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Josiah Franklin Jr. 1685–1715 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1685

Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Death Date: 1715

Death Location: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Josiah Franklin

Mother: Anne Child

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Children(s):

Josiah Franklin Jr. was born in 1685 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America, the child of Josiah Franklin And Anne Child. Josiah Franklin Jr. passed away in 1715 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Josiah Franklin Jr. was born in 1685 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America, the child of Josiah Franklin And Anne Child.
  • Josiah Franklin Jr. passed away in 1715 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Josiah Jr.'s Ancestors

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Josiah Jr.
1685–1715
Birth Place: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Parents
Josiah Franklin
1655–1744
Ecton, Northamptonshire, England
Anne Child
1655–1689
Ecton, Northamptonshire, England
Grandparents
Thomas Franklin
1598–1682
Ecton, Northamptonshire, England
Jane White
1617–1662
Ecton, Wellingborough Borough, Northamptonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Henry Franckline
1573–1631
Agnes Franckline
1575–1646
Thomas White
1570–1626
Francesca Martin
1572–1625
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas White
1545–
Nicholas Martin
1542–1595
Margaret Wadham
1545–1606

Josiah Jr.'s Timeline

3 Records

1685
23 Aug 1685
Birth of Josiah Franklin Jr. in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1685
1685
Birth of Josiah Franklin Jr. in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1715
1715
Age 30
Death of Josiah Franklin Jr. in Lost at sea near Sulawesi Tengah, Indonesia
Lost at sea near Sulawesi Tengah, Indonesia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Aug 1685
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records
    [2] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1685
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1715
    Event Place: Lost at sea near Sulawesi Tengah, Indonesia
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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