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Personal data Deacon Josiah Dewey 

• He was born on October 10, 1641 in Windsor, Hartford Co., CT.
• He was christened on October 18, 1641 in Windsor, Hartford Co., CT.
• He died on September 7, 1732 in Lebanon, New London Co., CT, he was 90 years old.
• He is buried after September 6, 1732 in Lebanon, New London Co., CT (Old Cem.).
• A child of Thomas Dewey and Frances Randall
• This information was last updated on June 21, 2023.

Household of Deacon Josiah Dewey

He is married to Hepzibah Lyman.

They got married on November 6, 1662 at Northampton, Hampshire Co., MA, he was 21 years old.

Child(ren):

1. Josiah Dewey  1666-1750 

Notes about Deacon Josiah Dewey

Josiah Dewey

Sources: Author: Allen, Corinne; Byrd, Renee; Ellsworth, Fran; Rampton, L.; Phelps, Barrow C.; Poulson, Alan Clair; et al.; Title: "Deacon Josiah Dewey," (Publication site: Salt Lk. City UT, Publisher: Family Search, Publication date: xxiii Mar MMXXIII)

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"... Deacon Josiah Dewey Reason: The title on his tombstone is Deacon. there is no mention of Sergeant in the vital records for Josiah Last Changed: February 18, 2023 Fran Ellsworth Sex Male Last Changed: October 21, 2015 Alan Clair Poulson

Birth 10 October 1641 Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, ... Last Changed: August 24, 2022 Corinne Allen

Christening 18 October 1641 Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, ...

Death 7 September 1732 Lebanon, New London, Connecticut Colony, ...

Burial Old Cemetery, Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, ... Last Changed: September 26, 2022 Byrd House Genealogy [Renee Byrd]

Also Known As Deacon Josiah Dewey Reason: On the Tombstone Last Changed: February 18, 2023 Fran Ellsworth
Birth Name Josiah Dewey Reason: Name on documents Last Changed: February 18, 2023

Spouses & Children

Deacon Josiah Dewey Male 1641-1732
Hepzibah Lyman Female 1644-1732
Marriage 6 November 1662 Northampton, Massachusetts Bay Colony, ...

Children (12)

[1] Hebzibah Dewey Female 1663-Deceased
[2] Mary Dewey Female 1665-1666
[3] Josiah Dewey Jr Male 1666-1750
[4] John Dewey Male 1668-Deceased
[5] Sarah Dewey Female 1670-Deceased
[6] Ebenezer Dewey I Male 1673-1711
[7] Nathaniel Dewey Male 1673-1717
[8] Joseph Dewey Male 1674-1675
[9] Elizabeth Dewey Female 1677-1709
[10] Experience Dewey Female 1682-1755
[11] Joseph Dewey Male 1682-1682
[12] Benjamin Dewey Male 1685-1685

Parents & Siblings

Thomas Dewey II Male 1606-1648
Frances Female 1610-1690
Marriage 22 March 1638 Windsor, Connecticut Colony, ...

Children (7)

[1] John Dewey Male 1640-1640
[2] Thomas Dewey II Male 1640-1690
[3] Deacon Josiah Dewey Male 1641-1732
[4] Anna Dewey Female 1643-1707
[5] Israel Dewey Male 1645-1678
[6] Abigail Unknown Female 1646-1711
[7] Jedediah Dewey Male 1647-1718

Josiah Dewey was the second son of Thomas Dewey and Frances, the widow Clark. Josiah was baptized 10 Oct 1641 in Windsor, Connecticut. He married Hepzibah Lyman in Northampton, Massachusetts, 6 Nov 1662. (see Great Migration)

Josiah learned the carpenter's trade and became a freeman in 1666. During King Philip's War he was a Sargent of the Guard at Westfield, MA.

He was a Quaker and in his religious discovery he says; "When I was entred into a married state I saw myself now under former ingagemnts of attending heart-searching & hearing Mr. Mather on the hearts hardness assert that there was no plague like unto that, I was affrighted there at & soon after hearing Mr. Eliot (now of Gilford) on a lecture sermon was so awakened as to resolve no longer to delay but to fall to search my own heart. But I found it hard & difficult work to keep my mind to it & sometimes I found that my heart would slip from ye work almost as soon as I was at it. So that I could find little rest."

He seems to have found that rest as he became a Deacon in the church at Westfield. In 1696 he moved to Lebanon, CT where he helped found the town, and where his name appears often in the early records. (Find A Grave)

Issue:
I. Hepsibah, b. 9 Oct 1663
II. Mary, b. 16 Oct 1665; d. 11 Jan 1666
III. Josiah, b. 24 Dec 1666
IV. John, b. 9 Feb 1669; m. 5 Apr 1705, Mary Thomas, b. 9 Jan 1669, dau. of Rowland and Sarah (Chapin) Thomas.
v. Ebenezer, b. 20 Feb 1673; d. 3 Dec 1711; m. 8 Nov 1709, Elizabeth Wright, b. 22 Aug 1687, dau. of Abel and Martha (Kitcherel) Wright.
vi. Nathaniel, b. 20 Feb 1673; m. 24 Jan 1700, Margaret Burroughs, b. 5 Oct 1677, dau. of John and Mary (Culver) Burroughs.
vii. Joseph, b. 11 Aug 1674; d. Jun 1675.
viii. Elizabeth, b 10 Jul 1677.
ix. Joseph, twin, b. 9 Apr 1682; d. 9 Jul 1682.
x. Experience, twin, b. 9 Apr 1682; m. 3 Jan 1700, John Gillit, b. 10 Jun 1671, son of Joseph and Elizabeth (Hawkes) Gillit.
xi. Benjamin, b. 8 Jul 1685; d. 13 Jul 1685.
(Colonial Families of the USA)

Hephzibah, wife of Josiah Dewey, and daughter of Richard Lyman, died 4 Jun 1732, at the age of 88. Josiah died a few months later 7 Sep 1732, age 91 years. They were buried in the Old Cemetery, Lebanon, New London, Connecticut. (See Connecticut, Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions)

Last Changed: January 22, 2020 Barrow C Phelps"
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