Josiah BRADLEE

Born

24 March 1754 , Dorchester, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

2 October 1798 , Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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Samuel BRADLEE Mary ANDRUS (ANDREWS)

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Born: 24 March 1754 in Dorchester, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Father: Samuel BRADLEE

Mother: Mary ANDRUS (ANDREWS)

Paternal grandparents: Nathan BRADLEY , Lidea (Lydia) HARDING (HARDEN)

Josiah was a participant in the Boston Tea Party.

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Josiah married Hannah PUTNAM 7 August 1777 in Boston, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Hannah PUTNAM was born March 1757 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale). Hannah died 4 May 1793

Josiah married (2) Lydia CALLENDER 1 December 1793 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Lydia CALLENDER was born abt. 1770 in Medford, Massachusetts, USA.

Josiah BRADLEE died 2 October 1798 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA .

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Josiah BRADLEE married

Hannah PUTNAM
Marriage date: 7 August 1777
Marriage place: Boston, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay

Children of Josiah BRADLEE and Hannah PUTNAM

Josiah BRADLEE

Born: 7 March 1778, Boston, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
Died: ,

Joseph Putnam BRADLEE

Born: 17 May 1783, Boston, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 19 February 1838, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Samuel Stillman BRADLEE

Born: 27 August 1785, Dorchester, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 28 June 1861, Somerville, Massachusetts, USA

Hannah E BRADLEE

Born: 18 November 1787, Dorchester, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 29 September 1856, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Sarah Fletcher BRADLEE

Born: 19 December 1789, Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 10 January 1866, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Mary BRADLEE

Born: 22 April 1792, Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 8 January 1848,

Josiah BRADLEE married

Lydia CALLENDER
Marriage date: 1 December 1793
Marriage place: Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Children of Josiah BRADLEE and Lydia CALLENDER

Charlotte Dean BRADLEY

Born: 13 May 1795, Medford, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 30 December 1853, , Massachusetts, USA

Edward BRADLEY

Born: 22 December 1796, Medford, Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,

Nathaniel BRADLEY

Born: 22 April 1799, Medford, Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,

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Birth — 1754
24 March 1754
Dorchester, Province of Massachusetts Bay

1775 - Paul Revere's famous ride (April 18)

1775 - First shots of Revolutionary War fired in Lexington and Concord. (April 19)

1776 - American Declaration of Independence (July 4)

1776 - Congress renames the nation 'United States of America' (September 9)

1777 Marriage / Partner
Josiah BRADLEE and Hannah PUTNAM 7 August 1777, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)

He was 23 years old.

1777 - The Articles of Confederation Were Adopted (November 15)

1778 Birth of Child
Josiah BRADLEE was born 7 March 1778, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)

Josiah was 23 years old.

1783 Birth of Child
Joseph Putnam BRADLEE was born 17 May 1783, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)

Josiah was 29 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 - The Continental Congress Ratified the Treaty of Paris Ending the Revolutionary War (January 14)

1785 Birth of Child
Samuel Stillman BRADLEE was born 27 August 1785, Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA (Neponset)

Josiah was 31 years old.

1787 - U.S. Constitution ratified (September 17)

1787 Birth of Child
Hannah E BRADLEE was born 18 November 1787, Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA (Neponset)

Josiah was 33 years old.

1789 - George Washington becomes the 1st President of the United States

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1789 Birth of Child
Sarah Fletcher BRADLEE was born 19 December 1789, Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA (Neponset)

Josiah was 35 years old.

1791 - The Bill of Rights takes effect (December 15)

1792 Birth of Child
Mary BRADLEE was born 22 April 1792, Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA (Neponset)

Josiah was 38 years old.

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1793 Marriage / Partner
Josiah BRADLEE and Lydia CALLENDER 1 December 1793, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)

He was 39 years old.

1795 Birth of Child
Charlotte Dean BRADLEY was born 13 May 1795, Medford, Massachusetts, USA

Josiah was 41 years old.

1796 Birth of Child
Edward BRADLEY was born 22 December 1796, Medford, Massachusetts, USA

Josiah was 42 years old.

1797 - John Adams becomes President of the United States

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Death — 1798
2 October 1798
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
He died at the age of 44.

1799 Birth of Child
Nathaniel BRADLEY was born 22 April 1799, Medford, Massachusetts, USA

Josiah was 45 years old.

Postcards and Memories of Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)

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Central Burying Ground in Boston

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The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)

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