Person:Josiah Davidson (3)

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Josiah Davidson
b.3 Apr 1732 Deerfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts
 
Parents and Siblings
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  • F.  Josiah Davison (add)
  • M.  Elisabeth Severance (add)
  1. Josiah Davidson1732 -
Spouse and Children
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m. 26 Jun 1765
  1. Joel Davidson1766 -
  2. Josiah Davidson1769 -
  3. Pamela Davidson1771 - 1837
  4. Amariah Davidson1774 -
  5. Rachel Davidson1776 -
  6. Joseph Collyer Davidson1783 -
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Facts and Events
Name Josiah Davidson
Gender Male
Birth? 3 Apr 1732 Deerfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts
Christening? 15 Apr 1733 Deerfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts
Marriage 26 Jun 1765 Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, United Statesto Rachel Collyer
References
  1.   Davidson, Josiah, Charlemont., in IN THE WAR OF THE REVOLUTION
    Page 464.

    Davidson, Josiah, Charlemont, Mass. return of men engaged to serve in the Continental Army from Capt. Samuel Taylor's (5th) Co., 5th Hampshire Co. Reg't.(year not given); residence, Charlemont; engaged for Town of Charlemont; joined Capt. Maxwell's Co., Col.Bailey's Reg't.; term during the war; also, Private, 1st Co. Col. John Bailey's Reg't., Continental Army pay accounts for service from January 29, 1777 to December 31, 1779; also, Capt. Hugh Maxwell's (1st) Co., Col. Bailey's Reg't., return dated Camp near VALLEY FORGE, January 24, 1778; also, Lient. Colonel's Co., Col Bailey's Reg't., Continental Army pay accounts for services from January1, 1780, to December 31, 1780; also descriptive list of enlisted men dated January 27, 1781; Capt. Judah Alden's Co., 2nd Mass. Reg't.; stature, 5 ft. 7 in.; complexion, dark; hair black; residence, Charlemont, enlisted January 2, 1777, by Maj. Maxwell at Charlemont; enlistment, during war.

  2.   Josiah spells his surname with a D. His father Josiah does not. He was of Scottish descent. this fact is documented in the Deerfield, Massachusetts Vital Records to year 1850. Josiah is mentioned a number of times in the History of Heath & Charlemont, Ma. in the "History of the Connecticut Valley in Massachusetts, Vol II" by Louis H. Everts, 1879. Josiah was considered a pioneer settler, was in Charlement during the Indian Wars including the massacares of 1746 & 1755, and was one of thirty families who petitioned the Act of Incorporation which the Village was granted on 21 June 1765, just 5 days before his marriage, on the 26 June 1765. He was a member of the Church of Christ in Heath. He was still listed on the tax rolls of 1774.
    Source: Vital Records of Deerfield, Massachusetts to the Year 1850.
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