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Josiah Kelley 1792–1856 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 May 1792

Birth Location: Ashfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Death Date: 14 June 1856

Death Location: Ashfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Abner Kelley

Mother: Bethiah Merchant

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Josiah Kelley was born in 1792 in Ashfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States of America, the child of Abner Kelley And Bethiah Merchant. Josiah Kelley passed away in 1856 in Ashfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Josiah Kelley was born in 1792 in Ashfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States of America, the child of Abner Kelley And Bethiah Merchant.
  • Josiah Kelley passed away in 1856 in Ashfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Josiah Kelley's Ancestors

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Josiah Kelley
1792–1856
Birth Place: Ashfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Parents
Abner Kelley
1751–1825
Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Bethiah Merchant
1753–1816
Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Samuel Marchant
1711–1785
Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Bethiah Nickerson
1719–1797
Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Merchant
1683–1757
Joanna Gage
1688–1777
Nickerson
1700–1726
Rachel Maker
1685–1752
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Abishai Marchant
1650–1717
Mary Taylor
1650–1718
Thomas Lt
1670–1703
Sarah Hale
1654–1694
Joseph Nickerson*
1647–1725
Ruhamah Nickerson
1650–1735
James Maker
1660–1732
Rachel Fawn
1664–1702

Josiah Kelley's Timeline

2 Records

1792
1 May 1792
Birth of Josiah Kelley in Ashfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Ashfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1856
14 June 1856
Age 64
Death of Josiah Kelley in Ashfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Ashfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 May 1792
    Event Place: Ashfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 June 1856
    Event Place: Ashfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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

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