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Josiah Sears 1812–1866 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 07 Jan 1812

Birth Location: Barrington, Shelburne Co, Nova Scotia, Canada

Death Date: 22 Sep 1866

Death Location: at sea aboard "The J P Nickerson"

Father: Josiah Sears

Mother: Elizabeth Bearse

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Children(s):

The story of Josiah Sears began in 1812 in Barrington, Shelburne Co, Nova Scotia, Canada. Josiah Sears passed away in 1866 in at sea aboard "The J P Nickerson".

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Biography

  • The story of Josiah Sears began in 1812 in Barrington, Shelburne Co, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  • Josiah Sears passed away in 1866 in at sea aboard "The J P Nickerson".

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Josiah Sears's Ancestors

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Josiah Sears
1812–1866
Birth Place: Barrington, Shelburne Co, Nova Scotia, Canada
Parents
Josiah Sears
1744–1840
Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Elizabeth (Bears) Bearse
1771–1815
Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
Grandparents
Josiah Sears
1708–1772
Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Azuba Knowles
1713–1762
Orleans, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
William Adams
1725–1781
Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
Lucy (Mercy Smith) Barss
1745–1805
Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Knowles
1682–1750
Bethiah Brown
1683–1749
Sarah Hamlin
1711–1750
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Knowles
1651–1737
Mercy Freeman
1659–1745
*Samuel Sr
1656–1691
Martha Harding
1662–1692
Jonathan Hamblen
1670–1743
Mercy Howland
1678–1721

Josiah Sears's Timeline

2 Records

1812
07 Jan 1812
Birth of Josiah Sears in Barrington, Shelburne Co, Nova Scotia, Canada
Barrington, Shelburne Co, Nova Scotia, Canada
1866
22 Sep 1866
Age 54
Death of Josiah Sears in at sea aboard "The J P Nickerson"
at sea aboard "The J P Nickerson"

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 07 Jan 1812
    Event Place: Barrington, Shelburne Co, Nova Scotia, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Sep 1866
    Event Place: at sea aboard "The J P Nickerson

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