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Josiah Norris 1803–1865 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Feb 1803

Birth Location: Phelps, Ontario, New York, USA

Death Date: 18 Jan 1865

Death Location: Kent County, Michigan, United States of America

Father: John Norris

Mother: Mary Hall

Spouse(s): Lydia Colten

Children(s): James Norris, Benjamin Sr, David Norris, Sarah Norris, Josiah Norris

Josiah Norris was born in 1803 in Phelps, Ontario, New York, USA, the child of John Wesley Norris And Mary Hall. Josiah Norris married Lydia Colten, and had children including Benjamin Franklin Norris Sr, David B Norris, James Henry Norris, Josiah B Norris, Sarah M Norris. Josiah Norris passed away in 1865 in Kent County, Michigan, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Josiah Norris was born in 1803 in Phelps, Ontario, New York, USA, the child of John Wesley Norris And Mary Hall.
  • Josiah Norris married Lydia Colten, and had children including Benjamin Franklin Norris Sr, David B Norris, James Henry Norris, Josiah B Norris, Sarah M Norris.
  • Josiah Norris passed away in 1865 in Kent County, Michigan, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Norris
1778–1862
Birth Location: Hanover, Morris, New Jersey, USA
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Mary Hall
1780–1834
Birth Location: Hanover, Morris, New Jersey, USA
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Spouses(s)

Lydia Colten
1805–1864
Birth Location: Longmeadow, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
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Children(s)

James Norris
1830–1900
Birth Location: Washtenaw County, Michigan, USA
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Benjamin Sr
1835–1900
Birth Location: Washtenaw County, Michigan, USA
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David Norris
1827–1857
Birth Location: United States of America
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Sarah Norris
1833–1856
Birth Location: Michigan, USA
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Josiah Norris
1840–1922
Birth Location: Pittsfield, Washtenaw, Michigan, USA
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Josiah Norris's Ancestors

Self
Josiah Norris
1803–1865
Birth Place: Phelps, Ontario, New York, USA
Parents
John Wesley Norris
1778–1862
Hanover, Morris, New Jersey, USA
Mary Hall
1780–1834
Hanover, Morris, New Jersey, USA
Grandparents
Walter (Joyce) Norris
1749–1810
Morristown, Morris, New Jersey, USA
Ann Baldwin
1751–1860
Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
Job Baldwin
1738–1800
Phebe Lindsey
1740–1779
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Zachariah III
1709–1755
Rebecca Crane
1707–1791

Josiah Norris's Descendants

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Josiah Norris (5 Feb 1803–18 Jan 1865) m. Lydia Colten (29 May 1805–9 Sep 1864)
  1. 1. James (Henry) Norris 1830–1900
  2. 2. Benjamin (Franklin Norris) Sr 1835–1900 m. Gertrude (Glorvina) Doggett 1844–1919
    1. 1. Charles (Gilman Smith) Norris 1881–1945
    2. 2. Benjamin (Franklin Norris) Jr 1870–1902
    3. 3. Grace (Colton) Norris 1869–1869
    4. 4. Florence (Colton) Norris 1871–1872
    5. 5. Albert (Lester) Norris 1877–1887
  3. 3. David (B.) Norris 1827–1857
  4. 4. Sarah (M.) Norris 1833–1856
  5. 5. Josiah (B.) Norris 1840–1922

Josiah Norris's Timeline

2 Records

1803
5 Feb 1803
Birth of Josiah Norris in Phelps, Ontario, New York, USA
Phelps, Ontario, New York, USA
1865
18 Jan 1865
Age 62
Death of Josiah Norris in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA
Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Feb 1803
    Event Place: Phelps, Ontario, New York, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Jan 1865
    Event Place: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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