Josiah Vinton Jr. (1777 - 1857)

Born 27 Jul 1777 in Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Betsey Snow (Giles) Vinton — married 9 May 1800 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA

Husband of Lucy Howe — married 2 Dec 1851 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Died 17 Oct 1857 at age 80 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

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Biography

Josiah Vinton ,Jr.was born on 27 Jul 1777 in Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA. He married Betsey Snow Giles on 9 May 1800 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA. He passed away on 17 Oct 1857 in Boston Suffolk County, USA.

Note

From Edmund S Soper's Weymouth Ways and Weymouth People - Reminiscences, pub 1907

Next to Mr. [Fisher A.] Kingsbury's office stood the old State Bank, of which Josiah Vinton, Esq., was President, and Thomas R. Hanson Cashier. Next stood the shop of Mr. Ezra Leach, who did a large business in currying leather, employing many hands.

The Bank that has just closed was not for our village only, but for all the neighboring towns, — easily seen from the fact that the first president was Josiah Vinton, living in Braintree ; the second was Benjamin King of Abington, 1833-57...

Sources

• "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCVY-NP1 : 10 February 2018), Josiah Vinton, 27 Jul 1777; citing BRAINTREE,NORFOLK,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 833,387.
• "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH5H-BWV : 7 September 2017), Josiah Vinton, Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States; citing 159, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 60; FHL microfilm 337,918.
• "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7L6-889 : 22 May 2019), Josiah Vinton, 17 Oct 1857; citing Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, v 113 p 73, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 960,173.
• Find A Grave: Memorial #61674817

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Vinton-66 created through the import of oldweymouth families072011.GED on Jul 5, 2011 by Alyson X. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Alyson and others.