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Josiah Wood 1708 – 1768 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 April 1708

Birth Location: Bradford, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Death Date: 5 November 1768

Death Location: Norwichtown, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America

Father: Captain Wood

Mother: Isabel Hazen

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The story of Josiah Wood began in 1708 in Bradford, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America. Josiah Wood passed away in 1768 in Norwichtown, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Josiah Wood began in 1708 in Bradford, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.
  • Josiah Wood passed away in 1768 in Norwichtown, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Josiah Wood's Ancestors

Self
Josiah Wood
1708 – 1768
Birth Place: Bradford, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Parents
Captain John Wood
1656 – 1739
Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Isabel Hazen
1662 – 1735
Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Grandparents
Thomas Wood
1633 – 1687
Willenhall, Metropolitan Borough of Coventry, England
Ann Hunt
1637 – 1714
Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Edward Hazen
1614 – 1683
Cadney, North Lincolnshire Unitary Authority, Lincolnshire, England
Hannah Grant
1631 – 1716
Cottingham, East Riding of Yorkshire Unitary Authority, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
William Hunt
1604 – 1667
Annie Best
1607 – 1661
Thomas Grant
1601 – 1643
Jane
1602 – 1696
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Josiah Wood's Timeline

2 Records

1708
5 April 1708
Birth of Josiah Wood in Bradford, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Bradford, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1768
5 November 1768
Age 60
Death of Josiah Wood in Norwichtown, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America
Norwichtown, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 April 1708
    Event Place: Bradford, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 November 1768
    Event Place: Norwichtown, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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