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Josiah Sears 1676–1727 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1676

Birth Location: Yarmouth, Massachusetts (Barnstable)

Death Date: 1727

Death Location: Provincetown, Massachusetts (Barnstable)

Father: Silas Sears

Mother: Hannah Bursell

Spouse(s): Mercy Howes

Children(s): Edward Sears, Josiah Sears

In 1676, Josiah Sears entered the world in Yarmouth, Massachusetts (Barnstable), born to Silas Sears And Hannah Bursell. Josiah Sears married Mercy Howes, and had children including Edward Sears, Josiah Sears. Josiah Sears passed away in 1727 in Provincetown, Massachusetts (Barnstable).

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Biography

  • In 1676, Josiah Sears entered the world in Yarmouth, Massachusetts (Barnstable), born to Silas Sears And Hannah Bursell.
  • Josiah Sears married Mercy Howes, and had children including Edward Sears, Josiah Sears.
  • Josiah Sears passed away in 1727 in Provincetown, Massachusetts (Barnstable).

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Josiah Sears's Ancestors

Self
Josiah Sears
1676–1727
Birth Place: Yarmouth, Massachusetts (Barnstable)
Parents
Silas Sears
1639–1697
Yarmouth, Massachusetts (Barnstable)
Hannah Bursell
1635–1725
Yarmouth, Massachusetts (Barnstable)
Grandparents
Richard Sears
1590–1676
Amsterdam, Holland
Dorothy Thatcherin
1603–1678
Dinder, Somerset, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Josiah Sears's Descendants

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Josiah Sears (1676–1727) m. Mercy Howes (BEF 1680–1720)
  1. 1. Edward Sears 1704– m. Desire Holmes 1714–
    1. 1. Mercy Sears 1736–1807 m. Ephraim Tilson 1728–1808
      1. 1. Elizabeth Tilson 1753–1828 m. Hezekiah Stetson 1752–1833
        1. 1. Tilson Stetson 1786–1854 m. Saloma Robinson 1790–1873
  2. 2. Josiah Sears 1708–1772 m. Azubah Knowles –1762
    1. 1. Mercy Sears 1737–
    2. 2. Martha Sears 1737– m. Theodore Harding 1730–1771
      1. 1. Chloe Harding 1758– m. Jeremiah Frost 1761–1854
        1. 1. Steven Frost 1797–1854 m. Alice Crandall 1799–1870
    3. 3. Jerusha Sears 1742–1772
    4. 4. Josiah Sears 1744–
    5. 5. Bethia Sears 1750–
    6. 6. David Sears 1753–
    7. 7. Samuel Sears 1755–1778
    8. 8. Azubah Sears 1747–

Josiah Sears's Timeline

2 Records

1676
1676
Birth of Josiah Sears in Yarmouth, Massachusetts (Barnstable)
Yarmouth, Massachusetts (Barnstable)
1727
1727
Age 51
Death of Josiah Sears in Provincetown, Massachusetts (Barnstable)
Provincetown, Massachusetts (Barnstable)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1676
    Event Place: Yarmouth, Massachusetts (Barnstable)
    Record Source: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R)

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1727
    Event Place: Provincetown, Massachusetts (Barnstable)
    Record Source: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R)

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