Josiah Smith (1753 - 1826)

Born 26 Nov 1753 in Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Polly (Barber) Smith — married 6 Feb 1777 in Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Descendants

Died 20 Nov 1826 at age 72 in Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Biography

Private Josiah Smith served with Middlesex County Militia, Massachusetts Bay Colony Militia during the American Revolution.

Josiah Smith is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A106343.

Josiah, child of Josiah Smith & Sarah Smith, was born on 26 November 1753 in Lexington, Massachusetts.^[1][2]

Josiah married Polly Barber on 6 February 1777 in Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.^[3]

Josiah served in the American Revolution in Captain Parker's company, serving 5 months at Ticonderoga.^[4][5]

Josiah died (age 73) in November 1826 in Lexington, Massachusetts, United States.^[6][7] Josiah was mentioned on a memorial in Munroe Cemetery, Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States with a death date of 20 November 1826.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: "Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988"
   Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook)
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2495 #81979701 (accessed 20 May 2023)
   Josiah Smith born on 26 Nov 1753, child of Josiah Smith & Sarah Smith, in Lexington, Massachusetts, USA.
2. ↑ Hudson, Charles. History of the Town of Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston & New York, 1913) Vol. 2, Page 635 & Page 639
3. ↑ Marriage: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
   citing Marriage, Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004198966.
   FamilySearch Record: F82D-KZ5 (accessed 20 May 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-L9QY-HSJY Image number 00557
   Josiah Jr Smith marriage to Polly Barber on 6 Feb 1777 in Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.
4. ↑ Hudson, Charles. History of the Town of Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston & New York, 1913) Vol.1, [ Page ] Page 222 & Vol. 2, Page 639
5. ↑ Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 023 : 1898
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61157 #1958451 (accessed 20 May 2023)
   Name: Josiah Smith; Gender: Male; Age: 73; Birth Date: 1753; Birth Place: Lexington; First Marriage Date: 1777; Death Date: 1826; Death Place: Lexington; Spouse: Polly Barber; Child: Josiah Smith.
6. ↑ Death: "Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988"
   Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook)
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2495 #81988114 (accessed 20 May 2023)
   Josiah Smith death Nov 1826 (age 73) in Lexington, Massachusetts, USA.
7. ↑ Death: "U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, 1704-1930"
   Newspapers and Periodicals. American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Massachusetts
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 50015 #305849 (accessed 20 May 2023)
   Josiah Smith death 1826 (age 73) in Lexington.
8. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #209878472 (accessed 20 May 2023)
   Memorial page for Josiah Smith (unknown-20 Nov 1826), citing Munroe Cemetery, Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Roberta (contributor 47395526).

• Smith-57372 was created through the import of export-BloodTree.ged on Jan 18, 2014.

• History of the Town of Lexington