Joshua Pillsbury (1743 - 1825)

Born 30 Mar 1743 in Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Sawyer) Pillsbury — married Oct 1770 in Dracut, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 21 Feb 1825 at age 81 in Canaan, Grafton County, New Hampshire

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Biography

Name: Joshua Pillsbury Given Name: Joshua Surname: Pillsbury Sex: M

Birth: 30 MAR 1743 in Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Death: 21 FEB 1825 in Canaan, Grafton County, New Hampshire

Father: Caleb Pillsbury b: 26 JAN 1716/17 in Newbury, MA Mother: Sarah Kimball b: 4 AUG 1722 in Amesbury, MA

Marriage 1 Elizabeth Sawyer b: 19 OCT 1750 in Dracut, Middlesex County, Massachusetts

Married: OCT 1770 in Dracut, Middlesex County, Massachusetts

Children

Levi Pillsbury b: 8 AUG 1771 in Dracut, Middlesex Co., MA."

http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=ryder10&id=I93487

He was a veteran of the War of Independence, served as Private in Capt. Varnum's Company, Massachusetts line; farmer and cooper at Dracut, Massachusetts and Canaan, New Hampshire.

Son of Capt. Caleb Pilsbury. He married Elisabeth

Sources

• David B. Pillsbury and Emily Getchell, The Pillsbury Family in America, 1898. Family #66
• "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCVF-P2Y : 10 December 2019), Joshua Pilsbry, 1743.

• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 14 January 2020), memorial page for Deacon Joshua Pilsbery (30 Mar 1742–21 Feb 1825), Find A Grave Memorial no. 146252431, citing West Canaan Cemetery, West Canaan, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA ; Maintained by Stan Arnold (contributor 48121400) .

• "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG2M-5GP2 : 18 March 2018), Joshua Pilsbury, 31 Aug 1778; citing Military Service, , Citing various published state rosters, United States; FHL microfilm 101711089.

Researcher Note

This note is added for the father of Joshua. Please amend or remove this note as further confirmation of its accuracy is achieved.

Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts Birth records found reveal that a Caleb Pilsbury Jr. and his wife Sarah had the following children: a son (illegible) born 19 Jun 1750; Caleb, born 27 Mar 1752; Elizabeth born 31 Aug 1754; Micaiah, born 4 May 1761 Joshua, born 10 mar 1743 Susanna born 30 Mar 1745 Sarah born 4 Jun 1747

There is another, or the same Caleb that had with Mehitable a son: Isaac, born 19 Oct 1762

Citation for this note is: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29P-Q87Y : 4 November 2017), Joshua Pilsbury, 19 Mar 1743; citing Birth, Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007578655.