Josiah
Rogers
Born in East Billerica, Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay
Ancestors 
Son of Zebadiah Rogers
and Elizabeth (Farmer) Rogers
Brother of
John Rogers and Micajah Rogers
Husband of
Rhonda (Worcester) Rogers
— married
15 Dec 1785 in Billerica, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Descendants 
Father of
Franklin Rodgers and Catharine (Rogers) Faulkner
Died
at age 62
in Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 23 Nov 2016
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Biography
Josiah was born in 1759. Josiah Rogers married Rhoda Wooster, the daughter of Eldad Wooster of Tewksbury, Massachusetts. Josiah Rogers was the son of patriot Zabediah Rogers and his wife Betty (Farmer) Rogers. Josiah lived in Billerica, Massachusetts, as recorded in the 1790 Census. He passed away in 1822.
Sources
- Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed April 27, 2017), "Record of ZABEDIAH ROGERS ", Ancestor # A098308.
- "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4VH-YYC : 13 July 2016), Josiah Rogers, 28 Apr 1759; citing Birth, Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 901,881.
- Year: 1790; Census Place: Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Series: M637; Roll: 4; Page: 107; Image: 128; Family History Library Film: 0568144
- Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016); citing Billerica, V. 1, p. 307 of 405
https://www.americanancestors.org/DB190/i/7660/307/141918006
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Josiah by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Josiah:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Josiah by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Josiah:
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