Joshua
Hersey
Born in Hingham, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Joshua Hersey
and Lucy (Jacob) Hersey
Brother of
Elizabeth Richmond Hersey, Benjamin Hersey, Lucy (Hersey) Cushing, Rachel Hersey, Hannah Hersey and William J Hersey
Husband of
Deborah Barker (Cushing) Hersey
— married
12 Sep 1822 (to 3 Oct 1837) in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Husband of
Harriot P (Davidson) Hersey
— married
23 Dec 1838 in Bangor, Penobscot, Maine, United States
Father of
Deborah Briggs Hersey, Elizabeth Richmond Hersey, Nehemiah Cushing Hersey, Maria Jacobs Hersey, Franklin Hersey, Charles H Hersey, Frederick W Hersey and Harriet C Hersey
Died
at age 72
in Bangor, Penobscot, Maine, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 8 May 2018
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Biography
Joshua Hersey was born on April 18, 1797 in Hingham, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States. His parents were Joshua Hersey and Lucy Jacob.[1]
He married first Deborah Cushing on September 12, 1822.[1] Together they had 5 children:[1]
Joshua married secondly Harriot Davidson on December 23, 1838.[1] Together they had 3 children:[1]
Joshua lived on Water Street in Hingham before moving to Maine. He moved his family to Bangor between 1884 and 1849.[1]
Styled "Major."[1]
"Lumber merchant."[1]
1850 United States Census - Bangor, Penobscot, Maine[2]
Name Sex Age Birthplace Occupation Joshua Hersey M 54 Massachusetts Merchant Harriette Hersey F 42 Maine Deborah B Hersey F 26 Massachusetts Elizabeth R Hersey F 24 Massachusetts Nehemiah C Hersey M 20 Massachusetts Clerk Maria Hersey F 18 Massachusetts Franklin Hersey M 14 Massachusetts Charles Hersey M 9 Massachusetts Frederick Hersey M 5 Massachusetts Harriette Hersey F 6/12 Massachusetts Martha Davidson F 66 Massachusetts
1860 United States Census - Bangor, Penobscot, Maine[3]
Name Sex Age Birthplace Occupation Joshua Hersey M 64 Massachusetts Lumber Dealer Harriet D Hersey F 52 Maine Deborah B Hersey F 36 Massachusetts School Teacher Frank Hersey M 24 Massachusetts Clerk Harriet C Hersey F 10 Maine Frederick W Hersey M 15 Massachusetts Martha Davidson F 76 Maine Caroline Ayer F 50 Maine
He died on September 05, 1869 in Bangor, Penobscot, Maine, United States.[1]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 History of the town of Hingham, Massachusetts. Thomas T Bouvé; Edward Tracy Bouvé; John Davis Long; Walter Lincoln Bouvé; Francis Henry Lincoln; George Lincoln; Edmund Hersey; Fearing Burr; Charles Winfield Scott Seymour; Hingham (Mass.). (1893). Pub. by the town. Vol II, p.319
- ↑ "United States Census, 1850", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6VS-8MC : Mon Mar 11 00:07:10 UTC 2024), Entry for Joshua Hersey and Harriette Hersey, 1850.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1860", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDC7-HRR : Sat Mar 09 12:58:08 UTC 2024), Entry for Joshua Hersey and Harriet D Hersey, 1860.
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