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Josiah Southworth 1719–1791 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Sep 1719

Birth Location: Bristol, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA

Death Date: 7 Feb 1791

Death Location: West Farley, Orange, Vermont, USA

Father: Nathaniel Southworth

Mother: Mary Torrey

Spouse(s): Irene Read

Children(s): Chester Southworth, Hannah Southworth, Ralph Southworth, Phineas Southworth, Luther Southworth

Josiah Southworth was born in 1719 in Bristol, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA, the child of Nathaniel Southworth And Mary Torrey. Josiah Southworth married Abigail Ward, Irene Or Reed Read, and had children including Chester Southworth, Hannah Southworth, Lucy Southworth, Luther Southworth, Phineas Southworth, Ralph Southworth. Josiah Southworth passed away in 1791 in West Farley, Orange, Vermont, USA.

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Biography

  • Josiah Southworth was born in 1719 in Bristol, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA, the child of Nathaniel Southworth And Mary Torrey.
  • Josiah Southworth married Abigail Ward, Irene Or Reed Read, and had children including Chester Southworth, Hannah Southworth, Lucy Southworth, Luther Southworth, Phineas Southworth, Ralph Southworth.
  • Josiah Southworth passed away in 1791 in West Farley, Orange, Vermont, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nathaniel Southworth
1692–1731
Birth Location: Little Compton, New Port, Rhode Island, USA
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Mary Torrey
1689–
Birth Location: Mendon, Worchester, Massachusetts, USA
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Spouses(s)

Irene Read
1730–1815
Birth Location: Windham, Windham, Connecticut, USA
IR

Children(s)

Chester Southworth
1764–1817
Birth Location: Mansfield, Tolland, Connecticut, USA
CS
Hannah Southworth
1763–
Birth Location: Mansfield, Tolland, Connecticut, USA
HS
Ralph Southworth
1768–1841
Birth Location: Mansfield, Tolland, Connecticut, USA
RS
Phineas Southworth
1771–1785
Birth Location: Mansfield, Tolland, Connecticut, USA
PS
Luther Southworth
1773–1817
Birth Location: Mansfield, Tolland, Connecticut, USA
LS

Josiah Southworth's Ancestors

Self
Josiah Southworth
1719–1791
Birth Place: Bristol, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA
Parents
Nathaniel Southworth
1692–1731
Little Compton, New Port, Rhode Island, USA
Mary Torrey
1689–
Mendon, Worchester, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
William Southworth
1659–1719
Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Rebecca Pabodie
1660–1702
Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Constant Southworth
1615–1678
Elizabeth Collier
1616–1671
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Southworth
1590–1621
Alice Carpenter
1593–1670

Josiah Southworth's Descendants

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Josiah Southworth (4 Sep 1719–7 Feb 1791) m. Irene (Or Reed) Read (4 Feb 1730–Abt 1815)
  1. 1. Chester Southworth 1764–1817 m. Zerviah (Crane Or) Craine 1769–1812
    1. 1. Chester Southworth 1792–1873 m. Mary Byington 1811–1898 m. Abigail Church 1798–1829
      1. 1. Chester (III) Southworth 1842–1910 m. Agnes Caldwell 1847–1924
        1. 1. Agnes (Abigail) Southworth 1867–1943
        2. 2. Rosilla (Elizabeth) Southworth 1869–1965
        3. 3. Chester (Nathaniel) Southworth 1872–1879
        4. 4. Mary (May) Southworth 1874–1958
        5. 5. Effie Southworth 1877–1879
        6. 6. Joseph (Leslie) Southworth 1879–1892
        7. 7. Horace Southworth 1882–1957
        8. 8. William (Caldwell) Southworth 1884–1972
        9. 9. Newell (Parley) Southworth 1887–1972
        10. 10. Jeana (Aldora) Southworth 1889–1978
        11. 11. Thomas (Sylvester) Southworth 1892–1953
        12. 12. Margaret (Ann) Southworth 1865–1942 m. Francis (Marion) Perkins 1862–1945
      2. 2. Susannah (Adaline) Southworth 1833–1873
      3. 3. Sarah (Zurviah) Southworth 1835–1927
      4. 4. Robert (Luther) Southworth 1838–1838
      5. 5. Mary (Emily) Southworth 1840–1846
      6. 6. Tamesin (Ermine) Southworth 1844–1845
      7. 7. Joseph (Stephen) Southworth 1847–1925
      8. 8. Laura (Salina) Southworth 1852–1872
      9. 9. Amelia Southworth 1820–1874
      10. 10. Origen Southworth 1823–1902
      11. 11. Martha Southworth 1827–1874
    2. 2. Irene Southworth 1789–1862
    3. 3. Mary Southworth 1795–1867
    4. 4. Zerviah Southworth 1797–1799
    5. 5. Child Southworth 1799–
    6. 6. Lemuel Southworth 1800–
    7. 7. Luther Southworth 1807–1847
    8. 8. Emily Southworth 1811–1859
  2. 2. Hannah Southworth 1763–
  3. 3. Ralph Southworth 1768–1841
  4. 4. Phineas Southworth 1771–1785
  5. 5. Luther Southworth 1773–1817

Josiah Southworth's Timeline

2 Records

1719
4 Sep 1719
Birth of Josiah Southworth in Bristol, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA
Bristol, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA
1791
7 Feb 1791
Age 72
Death of Josiah Southworth in West Farley, Orange, Vermont, USA
West Farley, Orange, Vermont, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Sep 1719
    Event Place: Bristol, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source: Audley.ged; Source Media Type: Other

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Feb 1791
    Event Place: West Farley, Orange, Vermont, USA
    Record Source: Audley.ged; Source Media Type: Other
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