Capt.
Josiah
Buckingham
Born in Milford, New Haven, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Ancestors 
Son of Gideon Buckingham
and Sarah (Hunt) Platt
Brother of
Gideon Buckingham, John Buckingham, Clemence (Buckingham) Treat, Daniel Buckingham and Alice (Buckingham) Treat
Husband of
Ann (Brinsmeade) Buckingham
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Gideon Buckingham, Ann Buckingham, Sarah (Buckingham) Battell, Maria Buckingham and Isaac Buckingham
Died
at age 66
in Milford, New Haven, Crown Colony of Connecticut
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| Created 11 Jun 2014
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Biography
This profile is part of the Buckingham Name Study.
Capt. Josiah Buckingham served during the French and Indian War.
Josiah Buckingham is an American Patriot (see sources below)
Birth
Josiah Buckingham was born on August 12, 1718 in Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, son of Gideon Buckingham (1675–1719) and Sarah Hunt (1682– ).
Family
- m1. Rebecca Brinsmade
Josiah married Ann Brinsmeade (born in February, 1723, admitted to full communion, Nov. 5, 1751) daughter of John Brinsmeade and Abigail (Wheeler) Brinsmeade). Their children were:
- Gideon Buckingham (1744–1809)
- Ann Buckingham (1746–1766)
- Sarah Buckingham (1753–1806)
- Maria Buckingham (1757– )
- Isaac Buckingham (1768–1842)
Military
Captain Josiah Buckingham served in the French & Indian War and the American Revoltion. His name is on a plaque in the Milford Cemetery of men who served. Pond, Nathan. Inscriptions on Tombstones in Milford, Conn., Erected Prior to 1800 (New Haven, Connecticut, 1889) Page 12
Death
Josiah died on October 19, 1784 in Milford, USA, aged 66 and was buried inMilford Cemetery, Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States.[1]
Sources
- ↑
Memorial:
Find a Grave (has image)
Find A Grave: Memorial #15140719 (accessed 10 June 2023)
Memorial page for Josiah Buckingham (unknown-Oct 1784), citing Milford Cemetery, Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA; Maintained by Jan Franco (contributor 46625834).
- Chapman, Frederick. The Buckingham Family; or The Descendants of Thomas Buckingham, One of the First Settlers of Milford, Conn. (Case, Lockwood & Brainard, Hartford, Conn., 1872) Page 19 & Page 21
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