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Josiah Westcott

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Warwick, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Death: November 11, 1721 (45)
Cranston, Providence County, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Place of Burial: Cranston, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Jeremiah Westcott and Eleanor Westcott (England)
Husband of Hannah Burlingame
Father of Nicholas Westcott; Hannah Westcott; Tabitha Clarke; Josiah Westcott, Jr.; Nathan Westcott and 3 others
Brother of Jeremiah Westcott; Eleanor Westcott; Stukely Westcott; Persis Westcott; Samuel Westcott and 2 others

Occupation: Farmer, Surveyor, owned & operated Sawmill at Warwick, captain
Managed by: Private User
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About Capt. Josiah Westcott

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Brief Life History of Josiah

When Josiah Westcott was born on 2 December 1675, in Warwick, Rhode Island, British Colonial America, his father, Jeremiah Stukely Westcott, was 42 and his mother, Eleanor England, was 32. He married Hannah Gardiner on 1 January 1701, in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 11 November 1721, in Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island, United States, at the age of 45, and was buried in Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island, United States.

Spouse

Josiah Westcott
Male
1675–1721

Male

Hannah Gardiner
Female
1681–1756

Female

Marriage
1 January 1701
Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Children (9)

Nicholas Wescott
Male
1702–1750

Male

Hannah Wescott
Female
1704–1713

Female

Tabitha Wescott
Female
1706–1771

Female

Josiah Westcott
Male
1709–1791

Male

Nathan Westcott
Male
1711–1791

Male

Damaris Wescott
Female
1713–1798

Female

Caleb Wescott
Male
1716–1800

Male

Hannah Wescott
Female
1718–1723

Female

Oliver Wescott
Male
1720–1795

Male

Spouse

Josiah Westcott
Male
1675–1721

Male

Children (3)

Oliver Westcott
Male
1782–1826

Male

Caleb Westcott
Male
1800–1873

Male

Hanna Westcott
Female
1836–Deceased

Female

Parents

Jeremiah Stukely Westcott
Male
1633–1685

Male

Eleanor England
Female
1643–1690

Female

Siblings (9)

Eleanor Westcott
Female
1659–1786

Female

Jeremiah Wescott Jr.
Male
1666–1757

Male

Persis Westcott
Female
1670–1673

Female

Stukeley Wescott
Male
1672–1750

Male

Josiah Westcott
Male
1675–1721

Male

William Westcott
Male
1678–1758

Male

Samuel Westcott
Male
1678–1716

Male

Benjamin Westcott
Male
1684–1766

Male

William Westcott Sr
Male
1690–Deceased

Male
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Capt. Josiah Westcott's Timeline

1675
December 2, 1675
Warwick, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
1702
August 27, 1702
Providence, Providence Plantation County, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
1704
August 11, 1704
Providence, Providence Plantation County, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
1706
December 7, 1706
South Kingstown, Providence Plantation County, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
1709
March 6, 1709
Cranston, Providence Plantation County, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
1711
March 23, 1711
Cranston, Providence Plantation County, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
1713
June 12, 1713
Warwick, Kent County, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
1716
December 6, 1716
Providence, Providence Plantations County, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
1720
September 5, 1720
Providence, Providence County, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations