Herbert Burnham Josselyn (1882 - 1982)

Born 3 Jan 1882 in Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Helen (Wiggin) Josselyn — married 5 Oct 1909 (to 20 Dec 1968) in Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Died Feb 1982 at age 100 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, United States

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Biography

Herbert Josselyn was born in Massachusetts.

Birth and Parents

Herbert, the only child of Charles Josselyn and Mary Burnham was born on 3 January 1882 at Malden, Massachusetts.^[1][2][3]

Marriage and Children

Herbert, occupation Farmer, married Helen Wiggin (1886-), the daughter of Joseph Fernald and Ruth Hurd (Hollis) Wiggin on 5 October 1909 at Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts.^[4]They had two children born at Malden:

1. Dorothy Josselyn (b. 26 Jun 1912; d. 8 Dec 1996, Dover, NH)
2. Maj. Burnham "Burney" Josselyn (b. 27 Jan 1914; d. 7 Feb 2006, Dover, NH)^[5][6]m. 1 Apr 1944 at San Antonio, TX, Helen Cannon (1915-1997)^[7]

By 1930, Herbert (48 years, b. MA, occupation Farmer), wife Helen (43 years, b. MA) and children Dorothy (17 years, b. MA) and Burnham (15 years, b. MA) had moved to Rockingham, New Hampshire.^[8]

Death

Herbert Burnham Josselyn died in February 1982 in his 100th year at Dover, New Hampshire.^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FXD3-8Q9 : Thu May 23 01:50:40 UTC 2024), Entry for Herbert B. Joslin and Charles M. Joslin, 3 Jan 1882.
2. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZNZ-ZWN : 1 July 2024), Herbert Burnham Josselyn, 1917-1918.
3. ↑ "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VKJV-S8K : Sat Feb 24 03:50:24 UTC 2024), Entry for Herbert Burnham Josselyn, 1942.
4. ↑ "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N48V-9BF : Thu May 23 02:08:07 UTC 2024), Entry for Herbert B Josselyn and Helen Wiggin, 5 Oct 1909.
5. ↑ "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FXK9-X6N : Thu May 23 03:25:46 UTC 2024), Entry for Burnham Josselyn and Hebert B. Josselyn, 27 Jan 1914.
6. ↑ "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK56-3QXD : Sun Mar 10 17:08:17 UTC 2024), Entry for Burney Josselyn and Helen Wiggin Josselyn, 19 Feb 2006.
7. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/72707673/burnham-josselyn: accessed July 13, 2024), memorial page for Burnham Josselyn (27 Jan 1914–7 Feb 2006), Find a Grave Memorial ID 72707673, citing New Hampshire State Veterans Cemetery, Boscawen, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, USA; Maintained by Connie Lagasse Russell (contributor 47359327).
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1930", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7NL-DFK : Thu Mar 07 22:53:19 UTC 2024), Entry for Herbert Josselyn and Helen Josselyn, 1930.
9. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J5B3-DWT : 7 January 2021), Herbert Josselyn, Feb 1982; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

Census Records

• "United States Census, 1900", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9TC-SZT : Mon Jul 01 14:09:54 UTC 2024), Entry for Charles Jocelyn and Mary K Jocelyn, 1900.

• "United States Census, 1910", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2VJ-XWR : Sun Mar 10 14:07:20 UTC 2024), Entry for Herbert B Josselyn and Helen W Josselyn, 1910.

• "United States Census, 1920", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXYB-629 : Sun Mar 10 05:00:32 UTC 2024), Entry for Herbert B Jossely and Helen Jossely, 1920.

• "United States Census, 1940", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VT98-HJP : Sun Mar 10 23:18:12 UTC 2024), Entry for Herbert B Josselyn and Helen W Josselyn, 1940.

• National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire; Roll: 2390; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 9-18. https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/3498877:62308