Josiah Haskell (1686 - aft. 1745)

Born 18 Jun 1686 in Middleborough, Plymouth, Plymouth Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Canedy) Haskell — married 26 Mar 1718 in Middleborough, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Husband of Sarah (Braley) Haskell — married 27 Mar 1729 in Middleborough, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died after 1745 after age 58 in Massachusetts Bay [uncertain]

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Biography

"1685 Josiah Haskall ye son of John Haskall was borne ye 18th June 1686" at Middleborough, Plymouth Colony.^[1][2][3]

Josiah married first to Sarah Canady at Middleborough on 26 March 1718, the daughter of Alexander and Elizabeth Cannady.^[4][5]

He married his second wife, Sarah Brayley at Middleborough on 27 March 1729.^[6][5]

Josiah and his first wife Sarah had at least the following children recorded at Middleborough:^[7][5]

• Benjamin Haskell, b. 8 March 1718/19. His inventory was taken on 8 October 1778 in Middleborough.^[8]
• Betty Haskell, b. 22 June 1720
• Noah Haskell, b. Nov 1721
• Patience Haskell, b. 25 Aug 1724
• Hannah Haskell, b. 6 June 1726

Josiah and his second wife Sarah had:^[5]

• Josiah Haskell, b. 17 Jan 1730/31 recorded at Middleborough.^[9]
• Sarah Haskell b. c. 1735
• Zuriel Haskell b. c. 1741
• Barzillai Haskell b. c. 1745

At a town meeting in MIddleborough, 3 Mar 1734/35, Josiah's son, Noah, is of the town poor and his care is chargeable to said town. ^[10]

Josiah had a last child in 1745, so would not have died more than 9 months prior to that. There is no evidence that he lived in Freetown, Bristol County, Province of Massachusetts Bay.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch, Plymouth > Middleborough > Town records 1658-1705 > image 9 of 137; citing Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston. (Copy of original record.)
2. ↑ Vital Records of Middleborough, Mass. (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2007), (Middleborough, Massachusetts Vital Records, Volumes 1 and 2. Edited by Barbara Lambert Merrick Alicia Crane Williams, Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants, William S. Sullwold. Vol. 1, Page 3. (Link by $ubscription.)
3. ↑ Mayflower Families Through Five Generations-Volume 3-The George Soule Family General Society of Mayflower Descendants-1980. Page 12
4. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (22 October 2020), Plymouth > Middleborough > Births, marriages, deaths, town records 1674-1747 > image 62 of 178; citing Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston. Middleborough Marriages 1680-1747, page 53.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4} George Soule of the Mayflower and his Descendants for Four Generations. Originally compiled by John E. Soule and Milton E. Terry. Revised by Louise Walsh Throop. Mayflower Families in Progress. Seventh Edition. (Plymouth: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2015.)
6. ↑ Plymouth County Marriages, The Genealogical Advertiser (Lucy Hall Greenlaw, Cambridge, Mass., March, 1898) Vol. 1, No. 1, Page 3
7. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (22 October 2020), Plymouth > Middleborough > Births, marriages, deaths, town records 1674-1747 > image 79 of 178; citing Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston.
8. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-897D-Z3B5 : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1775-1780 vol 24-25 > image 335-336 of 568; State Archives, Boston.
9. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (22 October 2020), Plymouth > Middleborough > Births, marriages, deaths, town records 1674-1747 > image 80 of 178; citing Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston. Middleborough Births Volume 1674-1743, page 81.
10. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch, Plymouth > Middleborough > Births, marriages, deaths, town records 1674-1747 > image 118 of 178; citing Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston.

See also:

• Randall, George Leander, The Descendants of Roger Braley, New Bedford, Mass : 1913. Page 7.

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