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Josiah Salisbury 1781–1826 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Feb 1781

Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 10 Feb 1826

Death Location: New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America

Father: Samuel Salisbury

Mother: Elizabeth Sewall

Spouse(s): Abigail Breese

Children(s): Elizabeth Salisbury, Edward Salisbury

In 1781, Josiah Salisbury entered the world in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA, born to Samuel Salisbury And Elizabeth Sewall. Josiah Salisbury married Abigail Breese, and had children including Edward Elbridge Salisbury, Elizabeth Martha Salisbury. Josiah Salisbury passed away in 1826 in New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1781, Josiah Salisbury entered the world in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA, born to Samuel Salisbury And Elizabeth Sewall.
  • Josiah Salisbury married Abigail Breese, and had children including Edward Elbridge Salisbury, Elizabeth Martha Salisbury.
  • Josiah Salisbury passed away in 1826 in New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Salisbury
1739–1818
Birth Location: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Elizabeth Sewall
1750–1789
Birth Location: Boston, MA
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Spouses(s)

Abigail Breese
1780–1866
Birth Location: Shrewsbury, NJ
AB

Children(s)

Elizabeth Salisbury
1812–1852
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
ES
Edward Salisbury
1814–1901
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
ES

Josiah Salisbury's Ancestors

Self
Josiah Salisbury
1781–1826
Birth Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Samuel Salisbury
1739–1818
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Elizabeth Sewall
1750–1789
Boston, MA
Grandparents
Nicholas Salisbury
1697–1748
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Martha Saunders
1704–1792
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Samuel Sewall
1715–1771
Boston, Suffolk, Mass
Elizabeth Quincy
1729–1770
Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Sewall
1688–1769
Edmund Iv
1703–1788
Elizabeth Wendall
1704–1769
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Sewall
1652–1730
Hannah Hull
1657–1717

Josiah Salisbury's Descendants

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Josiah Salisbury (15 Feb 1781–10 Feb 1826) m. Abigail Breese (22 Oct 1780–26 Sep 1866)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Martha) Salisbury 1812–1852 m. Theodore (Dwight) Woolsey 1801–1889
    1. 1. Theodore (Salisbury) Woolsey 1852–1929 m. Annie (Gardiner) Salisbury 1847–1892
      1. 1. Heathcote (M) Woolsey 1884–1957 m. Dorothy (B) Woolsey 1885–1965
        1. 1. Theodore (Dwight) Woolsey 1913–1992 m. Adele Hargreaves 1910–2001
        2. 2. Eliza (Woolsey) Walker 1911–1997 m. Thomas (D) Walker 1910–1996 m. Channing (Stevens) Smith 1906–1984
        3. 3. Helen Woolsey 1917– m. Wellington (Charles) Wales 1917–1966 m. John (Nelson) Steele 1918–1969
      2. 2. Theodore (Salisbury) Woolsey 1879–1933 m. Ruby (Hilsman) Pickett 1884–1973
        1. 1. Elizabeth (D) Woolsey 1908–1997
        2. 2. Anne (Salisbury) Woolsey 1910–2005 m. Edward (Hooper) Lafarge 1901–1981
        3. 3. Edith Woolsey 1912–2005 m. Richard (Sherman) Nutt 1917–2006
        4. 4. Sara (Pickett) Woolsey 1913– m. Kenneth (J) MacLean 1908–
        5. 5. Patricia Woolsey 1917–2004 m. Lionel (Stewart) Jackson 1916–1999
    2. 2. Helen Woolsey 1849–1870
    3. 3. Agnes Woolsey 1838–1915 m. Edgar (L.) Hermance 1833–
      1. 1. Theodore (W.) Hermance 1872–
      2. 2. Laura (W.) Hermance 1874–
      3. 3. Edgar (L.) Hermance 1877–
    4. 4. Catherine Woolsey 1845–1854
    5. 5. Laura Woolsey 1842–1861
    6. 6. Elizabeth Woolsey 1835–1843
    7. 7. Edward (Salisbury) Woolsey 1834–1843
    8. 8. William (Walton) Woolsey 1840–1843
    9. 9. Martha Woolsey 1847–1870
  2. 2. Edward (Elbridge) Salisbury 1814–1901

Josiah Salisbury's Timeline

4 Records

1781
15 February, 1781
Birth of Josiah Salisbury in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1781
15 Feb 1781
Birth of Josiah Salisbury in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1826
10 February 1826
Age 45
Death of Josiah Salisbury in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1826
10 Feb 1826
Age 45
Death of Josiah Salisbury in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 February, 1781
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index
    [2] Massachusetts, Town Birth Records
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Feb 1781
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Connecticut, Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, Connecticut State Library; Hartford, Connecticut

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 February 1826
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Feb 1826
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Connecticut, Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, Connecticut State Library; Hartford, Connecticut

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: New Haven, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Connecticut, Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, Connecticut State Library; Hartford, Connecticut

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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