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William Josiah Litchfield 1777–1849 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 06 Mar 1777

Birth Location: Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Death Date: 06 Feb 1849

Death Location: Springfield, Windsor County, Vermont, United States of America

Father: Capt. Litchfield

Mother: Sarah Whitcomb

Spouse(s): Abigail Johnson

Children(s): Daniel Litchfield, Martin Litchfield, Anselm Litchfield, James Litchfield, Melzar Litchfield

William Josiah Litchfield was born in 1777 in Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America, the child of Capt Daniel Webster Litchfield And Sarah Whitcomb. William Josiah Litchfield married Abigail Johnson, and had children including Anselm Litchfield, Daniel Litchfield, James Litchfield, Martin Litchfield, Melzar Metzer Asa Litchfield. William Josiah Litchfield passed away in 1849 in Springfield, Windsor County, Vermont, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Josiah Litchfield was born in 1777 in Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America, the child of Capt Daniel Webster Litchfield And Sarah Whitcomb.
  • William Josiah Litchfield married Abigail Johnson, and had children including Anselm Litchfield, Daniel Litchfield, James Litchfield, Martin Litchfield, Melzar Metzer Asa Litchfield.
  • William Josiah Litchfield passed away in 1849 in Springfield, Windsor County, Vermont, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Capt. Litchfield
1742–1820
Birth Location: Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Sarah Whitcomb
1744–1799
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Abigail Johnson
1776–1856
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Daniel Litchfield
1810–1897
Birth Location: Springfield, Windsor County, Vermont, United States of America
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Martin Litchfield
1798–1893
Birth Location: –
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Anselm Litchfield
1814–1893
Birth Location: Springfield, Windsor County, Vermont, United States of America
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James Litchfield
1795–1875
Birth Location: –
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Melzar Litchfield
1797–1855
Birth Location: North, NC
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William Litchfield's Ancestors

Self
William Litchfield
1777–1849
Birth Place: Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Parents
Capt. Daniel Webster Litchfield
1742–1820
Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Sarah Whitcomb
1744–1799
Grandparents
Josiah Litchfield
1706–1787
SUSANNA MOREY
1713–1799
Boston,Suffolk,Massachusetts,USA
Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Litchfield
1680–1750
Bathshabe Clarke
1682–1754
Edmund Morey
1683–1727
Sarah Ewell
1687–1730
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Josiah Litchfield
1647–1708
Sarah Baker
1645–1695
James Clark
1636–1731
Abigail Lothrop
1639–1722
Daniel Morey
1654–1688
Susannah Lyon
1658–1688

William Litchfield's Descendants

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William (Josiah) Litchfield (06 Mar 1777–06 Feb 1849) m. Abigail Johnson (1776–1856)
  1. 1. Daniel Litchfield 1810–1897
  2. 2. Martin Litchfield 1798–1893
  3. 3. Anselm Litchfield 1814–1893
  4. 4. James Litchfield 1795–1875
    1. 1. Martha (M) Litchfield 1819–1903
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Ann) Howard 1841–1880
        1. 1. Martha (J) Buckman 1862–1894
  5. 5. Melzar ((Metzer) Asa) Litchfield 1797–1855 m. Lovey (Styron) Nelson 1797–
    1. 1. Mary (Van) Litchfield 1827–1893 m. Noel Thompson 1823–1863
      1. 1. Joseph (R.) Thompson 1849–1917 m. Emily (Ann "Millie") Miller 1853–1903
        1. 1. Phoebe (Olivia) Thompson 1877–1920
      2. 2. Asa (W) Thompson 1857–1899 m. Terry Fleming 1859–1860
        1. 1. Emory (Milton) Thompson 1886–1968 m. Bertie (Catherine) Parker 1899–1987
      3. 3. Albert (Mareno) Thompson 1859–1922 m. Laura Thompson 1867–1952
        1. 1. Cecil (Agnew) Thompson 1892–1968
        2. 2. Mary Slappey 1909–1994
        3. 3. Ira (B) Thompson 1889–1974
        4. 4. Thelma (Munger) Busbee 1903–1997
    2. 2. Abigail Litchfield 1830–1870 m. Josephus (Herbert) Nelson 1818–1868
      1. 1. Josephus (Walter) Nelson 1863–1891
      2. 2. John (Bragg) Nelson 1844–1880 m. Sarah (M ‘Sally Ann’) Underwood 1852–1880
        1. 1. Clara (Nelson) Nelson 1872–1911 m. Joseph (Druey) Nelson 1873–1954
        2. 2. Ethel (Emma) Nelson 1876–1952 m. Joseph (Druey) Nelson 1873–1954
        3. 3. Gertrude Moore 1870–1952
        4. 4. Clara Nelson 1872–1911
        5. 5. Charles (M.) Nelson 1855–1925
      3. 3. Charles (Morgan) Nelson 1855–1925 m. Mary (Ann) Sunter 1857–1929
        1. 1. Alice (Eloise) Nelson 1891–1980 m. Grover (Cleveland) Lowell 1888–1972
    3. 3. Virginia Litchfield 1843–1913 m. Francis (‘Frank’) Turnbull 1837–
      1. 1. Lizzie (G) Turnbull 1867–1930 m. Joseph Marchand 1861–1918
        1. 1. William (Edgar) Marchand 1897–1952 m. Jimmie (Jestine) Osborn 1905–1948
    4. 4. Susan (Elizabeth) Nelson 1840–
    5. 5. Nancy Litchfield 1828–1890 m. Silas (Cyrus Veronice) Lawrence 1822–1908
      1. 1. Eugenia Lawrence 1849–1930 m. John (William) Kohler 1837–1916
        1. 1. John (Henry Kohler,) Sr. 1882–1966 m. Mattie (Ross) Carmichael 1884–1967
        2. 2. Silas Kohler 1868–
        3. 3. Joseph (A.) Kohler 1873–1942 m. Blanche Kohler 1886–
        4. 4. Lena Kohler 1874–1949
        5. 5. Walter (G.) Kohler 1878–
      2. 2. Elizadah (Olivia) Lawrence 1847–1919 m. Leonidas (Redcliff) Burgoyne 1840–1885 m. Jacob (Albert Blackwell) Wilson 1837–1919
        1. 1. Lawrence (Alonzo) Wilson 1891–1969 m. Hazel (Barney) Prather 1891–1963
        2. 2. Caleb (Reese Moody Burgoyne) Fl 1873–1929 m. Christian (Irma) Largue 1877–1930
      3. 3. Almira Lawrence 1861–1940 m. Benjamin McKinney 1856–
        1. 1. Eugenia (Kate) McKinney 1892–1987 m. Roland (Lamont) Goble 1882–1961
        2. 2. Jesse McKinney 1883–
        3. 3. Benjamin (F.) McKinney 1889–1956
        4. 4. Ida (“Inez”) McKinney 1897–
        5. 5. Almira McKinney 1895–
      4. 4. George (Andrew Randell) Lawrence 1858–1911 m. Martha (Rosanna) Overton 1858–1941
        1. 1. George (A R) Lawrence 1888–1950
        2. 2. Irene Lawrence 1892–1973 m. William (H.) Zepp 1862–
        3. 3. Minnie Lawrence 1893–
        4. 4. Clara Lawrence 1899–
        5. 5. Almira Lawrence 1881–
        6. 6. John (William Stewart) Lawrence 1890–1939 m. Jessie (M) Dickins 1898–1988
      5. 5. Joseph (Washington) Lawrence 1856–1921 m. Louisa (Matilda) Taylor 1857–1933
        1. 1. Florida (Estella) Lawrence 1887–1968 m. Frank (Warren) Davis 1879–1931
        2. 2. George (William) Lawrence 1876–1955
        3. 3. John (Eddie) Lawrence 1892–1961 m. Ethel Lawrence 1894–1949 m. Nellie (Virginia) Collins 1893–1986
        4. 4. Lloyd (Wilson) Lawrence 1894–1974 m. Bessie (Elma) Russell 1893–1978
        5. 5. Jenny (Louise) Lawrence 1883–1933 m. George (Robert) Cain 1873–1920

William Litchfield's Timeline

2 Records

1777
06 Mar 1777
Birth of William Josiah Litchfield in Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1849
06 Feb 1849
Age 72
Death of William Josiah Litchfield in Springfield, Windsor County, Vermont, United States of America
Springfield, Windsor County, Vermont, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 06 Mar 1777
    Event Place: Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 06 Feb 1849
    Event Place: Springfield, Windsor County, Vermont, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Springfield, Windsor County, Vermont, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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