Josiah Wedgwood I (1730 - 1795)
Josiah
Wedgwood
I
Born in Burslem, Staffordshire, England
Ancestors 
Son of Thomas Wedgwood
and Mary (Stringer) Wedgwood
Brother of
Anne Wedgwood, Mary Wedgwood, Thomas Wedgwood IV, Margaret (Wedgwood) Byerley, John Wedgwood, Aaron Wedgwood, Abner Wedgwood, Richard Wedgwood and Catherine Wedgwood
Husband of
Sarah Wedgwood
— married
in Astbury, Cheshire, England
Descendants
Father of
Susannah (Wedgwood) Darwin, John Wedgwood, Richard Wedgwood, Josiah Wedgwood II, Thomas Wedgwood and Mary Anne Wedgwood
Died in Etruria, Staffordshire, England
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Biography
English potter, founder of the Wedgwood company, credited with the industrialization of the manufacture of pottery. A prominent abolitionist, Wedgwood is remembered for his "Am I Not a Man And a Brother?" anti-slavery medallion. He was a member of the Darwin–Wedgwood family. He was the grandfather of Charles Darwin and Emma Darwin. Josiah was born in 1730. He is the son of Thomas Wedgwood and Mary Stringer. He passed away in 1795. [1]
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Baptism: 12 JUL 1730. St John's Church, Burslem, Staffordshire.
Fellow of the Royal Society.
Occupation: Master potter.
Sources
- ↑ Entered by Janice Hardin
- Marriage record, Astbury, Cheshire (25 January 1764 Josiah Wedgwood married Sarah Wedgwood)
Josiah Wedgwood England Births and Christenings Name Josiah Wedgwood Gender Male Christening Date 12 Jul 1730 Christening Date (Original) 12 JUL 1730 Christening Place BURSLEM,STAFFORD,ENGLAND Father's Name Thomas Wedgwood Mother's Name Mary
Citing this Record "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5NG-2XL : 30 December 2014, Josiah Wedgwood, 12 Jul 1730); citing BURSLEM,STAFFORD,ENGLAND, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 0096876-78.
- Source S1558872273
- Repository: #R1548831249
- http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=14543257&pid=1553391434
Acknowledgments
- Wedgwood-16 created through the import of Lockwood Family Tree.ged on 30 April 2011.
- Janice Hardin, Dec 13, 2011.
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