Josiah Butterfield (abt. 1713 - abt. 1804)

Ancestors

Husband of Hannah (Farnsworth) Butterfield — married 22 Jul 1737 in Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

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Biography

Josiah and Hannah Farnsworth were married in Harvard Mass July 22 1737^[1][2] Children born in Dunstable, Hillsborough NH

• Ruth b Oct 12 1756^[3]
• Abel b Feb 1 1742^[4]
• Hannah b April 8 1745 ^[5]

Children born in Westford, Middlesex MA

• Josiah b Nov 6 1738 ^[6]
• Simeon b Nov 11 1740^[6]

The cited will^[7] implies that Josiah is descended from the Joseph Butterfield he's currently attached to. The record: "The Butterfields of Middlesex" George A Gordon 1890 suggests that Josiah is descended from a Joseph Butterfield who is a cousin to the Joseph Butterfield who he attached to now.

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/37117585?cid=mem_copy
2. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/37116746?cid=mem_copy
3. ↑ "New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FL2K-MJT : 10 March 2018), Josiah Butterfield in entry for Ruth Butterfield, 12 Oct 1756; citing Dunstable, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,000,373.
4. ↑ "New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FL2V-B32 : 10 March 2018), Josiah Butterfield in entry for Abel Butterfield, 01 Feb 1742; citing Dunstable, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,000,373.
5. ↑ "New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FL2V-BYH : 10 March 2018), Josiah Butterfield in entry for Hannah Butterfield, 08 Apr 1745; citing Dunstable, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,000,373.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4XW-G8P : 6 November 2017), Josiah Butterfield in entry for Simeon Butterfield, 11 Nov 1740; citing Birth, Westford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 761,395.
7. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/14748252?cid=mem_copy

• New Hampshire Birth records, Early to 1900
• Marriage Record from Harvard Mass.
• Will of Joseph Butterfield Aug 2 1750 Dunstable NH