Josiah
Alden
Born in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Ancestors 
Son of Samuel Alden
and Abiah (Edson) Alden
Brother of
Abiah (Alden) Harris, Mehitable (Alden) Packard, Sarah (Alden) Packard, Samuel Alden, Hosea Alden, Simeon Alden, Mary (Alden) Fuller and Silas Alden
Husband of
Bathsheba (Jones) Alden
— married
2 Dec 1761 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Descendants 
Father of
Elijah Alden, Abiah (Alden) Winchester, Azel Alden, Lucy (Alden) Fletcher, Josiah Alden, Rebecca Alden, Bethsheba (Alden) Winchester, Charity Alden and Benjamin Alden
Died after
after age 61
in Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States
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Biography
Josiah Alden was born on 26 May 1738 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, son of Samuel Alden (1705 - 1783) and Abiah (Edson) Alden (1706 - 1749). His occupation was 'farmer'. [1]
His siblings were:
- Abiah (Alden) Harris (1729–1776 • LTMZ-K25)
- Mehitable (Alden) Packard (1732–1796 • LDP7-WCN)
- Sarah (Alden) Packard (1734–1795 • M68M-9W2)
- Samuel Alden Jr. (1736–1816 • LZVP-PQM)
- Josiah Alden (1738–1807 • LWFG-LXM)
- Simeon Alden (1740–1799 • 9MGB-1M3)
- Silas Alden (1745–1766 • L61Y-K55)
- Mary (Alden) Fuller (1745–1818 • LV13-7GN)
- Hosea Alden (1747–1837 • LV13-WSW)
Josiah married Bathsheba Jones (1738–1807 • LWFG-LXM) on 19 Oct 1761 Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, British Colony (AKA Raynham, Bristol, Massachusetts). [2]
Their children were:
- Elijah Alden (1763–1843 • LW1T-GPL)
- Lucy (Alden) Fletcher (1763–1808 • GM1R-QY8)
- Azel Alden(1764–1854 • MNVK-MVH)
- Josiah Alden (1766–Deceased • 94NT-7M3)
- Abiah Alden (1767–1798 • LCB4-K3R)
- Rebecca Alden (1768–Deceased • KV2K-PJD)
- Azel Alden (1770–Deceased • LWFG-L6C)
- Lucy Alden (1771–1840 • LYQH-WRR)
- Josiah Alden (1773–1853 • KDSK-LKR)
- Bethsheba (Alden) Winchester (1775–1841 • KV2K-PJ9)
- Charity Alden (1778–1833 • LHZS-LD3)
- Benjamin Alden (1781–1861 • LHS3-SD6)
- Ruby Alden (Deceased • G6JC-YG6)
Josiah died after 1800 in Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA aged >62.
Death
- Date: 1785
- Place: Ludlow, Hampden, MA, USA
- Place: Titicut, Plymouth, MA, USA
Revolutionary War
Private Josiah Alden served with Plymouth County Militia, Massachusetts Militia during the American Revolution.
Josiah Alden is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A001037.
Josiah Alden: Service: Massachusetts Rank: Private under command of Lt Samuel Dunbar and Colonel Eliphalet Cary as per MA Soldiers & Sailors Vol 1 page 109.[3]
Birth: 5-26-1738 BRIDGEWATER PLYMOUTH CO MASSACHUSETTS Death: (POST) 1800 SOUTH BRIMFIELD-LIV HAMPSHIRE CO MASSACHUSETTS
BIRTH: Bridgewater VR vol 1, p 20 !MARR: DEATH:
Sources
- ↑
Birth:
"Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
citing FHL microfilm: 164692;
FamilySearch Record: V5NC-4XJ (accessed 3 November 2022)
Josiah Alden born on 26 May 1738, son of Samuel Alden & Abiah, in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States. - ↑
Marriage:
"Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915"
citing Raynham, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 1,853,853.
FamilySearch Record: Q28L-3Q16 (accessed 3 November 2022)
FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C91S-23SV-L Image number 00287
Josiah Alden marriage to Bathsheba Jones on 19 Oct 1761 in Raynham, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States. - ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed Mar 2, 2018), "Record of Josiah Alden", Ancestor # A001037.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Josiah:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Josiah:
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~1.56%
Lisa (Wilson) Bull
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A211647 [compare], Ancestry member rewilson6400
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~1.56%
Robert Edward Fletcher :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A150278 [compare], Ancestry member KFLETCHE11735
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~0.78%
Peggy Deras :
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AncestryDNA
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch M151911 [compare], FTDNA kit #B8458
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MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch M151911 [compare]
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~0.39%
Lisa (Wilson) Henderson :
AncestryDNA
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~0.39%
S Snyder :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Smsnyde1
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~0.39%
~1.56%
Jay Pomeroy :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, yourDNAportal JAY7600a819, FTDNA kit #MK74970
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Cheyenne Boggioni
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Alden-2208 and Alden-1572 appear to represent the same person because: same person
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Cheyenne Boggioni
Alden-2154 and Alden-2102 appear to represent the same person because: Same names, same birth years and locations, Same father, same sibling, same spouse, same child, and same death dates and location. Please Merge. Thanks
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Bob Tonsmeire
Alden-2154 and Alden-1572 appear to represent the same person because: Same name, same birth year, same wife
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by Bob Tonsmeire
Bob Tonsmeire
Alden-2102 and Alden-1572 appear to represent the same person because: Same name, same father, same wife
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by Bob Tonsmeire
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