Grave has been located flag male ancestor  Joshua  ATWOOD

  (b. 10 April 1701 Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay   d. 31 August 1770 Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay )  

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Joshua ATWOOD was born 10 April 1701 in Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Joshua ATWOOD was the child of John ATWOOD   and   Mary LONG and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Harmon "Harman" ATWOOD and Ann COPP (maternal)  Zechariah LONG and Sarah TIDD

Joshua ATWOOD died 31 August 1770 in Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay .





Grave Inscription:
Here lyes buried ye body of Mr Joshua Attwood
died August 31st 1770
aged 70 years


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Name: Joshua Atwood
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Birth Date: 10 Apr 1701
Birthplace: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
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Father's Name: John Atwood
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Mother's Name: Mary
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C50255-5
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film number: 14734
Reference ID: v 24 p 5

'Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915,' database, FamilySearch : 10 March 2018), John Atwood in entry for Joshua Atwood, 10 Apr 1701; citing Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, v 24 p 5; FHL microfilm 14,734.
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31 August 1770
Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay

He died at the age of 69.

Joshua is buried at: Copps Hill Burying Ground Boston Suffolk County Massachusetts, USA
Added: 7/23/2015 1:20:30 PM - Updated: 4/21/2025 11:31:25 AM
Did You Know?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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1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state

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