Captain Josiah Snell, Jr.

Descendant of Mayflower passengers John Alden and Priscilla (Mullins) Alden

In memory of Capt. Josiah Snell, he died Aug. ye 20th, 1785, in ye 85th year of his age.

Here, in this gloomy nursery of the dead, A neighbor good, a faithful friend is laid; Just, peaceful, careful, punctual, and sincere, A father kind, a tender husband dear.

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 Rhoda Snell Copeland (1742 - 1825)*

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Burial: Powder House Cemetery West Bridgewater Plymouth County Massachusetts, USA

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Created by: Marina Williams Record added: Jun 27, 2008 Find A Grave Memorial# 27860444 http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=27860444

"Josiah Snell (Anna Alden, Jonathan, John) was born at Bridgewater, 23 February 1701 (VR, 1:296); died there, 20 August 1785, (VR, 2:557), in 85th year, buried in Powder House Graveyard, West Bridgewater, as Capt. Josiah Snell, with his wife (VR, 216).

"He married at Bridgewater, 23 January 1728 (VR, 2:344), Abigail Fobes, daughter of John and Abigail (Robinson) Fobes (Bridgewater by Mitchell, 159), born there 3 May 1709 (VR, 1:112); buried at West Bridgewater, 2 December 1784, in 76th year, as wife of Capt. Josiah Snell (VR, 216). A division of the estate of John Fobes, late of Bridgewater, was made on 13 May 1729 and included his daughter Abigail Snell, wife of Josiah (Plymouth Co PR, #7, 825, 5: 558-60). "

source: Mayflower Families, Through Five Generations, Volume Sixteen, Part 1, John Alden, compiled by Esther Littleford Woodworth-Barnes, edited by Alicia Crane Williams, published by General Society of Mayflower Descendants, Plymouth MA, 1999, page 430

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Josiah Snell (1701 - 1785)

Josiah Snell

Born 23 Feb 1701 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay

Son of Josiah Snell and Anna (Alden) Snell

Brother of Abigail (Snell) Sylvester and Zachariah Snell

Husband of Abigail (Fobes) Snell — married 23 Jan 1728 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay

Father of Josiah Snell, Anna (Snell) Hayward, Elijah Snell, Mary Snell, Abigail Snell, Rhoda (Snell) Copeland and Nathan Snell

Died 20 Aug 1785 in Bridgewater, Massachusetts, USA

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