Colonel
Josiah
Brewer
Born in Tyringham, Berkshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Ancestors 
Son of John Brewer
and Hannah (Merriam) Brewer
Brother of
Abigail (Brewer) Chadwick, Mary (Brewer) Garfield, John Brewer, Jonas Brewer, Hannah (Brewer) Hale and David Brewer
Husband of
Mary (Hall) Brewer
— married
1767 [location unknown]
Husband of
Lorraine (Stone) Brewer
— married
12 Dec 1799 in Tyringham, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Eliab Brewer Esq
Died
at age 85
in Tyringham, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 28 Dec 2021
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Biography
Colonel Josiah Brewer served with Col. Josiah Brewer's Regiment, Massachusetts Militia during the American Revolution.
Josiah Brewer is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A014127.
Josiah Brewer was born on August 17, 1744 in Tyringham, Berkshire County, Massachusetts Bay Colony. His parents were John Brewer and Hannah Merriam.
The DAR A014127 lists Penobscot, Lincoln County Regiment.
He married Mary Hall in 1767.
Together they had these children:
He died on June 12, 1830 in Tyringham.
Sources
- Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 2022-05-09), "Record of Josiah Brewer", Ancestor # A014127.
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/71276685/josiah-brewer : accessed 9 May 2022), memorial page for Col Josiah Brewer (17 Aug 1744–12 Jun 1830), Find A Grave: Memorial #71276685, citing Old Center Cemetery, Monterey, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Wilma Spice (contributor 47298809) .
- Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War (Wright & Potter Printing Co., Boston, 1896); Vol. 2, p. 468
- Tyringham, Berkshire, Massachusetts
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