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Josiah Carpenter Read 1664–1728 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Dec 1664

Birth Location: Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 29 February 1728

Death Location: East Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States of America

Father: William Searles

Mother: Miriam Searles

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Reed

Children(s): Josiah Carpenter, Comfort Carpenter, Elizabeth Carpenter, Edward Carpenter, Seth Carpenter

Josiah Carpenter Read was born in 1664 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA, the child of William Carpenter Bennett Searles And Miriam Searles. Josiah Carpenter Read married Elizabeth Reed, and had children including Comfort Carpenter, Edward Carpenter, Elizabeth Peck Carpenter, Josiah Carpenter, Seth Carpenter. Josiah Carpenter Read passed away in 1728 in East Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Josiah Carpenter Read was born in 1664 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA, the child of William Carpenter Bennett Searles And Miriam Searles.
  • Josiah Carpenter Read married Elizabeth Reed, and had children including Comfort Carpenter, Edward Carpenter, Elizabeth Peck Carpenter, Josiah Carpenter, Seth Carpenter.
  • Josiah Carpenter Read passed away in 1728 in East Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States of America.

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Josiah Read's Ancestors

Self
Josiah Read
1664–1728
Birth Place: Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
William Carpenter Bennett Searles
1631–1703
Shalbourne, Parochie Van Berkshire Nu In Wiltshire
Miriam Searles
1633–1722
Rehoboth, Bristol County, Vs, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
William (Carpenter of Rehoboth) Massachusetts
1605–1685
Amesbury, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Abigail (Searles) Briant
1604–1687
Shalbourne, Wiltshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Josiah Read's Descendants

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Josiah (Carpenter) Read (18 Dec 1664–29 February 1728) m. Elizabeth Reed (25 January 1667–8 October 1739)
  1. 1. Josiah Carpenter 1694–1716
  2. 2. Comfort Carpenter 1709–1739 m. Huldah Bower 1712–1792
    1. 1. Orinda (Sessions Carpenter) Dresser 1738–1805
    2. 2. Cloe Carpenter 1731–1741
    3. 3. Cyril Carpenter 1736–1816
    4. 4. Comfort (Carpenter) Smith 1739–1814
  3. 3. Elizabeth (Peck) Carpenter 1700–
  4. 4. Edward Carpenter 1696–1696
  5. 5. Seth Carpenter 1697–1698

Josiah Read's Timeline

2 Records

1664
18 Dec 1664
Birth of Josiah Carpenter Read in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
1728
29 February 1728
Age 64
Death of Josiah Carpenter Read in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Dec 1664
    Event Place: Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 351.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: CAC
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The Chandler family, the descendants of William and Annis Chandler who settled in Roxbury, Massachu
    [5] Rhode Island, U.S., Historical Cemetery Commission Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 February 1728
    Event Place: Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Rhode Island, U.S., Historical Cemetery Commission Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: East Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Rhode Island, U.S., Historical Cemetery Commission Index

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