Josiah Bartlett (1803 - 1853)

Born 31 May 1803 in Warren, Grafton, New Hampshire

Ancestors

Husband of Hannah Eleanor Weeks (Thompson) Bartlett — married 13 Aug 1827 in Stratham, Rockingham, New Hampshire

Descendants

Died 9 May 1853 at age 49 in Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut

Biography

This profile is part of the Bartlett Name Study.

From the published source book, Genealogical and Biographical Sketches of the Bartlett Family in England and America ~ Levi Bartlett:

JOSIAH , b . May 3 , 1803 ; a skillful physician and esteemed citizen of Stratham , N. H. His death occurred May 9, 1853 , on his way home from a medical meeting in New York , he being a passenger on board the ill - fated train of cars at the time of drawbridge disaster at Norwalk , Ct . He left three sons , Josiah , Ezra and George , and three daughters , Mary T. , Antoinette and Hannah Laura . ^[1]

Death

His death occurred on his way home from a medical meeting in New York. He was a passenger on board the ill-fated train of cars at the time of the drawbridge disaster at Norwalk, CT.^[2][3]

Sources

1. ↑ Genealogical and Biographical Sketches of the Bartlett Family in England and America ~ Levi Bartlett
2. ↑ Norwalk Rail Accident, Wikipedia
3. ↑ Railroad Wrecks, Edgar A. Haine, Associated University Presses, Jan 1, 1993

• Genealogical and Biographical Sketches of the Bartlett Family in England and America ~ Levi Bartlett
• marriage certificate