Josiah Bronson (1713 - 1804)

Born 1 Jun 1713 in Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Dinah (Sutliff) Bronson — married 23 Jul 1735 (to 10 Jan 1737) in Waterbury, New Haven, CT

Husband of Sarah (Hurd) Bronson — married 15 May 1740 (to 28 Aug 1767) in Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut Colony

Descendants

Died 20 Feb 1804 at age 90 in Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut, United States

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Biography

Lieutenant Josiah Bronson, son of Isaac and Mary (Morgan) Bronson, was born in Waterbury, at Breakneck, in June 1713.^[1][2]

He was a man of robust constitution, cheerful disposition and iron will, and took a prominent part in the religious, social and military life of the town. He belonged to a family, several members of which were Revolutionary officers.^[1]

On July 23, 1735, he married Dinah, daughter of John Sutliff, who died the following year.

Jodiah married his second wife, Sarah, the widow of David Leavenworth of Woodbury, May 15, 1740. She lived until August 28, 1767, and was the mother of seven of his children.

On December 23, 1767, he married a third time to Rebekah, relict of Joseph Hurlburt of Woodbury. After thirty years of married bliss she passed away on June 5, 1797

On June 12, 1798 he married Mrs. Huldah Williams, who survived him. He died, February 20, 1804, at the ripe age of ninety."

He passed away in 1804.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Anderson, Joseph. The Town and City of Waterbury, Connecticut, From the Aboriginal Period to the Year Eighteen Hundred and Ninety-Five (The Price & Lee company, New Haven, 1895) Vol. 1, Page 514
2. ↑ The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55. 1994-2002. - White, Lorraine Cook, ed. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994-2002. Vol. 50 - Waterbury, 34, 48, 61.
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32564429/josiah-bronson : accessed 21 December 2021), memorial page for Josiah Bronson Sr. (6 Jun 1713–20 Feb 1804), Find A Grave: Memorial #32564429, citing Middlebury Cemetery, Middlebury, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA ; Maintained by DawnTreader (contributor 48307796)

• Lustenberger, Anita A., Rosemorgie, Rosemorgan, Morgan: A Name in Transition, The New England Historical & Genealogical Register (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., 2000) Vol. 154, Page 77.

See also:

• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/pedigree/landscape/L7F5-5ZL