Josiah STAFFORD (STOVER)

Born

4 January 1662 , York, Maine, New England

Died

9 April 1743 , Tiverton, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

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Sylvester STOVER Elizabeth NORTON?

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Born: 4 January 1662 in York, Maine, New England

Father: Sylvester STOVER

Mother: Elizabeth NORTON?

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Josiah married Sarah LAKE abt. 1698 in Tiverton, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations . The couple had (at least) 11 children.
Sarah LAKE was born 10 May 1678 in Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts). Sarah died 10 May 1754 in Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts). Sarah was the child of David LAKE and Sarah EARLE.

Josiah STAFFORD (STOVER) died 9 April 1743 in Tiverton, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations .
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Josiah STAFFORD (STOVER) married

Sarah LAKE
Marriage date: abt. 1698
Marriage place: Tiverton, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Source: Torrey's New England Marriages Prior to 1700.
(Online database. NewEnglandAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. CD-ROM. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001.

Sarah LAKE was the child of David LAKE and Sarah EARLE

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STAFFORD Josiah Josiah & [Sarah LAKE] (1678-) 1698 ?Tivertom, RI {TAG 12:22, 19:225}

Children of Josiah STAFFORD (STOVER) and Sarah LAKE

Sarah STAFFORD

Born: 14 February 1698, Tiverton, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Died: ,

Joseph STAFFORD

Born: abt. 1701, Tiverton, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Died: 31 May 1773, Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

David STAFFORD

Born: 6 February 1705, Tiverton, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Died: 5 February 1791, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA

Married: Lydia DAVOL 22 July 1737 Place: Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)

Bathsheba STAFFORD

Born: abt. 1710, , Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: abt. 1763, , Province of Massachusetts Bay

Abraham STAFFORD

Born: abt. 1711, , Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Died: December 1798, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA

Hannah STAFFORD

Born: abt. 1712, Tiverton, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Died: 1 December 1785, Middletown, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

Priscilla STAFFORD

Born: abt. 1717, , Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Died: 2 July 1797, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA

Bethia STAFFORD

Born: abt. 1719, , Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Died: 3 December 1784,

Phebe STAFFORD

Born: abt. 1725, , Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Died: 13 November 1746,

Elizabeth STAFFFORD

Born: abt. 1727, , Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: abt. 1772,

Patience STAFFORD

Born: abt. 1728, , Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: April 1770,

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Birth — 1662
4 January 1662
York, Maine, New England

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1698 Birth of Child
Sarah STAFFORD was born 14 February 1698, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts)

Josiah was 36 years old.

1705 Birth of Child
David STAFFORD was born 6 February 1705, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts)

Josiah was 43 years old.

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1737 Marriage of Child
David STAFFORD married 22 July 1737, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram) to Lydia DAVOL

1743
1743 STAFFORD STAFFORD Josiah, died April 9, 1743. 1 174 Death Tiverton
Vital Records of Rhode Island, 1636-1850

Death
Name: Josiah Stafford
Death Date: 9 Apr 1743
Death Place: Rhode Island, USA
Page Number: 108

Ancestry.com. Rhode Island, Vital Extracts, 1636-1899 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
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Last updated: 1/11/2020 10:33:29 AM

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The name Maine is probably a practical nautical term which refers to the region being a mainland (separate from the many surrounding islands). Reference to the area as 'Maine' in writing first appeared in 1622. (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1685 - New England
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1775 - New England
1776 - 1820 - Massachusetts (District of Maine)
March 15, 1820 - Maine becomes 23rd U.S. state

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