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Josiah Westcott 1675–1721 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 DEC 1675

Birth Location: Old Warwick, Rhode Island (Kent)

Death Date: 11 NOV 1721

Death Location: Cranston, Rhode Island (Providence)

Father: Jermiah Westcott

Mother: Eleanor England

Spouse(s): Hannah Gardiner

Children(s): Tabitha Westcott

Josiah Westcott was born in 1675 in Old Warwick, Rhode Island (Kent), the child of Jermiah Westcott And Eleanor England. Josiah Westcott married Hannah Gardiner, and had children including Tabitha Westcott. Josiah Westcott passed away in 1721 in Cranston, Rhode Island (Providence).

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Biography

  • Josiah Westcott was born in 1675 in Old Warwick, Rhode Island (Kent), the child of Jermiah Westcott And Eleanor England.
  • Josiah Westcott married Hannah Gardiner, and had children including Tabitha Westcott.
  • Josiah Westcott passed away in 1721 in Cranston, Rhode Island (Providence).

Immediate Family

Parents

Jermiah Westcott
1633–1686
Birth Location: Yeovil, Somersetshire, England
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Eleanor England
1644–1691
Birth Location: Portsmouth, Rhode Island (Newport)
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Spouses(s)

Hannah Gardiner
1680–1756
Birth Location: Providence, Rhode Island (Providence)
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Children(s)

Tabitha Westcott
1706–
Birth Location: South Kingstown, Rhode Island (Washington)
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Josiah Westcott's Ancestors

Self
Josiah Westcott
1675–1721
Birth Place: Old Warwick, Rhode Island (Kent)
Parents
Jermiah Westcott
1633–1686
Yeovil, Somersetshire, England
Eleanor England
1644–1691
Portsmouth, Rhode Island (Newport)
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Josiah Westcott's Descendants

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Josiah Westcott (2 DEC 1675–11 NOV 1721) m. Hannah Gardiner (1680–1756)
  1. 1. Tabitha Westcott 1706– m. Henry Harris 1702–1789
    1. 1. Mehitable Harris 1744–1822 m. John ((Colwell)) Colvin 1758–
      1. 1. Arthur Colvin 1778–1843 m. Rhoda Estes 1770–1851
        1. 1. Zaccheus Colvin 1803–1903 m. Mary Cary 1803–

Josiah Westcott's Timeline

2 Records

1675
2 DEC 1675
Birth of Josiah Westcott in Old Warwick, Rhode Island (Kent)
Old Warwick, Rhode Island (Kent)
1721
11 NOV 1721
Age 46
Death of Josiah Westcott in Cranston, Rhode Island (Providence)
Cranston, Rhode Island (Providence)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 DEC 1675
    Event Place: Old Warwick, Rhode Island (Kent)
    Record Source: Pedigree Resource File - LDS, Search on George Washington Colvin; Info from Samuel D. Wattles - Rosamnond California

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 NOV 1721
    Event Place: Cranston, Rhode Island (Providence)
    Record Source: Pedigree Resource File - LDS, Search on George Washington Colvin; Info from Samuel D. Wattles - Rosamnond California
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