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Josiah Westcott 1675–1721 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 DEC 1675

Birth Location: Warwick, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

Death Date: 11 Nov 1721

Death Location: Josiah Westcott Lot, Cranston, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States

Father: Jeremiah Westcott

Mother: Eleanor England

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Josiah Westcott was born in 1675 in Warwick, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, the child of Jeremiah Westcott And Eleanor England. Josiah Westcott passed away in 1721 in Josiah Westcott Lot, Cranston, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States.

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Biography

  • Josiah Westcott was born in 1675 in Warwick, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, the child of Jeremiah Westcott And Eleanor England.
  • Josiah Westcott passed away in 1721 in Josiah Westcott Lot, Cranston, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States.

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Josiah Westcott's Ancestors

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Josiah Westcott
1675–1721
Birth Place: Warwick, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Parents
Jeremiah Westcott
1633–1686
Yeovil, Somerset, England
Eleanor England
1644–1691
Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Grandparents
Stukely Westcott
1592–1676
Marwood Parish, Devon, England
Julianna Marchant
1591–1677
Yeovil, Somerset, England
William England
1613–1684
Probably England
Elizabeth Lewis
1613–1684
Wales
Great-Grandparents
Guy Westcott
1566–1591
Mary Stukely
–1592
John Marchant
1571–1593
Joan Cottington
1574–1596
William England
1585–1634
Martha Lucas
1590–1630
Elizabeth Bagshawe
1578–1648
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William England
1554–1812
Bridgett Ghostling
1556–1601
Wyllyam Lucas
1565–1599
Elizabeth Thrower
1554–1614

Josiah Westcott's Timeline

2 Records

1675
2 DEC 1675
Birth of Josiah Westcott in Warwick, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Warwick, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
1721
11 Nov 1721
Age 46
Death of Josiah Westcott in Cranston, Providence County, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Cranston, Providence County, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 DEC 1675
    Event Place: Warwick, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 18 Jan 1701
    Event Place: Providence, Providence Plantations County, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
    Record Source: Spouse: James Jordan
    Age:
    25

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Occupation

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Nov 1721
    Event Place: Cranston, Providence County, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
    Record Source: Age:
    45

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Josiah Westcott Lot, Cranston, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States

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