Joshua
Longley
Born in Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Ancestors 
Son of William Longley
and Mary (Parker) Longley
Brother of
William Longley, Mary Longley, William Longley, Sarah (Longley) Willard, Anna Longley, Lydia (Longley) Bennett, Israel Longley, Nehemiah Longley, Mary (Longley) Priest, James Longley and Abigail Longley
Husband of
Bridget (Melvin) Longley
— married
20 Mar 1770 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Lovina Longley, Anne Longley, Anna Longley, Stephen Longley, Lavina (Longley) Tarbel, Lucinda Longley, Rufus Longley and Lydia Longley
Died
at age 66
in Shirley, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Profile last modified
| Created 8 Dec 2015
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Biography
Joshua served in the Revolutionary War. LONGLEY, JOSHUA, Shirley. Private, Capt. Henry Haskell s co., Col. James Prescott s regt., which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775; service, 13 days; reported returned home April 30, 1775 LONGLEY, JOSHUA. 2d Lieutenant, Capt. Edmund Longley s co., Col. Jonathan Reed s (6th Middlesex Co.) regt. of Mass, militia; list of officers; commissioned April 9, 1778; also, 1st Lieutenant, Capt. John Nutting s co., Col. William Mclntosh s regt., Gen. Lovel s brigade; engaged July 30, 1778; discharged Sept. 12, 1778; service, 1 mo. 17 days, at Rhode Island, including 4 days (80 miles) travel home.
Sources
- The Longley Family Genealogy compiled by Louise Baneck Longley and Janneyne Longley Gnacinski, 1967, FHL Film # 928132 Item 6, page 15.
- Massachusetts soldiers and sailors of the revolutionary war. A compilation from the archives
by Massachusetts. Office of the Secretary of State 1896 as found at [1]
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Joshua:
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~0.78%
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~0.78%
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~0.78%
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