Josiah Snow (1732 - 1807)

Born 15 May 1732 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay

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Died 5 Apr 1807 at age 74 in South Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Josiah was born in 1732. He was the son of Josiah Snow and Sarah Bellows. ^[1] He was a descendant of Mayflower passenger Stephen Hopkins.^[2]

Administration of the estate of Josiah Snow of South Hadley was granted to his son Josiah Snow of South Hadley on 12 Feb 1760; the letters of administration do not state family relationships.^[3]

He married first to Azubah Dickinson, and second to Lucy (?Judd).^[2]

Genealogies of Hadley families: embracing the early settlers of the towns of Hatfield, South Hadley, Amherst, and Granby^[4] lists Josiah as having the following children by his second wife:

• Josiah, b 18 Jun 1762
• Azubah, b 8 Mar 1764
• Lucy, b 2 Sep 1768
• Lydia, b 18 May 1772
• Elizabeth, b 17 Aug 1774

These births are confirmed in the South Hadley town records.^[5]

He was a Sergeant in the Revolution from Massachusetts.^[2]

He passed away in 1807.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29P-MN8V : 20 May 2022), ...ah Snow, 15 May 1732; citing Birth, Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011111.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} John D. Austin, Mayflower Families Through 5 Generations, Stephen Hopkins, Vol. 6 (Plymouth, MA: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2001 [3rd edition]), pp.146-147.
3. ↑ Probate estate files Hampshire County, Case #138-5 Smith, William to Case #138-41 Southwick, Benjamin, ca. 1685-1890 (online at: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS42-4S9H-4?i=455&cat=2656883).
4. ↑ Boltwood, Lucius Manlius, Genealogies of Hadley families : embracing the early settlers of the towns of Hatfield, South Hadley, Amherst, and Granby (Northampton: Metcalf & Company, Printers, 1862) at p 142 (online: https://archive.org/details/genealogiesofhad00bolt_0/page/142/mode/2up)
5. ↑ South Hadley Births, Marriages, Deaths, 1730–1847, "Old Book," Volume 2:263 (online at: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHV-L3X5-MVMX?cat=3534582).
6. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/108634254/josiah-snow: accessed 18 November 2022), memorial page for SGT Josiah Snow (15 May 1732–5 Apr 1807), Find A Grave: Memorial #108634254, citing Evergreen Cemetery, South Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Robert Comeau (contributor 47310707).