3 JUL 1762) m. Dorothy Sturges (28 AUG 1701 – ) m. Mehitable (Mabel) Rose (12 FEB 1699 – 1754) m. Anne Deming (1700 – )
    6. 6. Daniel Williams (10 JAN 1694 – 29 SEP 1759) m. Mary Howard (11 OCT 1703 – AFT 1759)
      1. 1. Honor Williams (28 NOV 1726 – )
      2. 2. Solomon Williams (2 SEP 1732 – BEF 19 NOV 1759) m. Lydia Francis (4 JUN 1738 – 25 FEB 1767)
        1. 1. Solomon Williams (27 FEB 1756 – 10 DEC 1784) m. Hannah (Eunice) Robbins (20 JUL 1757 – 20 OCT 1804)
      3. 3. Catharine Williams (ABT 1740 – 26 JUL 1762) m. Othniel Williams (24 MAR 1736 – 16 DEC 1782) m. Othniel Williams
      4. 4. Abraham Williams
    7. 7. Sarah Williams (24 MAR 1698 – 10 MAY 1781) m. Gideon Goodrich (3 OCT 1695 – 9 AUG 1769) m. John Whittelsey (1696 – 1746) m. Buel (<1696> – )
    8. 8. Mehitable (Mabel) Rose (12 FEB 1699 – 1754) m. David Williams (4 AUG 1692 – 3 JUL 1762)
    9. 9. Mary Williams (17 NOV 1701 – 1800) m. John Gillett (16 JUN 1702 – 29 FEB 1764)
  6. 6. Benjamin Gilbert (22 SEP 1662 – 9 DEC 1711)
  7. 7. Eleazer Gilbert (20 SEP 1663 – 15 SEP 1701) m. Mary Moody (30 JAN 1669 – ) m. Mary Moody (28 FEB 1664 – 20 JUN 1725) m. Mary (ABT 1667 – AFT 1708)
  8. 8. Moses Gilbert (12 APR 1666 – BEF 1713) m. Jane Dirck (3 OCT 1674 – 7 MAR 1738) m. Jannetie Dircks m. Jannetje Fluyt (3 OCT 1669 – 7 MAR 1737) m. Jannetje Fluijt
  9. 9. Caleb Gilbert (10 JUN 1668 – AFT 1694) m. Elizabeth Bower (1672 – ) m. Elizabeth Belcher (1670 – ) m. Elizabeth Gilbert (ABT 1696 – )
  10. 10. Mary Gilbert (18 NOV 1670 – 1 DEC 1712) m. Simon Willard (1662 – 8 JAN 1726)
  11. 11. Amy Gilbert (12 APR 1672 – ABT 1739) m. <Living>
  12. 12. John Gilbert (ABT 1674 – 17 NOV 1769) m. Eunice Goff (27 MAR 1696 – )

Josiah Gilbert's Timeline

3 Records

1625
ABT 1625
Birth of Josiah Gilbert in Wethersfield, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Wethersfield, Essex, England, United Kingdom
1625
27 NOV 1625
Josiah Gilbert was christened in Yardley, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom
Yardley, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom
1688
22 AUG 1688
Age 63
Death of Josiah Gilbert in Wethersfield, Hartford, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America
Wethersfield, Hartford, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1625
    Event Place: Wethersfield, Essex, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 27 NOV 1625
    Event Place: Yardley, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 AUG 1688
    Event Place: Wethersfield, Hartford, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Christian Lane Cem, Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut

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