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Josiah Willard 1635–1674 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 March 1635

Birth Location: Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Death Date: 1 July 1674

Death Location: Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America

Father: Major** Willard

Mother: Mary Sharpe

Spouse(s): Hannah Hosmer

Children(s): Hannah Willard, Samuel Willard, Josiah Willard, Simon Willard, Dorothy Willard, Stephen Willard, Thomas Willard, Mary Willard, John Willard, Simon Willard, John Willard

Josiah Willard was born in 1635 in Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America, the child of Major Simon Willard And Mary Sharpe. Josiah Willard married Hannah Willard Nee Hosmer, and had children including Dorothy Belding Nee Willard, Hannah Meigs Nee Willard, John Willard, Josiah Willard, Mary Mercy Willard, Samuel Willard, Simon Willard, Stephen Willard, Thomas Willard. Josiah Willard passed away in 1674 in Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Josiah Willard was born in 1635 in Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America, the child of Major Simon Willard And Mary Sharpe.
  • Josiah Willard married Hannah Willard Nee Hosmer, and had children including Dorothy Belding Nee Willard, Hannah Meigs Nee Willard, John Willard, Josiah Willard, Mary Mercy Willard, Samuel Willard, Simon Willard, Stephen Willard, Thomas Willard.
  • Josiah Willard passed away in 1674 in Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Josiah Willard's Ancestors

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Josiah Willard
1635–1674
Birth Place: Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Parents
Major** Simon Willard
1605–1676
Horsemonden, Kent, England
Mary Sharpe
1614–1650
Horsemonden, Kent, England
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Josiah Willard's Descendants

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Josiah Willard (13 March 1635–1 July 1674) m. Hannah (Willard nee) Hosmer (Jan 1636–16 July 1674)
  1. 1. Hannah (Meigs nee) Willard 1674–1749 m. Captain (Janna Esquire) Meigs 1672–1739
    1. 1. Col. (Return Jonathan*) Meigs 1708–1782 m. Elizabeth Hamlin 1711–1762
      1. 1. Col. (Return Jonathan) Meigs 1740–1823 m. Grace Starr 1739–1807 m. Joanna Winborn 1740–1773
        1. 1. Timothy Meigs 1782–1815 m. Elizabeth (Jane) Holt 1784–1851
      2. 2. Elisha Meigs 1734–1736
      3. 3. Janna Meigs 1735–1736
      4. 4. Elizabeth Meigs 1737–1740
      5. 5. Elisha Meigs 1739–1739
      6. 6. Captain (Giles) Meigs 1744–1824
      7. 7. Josiah Meigs 1746–1751
      8. 8. Elizabeth Meigs 1748–1753
      9. 9. Hannah Meigs 1751–1753
      10. 10. Timothy Meigs 1750–1751
    2. 2. Josiah Meigs 1701–1774
    3. 3. Jehiel Meigs 1703–1780
    4. 4. Hannah Meigs 1705–1727
    5. 5. Hester Meigs 1709–1761
    6. 6. Submit Meigs 1712–1712
    7. 7. Silence Meigs 1712–1712
    8. 8. Timothy Meigs 1713–1751
    9. 9. Eunice Meigs 1715–1755
    10. 10. Janna Meigs 1699–1772
  2. 2. Samuel Willard 1658–1716
  3. 3. Josiah Willard 1660–1675
  4. 4. Simon Willard 1660–1726
  5. 5. Dorothy (Belding nee) Willard 1663–1754
  6. 6. Stephen Willard 1668–1741
  7. 7. Thomas Willard 1661–1738
  8. 8. Mary (Mercy) Willard 1665–1740
  9. 9. John Willard 1671–1673
  10. 10. Simon Willard 1662–1726
  11. 11. John Willard 1672–1754

Josiah Willard's Timeline

2 Records

1635
13 March 1635
Birth of Josiah Willard in Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1674
1 July 1674
Age 39
Death of Josiah Willard in Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 March 1635
    Event Place: Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 240

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 July 1674
    Event Place: Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 240

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