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Josiah Swift

Also Known As: "Bofish"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Sandwich, Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts, Colonial America
Death: December 06, 1757 (93-94)
Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, Colonial America
Immediate Family:

Son of William Swift and Ruth Swift
Husband of Experience Swift and Mary Swift
Father of Mercy Swift; Joanna Gibbs; John Swift; Hannah Swift; Mary Pratt and 2 others
Brother of Hannah Tobey; Ruth Swift; William Swift; Ephraim Swift; Mary Smith and 5 others

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Immediate Family

About Josiah Swift

Josiah, b. at Sandwich, MA. Josiah was b. either ca. 1664 or after 1670.



Josiah Swift
Male
about 1675–from 23 October 1753 to 6 December 1757
https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/LZBG-BF9/josiah-swift-1675-1753
Brief Life History of Josiah
When Josiah Swift was born about 1675, in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, his father, William Swift II, was 49 and his mother, Ruth, was 48. He married Mary Bodfish on 19 April 1706, in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He died from 23 October 1753 to 6 December 1757, in his hometown, at the age of 83.

Spouse

Josiah Swift
Male
1675–1753

Male

Experience Nye
Female
1682–1761

Female

Marriage
23 June 1718
Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Children (4)

Mercy Swift
Female
1719–1815

Female

Hannah Swift
Female
1721–1809

Female

Joanna Swift
Female
1723–1800

Female

John Swift
Male
1727–1790

Male

Spouse

Josiah Swift
Male
1675–1753

Male

Mary Bodfish
Female
1679–1715

Female

Marriage
19 April 1706
Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Children (3)

William Swift
Male
1707–Deceased

Male

Mary Swift
Female
1710–1776

Female

Joanna Swift
Female
1714–1714

Female

Parents

William Swift II
Male
1627–1706

Male

Ruth
Female
1628–1705

Female

Siblings (11)

Hannah Swift
Female
1651–1721

Female

Ruth Swift
Female
1652–1652

Female

William Swift III
Male
1654–1700

Male

Ephraim Swift
Male
1656–1741

Male

Mara Swift
Female
1659–1683

Female

Samuel Swift
Male
1662–1733

Male

Deacon Jireh Swift Sr.
Male
1665–1749

Male

Esther Swift
Female
1668–1737

Female

Temperance Swift
Female
1669–1746

Female

Dinah Swift
Female
1670–1744

Female

Josiah Swift
Male
1675–1753

Male
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Josiah Swift's Timeline

1663
1663
Sandwich, Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts, Colonial America
1709
1709
1719
April 19, 1719
Rariton, Hunterdon, New Jersey, Colonial America
1723
July 5, 1723
Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, Colonial America
July 5, 1723
Harwich, Barnstable County, Province of Massachusetts, Colonial America
1757
December 6, 1757
Age 94
Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, Colonial America
1994
September 9, 1994
Age 94
ATLAN
1995
January 5, 1995
Age 94
ATLAN