Person:Josiah Barber (1)
Lt. Josiah Barber
b.15 Feb 1653/54 Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
d.14 Dec 1729 Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. 7 Oct 1640
  1. Deacon John Barber1642 - 1711/12
  2. Lieut. Thomas Barber1644 - 1713
  3. Sarah Barber1646 -
  4. Samuel Barber1648 - 1708/09
  5. Mercy Barber1651 - 1725
  6. Lt. Josiah Barber1653/54 - 1729
Spouse and Children
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m. 22 Nov 1677
  1. Abigail Barber1678 -
  2. Elizabeth BarberAbt 1684 - 1717
  3. Josiah Barber1685 -
  4. Nathaniel Barber1691 -
  5. Jonathan Barber1694 -
  6. Aaron Barber1697 - Bef 1769
  7. Rebecca Barber1698 -
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  Lt. Josiah Barber1653/54 - 1729
  • W.  Sarah Porter1655 - 1730
m. 5 Nov 1701
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Facts and Events
Name[2] Lt. Josiah Barber
Gender Male
Birth[1][2][4] 15 Feb 1653/54 Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Alt Marriage 22 Nov 1671 to Abigail Loomis
Marriage 22 Nov 1677 Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United Statesto Abigail Loomis
Marriage 5 Nov 1701 Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United Statesto Sarah Porter
Death[1] 14 Dec 1729 Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Burial[3] Palisado Cemetery, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Confusing Tombstone, yet it can only be this man



Interestingly, the Josiah Barber tombstone in Palisado Cemetery appears to be the source, in some accounts, of Josiah Barber as having died on 14 or 24 Dec, 1733. The Findagrave memorial showing recent photos of it shows 14 Dec 1733, "in the 76th year of his age". But this Josiah Barber had a will dated 1 Apr 1726, which was probated on 7 Jan 1729/30, so he could not have died in 1733. Could it refer to his son Josiah Barber? Josiah Barber's son Josiah was born in 1685 (no month or day given in the vital records), and is not mentioned in his father's 1726 will, so he probably died before that date. Additionally, it seems unlikely that they would confuse a man who would have been approximately 48 in 1733 for 76. There were also no other Josiah Barbers in this era who would fit. Finally, although age 76 does not match Josiah Barber Sr.'s age if he were to have died in 1733, it does fit if he had indeed died in 1729, as both the Windsor vital records and the Hartford probate records show. Perhaps the 1733 date is actually the date the tombstone was put in the ground, and is simply an error on the part of whoever carved it.

References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Windsor Town Records.

    Josiah Barbor, son of Thomas Barbor, was born Febr 15th 1653; Josiah Barbor and Abigail Loomis daughter of Nathanael Loomis were married by Capt Nubery November 22 1677; Leiut Josiah Barbor dyed December the 14th A D 1729

  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Thomas Barber, in Anderson, Robert Charles; George F. Sanborn; and Melinde Lutz Sanborn. The Great Migration: Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635. (Boston, Massachusetts: NEHGS, 1999-2011)
    1:156.

    Josiah [son. of Thomas & Jane Barber], b. Windsor 15 February 1653/4; m. (1) Windsor 22 November 1677 Abigail Loomis; m. (2) by 12 March 1701/2 Sarah (__) Drake, widow of Enoch Drake.

  3. ↑ Find A Grave
    Lt. Josiah Barber.
  4. ↑ Crankshaw, Mildred G. Some descendants of Thomas Rowley of Windsor, Connecticut with lineage of families allied by marriage. (Hartford, Conn.: typescript, 1961)
    p. 20.

    Children of Thomas and Jane (---) Barber: "7) Josiah, b. 15 Feb. 1653, m. 22 Nov. 1671, Abigail Loomis."

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