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Born: abt. 1741 in Dover, Dutchess County, Crown Colony of New York


Josiah had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.
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Josiah BEARDSLEY died 17 May 1807 in New Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
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Revolutionary War
BEARDSLEY, JOSIAH
Ancestor #: A133081
Service: CONNECTICUT Rank(s): PRIVATE
Birth: CIRCA 1740 FAIRFIELD CO CONNECTICUT
Death: 5-17-1807 NEW FAIRFIELD FAIRFIELD CO CONNECTICUT
Service Source: JOHNSTON, CT MEN IN THE REV, P 517
Service Description: 1) CAPT HILL'S CO OCT 1777

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1) City: NEW FAIRFIELD - County: FAIRFIELD CO - State: CONNECTICUT

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1) MARGERY SACKETT
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Name: Josiah Beardsley
Gender: Male
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Death Date: 17 May 1807
Death Place: New Fairfield
Age: 67
Birth Date: 1740
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B03208-7
System Origin: Connecticut-EASy
GS Film number: 3086
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'Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:F7H5-N4Z : 3 December 2014), Josiah Beardsley, 17 May 1807; citing New Fairfield, reference ; FHL microfilm 3,086.'
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Record added: 11/27/2017 6:07:02 PM
Last updated: 2/8/2022 5:12:43 PM

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Did You Know?New York was named after the English Duke of York and Albany (and the brother of England's King Charles II) in 1664 when the region called New Amsterdam was taken from the Dutch. (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1664 - New Amsterdam
1664 - 1687 - New York Colony
1688 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1788 - Crown Colony of New York
July 26, 1788 - Virginia becomes 11th U.S. state

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