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Josiah Seely

Birthdate:
Birthplace: New Canaan, Fairfield County, Connecticut, Colonial America
Death: August 28, 1808 (71)
Oxford, Chenango County, NY, United States
Place of Burial: Oxford, Orange, New York
Immediate Family:

Son of Ebenezer Seely and Mercy Seely
Husband of Abigail Seely
Father of Jonas Seely, Jr.; Henry Seely; Joanna Seely; Josiah Seely; Thaddeus Seely and 6 others
Brother of Jonas Seely; Ebenezer Seely, Jr.; Mary Ann Seely; Mercy Sally Bartlett; Bazaleel Seely and 7 others

Managed by: James (Jim) Seeley
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About Josiah Seely

GEDCOM Note

Josiah Seely served in the Orange County Militia during the Revolutionary War. References to his military service include the following:

"New York in the Revolution," by James A Roberts, published in 1898, Page 253. He is shown as an enlisted man in the First Regiment of the Militia, commanded by Major Zarhariah Du Bois.

"Documents relating to the Colonial History of the State of New York," by Berthold Fernow, published in 1887, Pages 289 and 290. He is shown as a 1st Lieutenant in the Oxford Company of the Cornwall Regiment, commanded by Colonel Jesse Woodhull. The Oxford Company commander was Captain Thomas Horton. The notation is listed under, "Changes in the Regiment," dated March 31, 1777.

"History Of Orange County, New York," by R.M. Ruttenber and L.H. Clark, published in 1881, Page 48. He is shown as a 1st Lieutenant in the Oxford Company commanded by Captain Thomas Horton with the date of 1777. The company was part of Colonel Jesse Woodhull's Cornwall Regiment. The Cornwall Regiment and four others made up the Fourth Brigade commanded by General George Clinton.

He is listed in the SGS Vol. I as # 181on Page 25.

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Josiah Seely's Timeline

1736
September 22, 1736
New Canaan, Fairfield County, Connecticut, Colonial America
1758
August 4, 1758
Oxford, Orange, New York
1761
January 1, 1761
Oxford, Orange, New York
1763
February 27, 1763
Oxford, Orange, New York
1765
June 23, 1765
Oxford, Orange, New York
1767
February 22, 1767
Oxford, Orange, New York
1769
October 8, 1769
Oxford, Chenango County, New York, Colonial America
1772
February 15, 1772
Oxford, Orange New York
1775
November 14, 1775
Oxford, Orange, New York