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Josiah Williams 1706–1781 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 May 1706

Birth Location: Elizabethtown, Essex, New Jersey, USA

Death Date: 8 Mar 1781

Death Location: Orange, Essex, New Jersey

Father: Samuel Williams

Mother: Esther Wheeler

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In 1706, Josiah Williams entered the world in Elizabethtown, Essex, New Jersey, USA, born to Samuel Williams And Esther Wheeler. Josiah Williams passed away in 1781 in Orange, Essex, New Jersey.

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Biography

  • In 1706, Josiah Williams entered the world in Elizabethtown, Essex, New Jersey, USA, born to Samuel Williams And Esther Wheeler.
  • Josiah Williams passed away in 1781 in Orange, Essex, New Jersey.

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Josiah Williams's Ancestors

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Josiah Williams
1706–1781
Birth Place: Elizabethtown, Essex, New Jersey, USA
Parents
Samuel Williams
1654–1706
Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Esther Wheeler
1666–1706
Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Grandparents
Thomas (Done Williams Alias) Kimberly
1634–1692
Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire, England
Susannah Cole
1623–1662
Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Sr
1604–1672
Ann Keayne\Keane
1599–1630
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Abraham Jr
1578–1617

Josiah Williams's Timeline

2 Records

1706
4 May 1706
Birth of Josiah Williams in Elizabethtown, Essex, New Jersey, USA
Elizabethtown, Essex, New Jersey, USA
1781
8 Mar 1781
Age 75
Death of Josiah Williams in Orange, Essex, New Jersey
Orange, Essex, New Jersey

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 May 1706
    Event Place: Elizabethtown, Essex, New Jersey, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Mar 1781
    Event Place: Orange, Essex, New Jersey

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