Josiah was born in 1723. He was the son of Ephraim Williams and Abigail Jones. Ensign in the regiment of his brother Ephraim. He was wounded at the time the colonel was killed Sept 8, 1755. [1] Vital Records of Newton show Josiah, son of Ephraim and Abigail, born in Newton, Massachusetts, April 1723. [2]
Sources
↑https://archive.org/details/historyofdeerfie02shel/page/n6 A History of Deerfield, Massachusetts Vol II] the times when the people by whom it was settled, unsettled and resettled, by Sheldon, George. Deerfield, Mass. [Greenfield, Mass., Press of E.A. Hall & co, 1895-6. Page: 379
Is Josiah your ancestor? Please don't go away! Login to collaborate or comment, or contact
the profile manager, or ask our community of genealogists a question.
Sponsored Search by Ancestry.com
DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships.
Maternal line mitochondrial DNA test-takers:
Featured Asian and Pacific Islander connections:
Josiah is
19 degrees from 今上 天皇, 16 degrees from Adrienne Clarkson, 20 degrees from Dwight Heine, 21 degrees from Dwayne Johnson, 15 degrees from Tupua Tamasese Lealofioaana, 16 degrees from Stacey Milbern, 15 degrees from Sono Osato, 27 degrees from 乾隆 愛新覺羅, 19 degrees from Ravi Shankar, 22 degrees from Taika Waititi, 20 degrees from Penny Wong and 15 degrees from Chang Bunker
on our single family tree.
Login to see how you relate to 33 million family members.