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About Henry Josselyn
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Henry Josselyn was born about 1652 in Black Point (now Scarborough), Maine.1,2 He was the son of Abraham Josselyn and Beatrice Hampson.2
Elizabeth French suggested he might have been left behind at Black Point with Henry Josselyn, the kinsman for whom he was named, when his parents returned to Massachusetts in 1659.2
Henry Josselyn settled in 1669 in Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.3,4 He was a blacksmith.3
His residence was "in the field fifty rods east of Judge William Cushing's farm house" in Scituate, Massachusetts.4
Henry Josselyn died on 30 October 1730 in Hanover, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, being called on the church record "the oldest man in the town for years."3,8,10 He was buried in Hanover Center Cemetery, Hanover, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.10
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Henry Josselyn married Abigail Stockbridge, daughter of Charles Stockbridge and Abigail Pierce, on 4 November 1676 at Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.5,1,6,7,8,9
His surname is spelled JOSLIN in the Scituate vital records. He married Abigail Stockbridge on 4 November 1676 in Scituate, MA.
They had 14 children, all born in Scituate and listed in the vital records:
- Abigail, 12 April 1677
- Abraham, 12 January 1678/9
- Anne, 22 February 1680/1
- Charles, 15 March 1682/3
- Mary, 22 January 1684/5
- Nathaniel, 10 February 1868/7
- Rebecca, 25 March 1689 - Died 10 April 1689
- Jabez, 5 February 1690/1
- Rebecca, 14 May 1693
- Kezia (Twin), 17 December 1695
- Jemima (Twin, 17 December 1695
- Henry, 24 March 1696/7
- Joseph, 16 December 1699
- Thomas, September 1702
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Henry Josselyn's Timeline
| 1652 |
February 24, 1652
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Black Point, Cumberland County, Maine
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| 1677 |
April 12, 1677
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Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
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| 1678 |
January 12, 1678
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Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
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| 1680 |
February 22, 1680
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Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
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| 1682 |
March 15, 1682
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Hingham, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
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| 1684 |
January 22, 1684
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Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
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| 1686 |
February 10, 1686
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Scituate, Plymouth, Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America
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| 1689 |
March 25, 1689
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Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts
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| 1690 |
February 5, 1690
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Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, British Colony
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