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Josiah Starr 1657–1715 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 September 1657

Birth Location: Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts

Death Date: 4 January 1715

Death Location: Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut

Father: Thomas Starr

Mother: Rachel Harris

Spouse(s): Rebekah Whitney

Children(s): John Starr

Josiah Starr was born in 1657 in Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts, the child of Thomas Starr And Rachel Harris. Josiah Starr married Rebekah Whitney, and had children including John Starr. Josiah Starr passed away in 1715 in Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut.

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Biography

  • Josiah Starr was born in 1657 in Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts, the child of Thomas Starr And Rachel Harris.
  • Josiah Starr married Rebekah Whitney, and had children including John Starr.
  • Josiah Starr passed away in 1715 in Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Starr
1615–1658
Birth Location: Ashford, Kent, England
TS
Rachel Harris
1618–1660
Birth Location: Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
RH

Spouses(s)

Rebekah Whitney
1656–1739
Birth Location: Hempstead,Queens,New York,USA
RW

Children(s)

John Starr
1684–1739
Birth Location: Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
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Josiah Starr's Ancestors

Self
Josiah Starr
1657–1715
Birth Place: Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Parents
Thomas Starr
1615–1658
Ashford, Kent, England
Rachel Harris
1618–1660
Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
Comfort Starr
1589–1660
Cranbrook,,Kent,England
Great-Grandparents
Dr Jr
1565–1640
Susanna Moore
1569–1642
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Starr
1530–1594
Agness Russell
1534–1598
John Moore
1536–1606
Kateryn Pomeroy
1549–1606

Josiah Starr's Descendants

1.
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Josiah Starr (1 September 1657–4 January 1715) m. Rebekah Whitney (1656–1739)
  1. 1. John Starr 1684–1739 m. Rebecca Cornell 1685–1739 m. Elizabeth Morgan 1678–1763
    1. 1. John Starr 1711–1788 m. Sarah Taylor 1707–1797
      1. 1. John (Starr) Jr 1733–1776 m. Annis Twitchell 1734–1771
        1. 1. John Starr 1760–1842 m. Elizabeth 1761–

Josiah Starr's Timeline

2 Records

1657
1 September 1657
Birth of Josiah Starr in Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts
1715
4 January 1715
Age 58
Death of Josiah Starr in Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut
Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 September 1657
    Event Place: Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 January 1715
    Event Place: Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut
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