Individual Details
Josiah Joseph Witter
(March 15, 1638 - Abt, 1690)
Josiah Witter was born March 15, 1658 in Swampscott, Massachusetts. He married first Elizabeth Wheeler, then second Sarah Crandall. He and Sarah Crandall moved to Connecticut and helped create the state including a church “by authority of the General Court 1679”.
Events
| Birth | March 15, 1638 | Swampscott, British America | |||
| Civil | November 15, 1659 | Father's will - Essex, British America |  | ||
| Marriage | 1668 | Elizabeth Wheeler | | ||
| Widow | 1672 | ||||
| Marriage | Abt, 1672 | Rhode Island, British America - Sarah Crandall |  | | |
| Will | November 24, 1685 | Salem, British America | | | |
| Death | Abt, 1690 | Stonington, British America | | ||
| Burial | Avery Cemetery, Preston City, New London, Connecticut, United States | | |
Families
| Spouse | Sarah Crandall (1654 - 1706) |
| Child | Sarah Witter (1679 - 1704) |
| Child | John Witter (1677 - 1757) |
| Child | Mary Witter (1680 - 1725) |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Wheeler (1648 - 1672) |
| Father | William Witter (1584 - 1659) |
| Mother | Annis Churchman (1616 - 1659) |
Notes
Marriage
An estimated date.Will
In Salem, Massachusetts Josiah's will was indexed November 24, 1685, its whereabouts unknown, the paper copy long gone.Death
An estimated date.Burial
Burial place is unknown, no headstone survives, this cemetery is the likely burial place.Endnotes
1. Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com, 2015), Probate Records 1638-1691; Author: Massachusetts. Probate Court (Essex County); Probate Place: Essex, Massachusetts.
2. (2008). || Volume 3 page 1704.
3. (2008). || Volume 3 page 1704.
4. (1929). || Page 19, 20.
5. , "FindAGrave.com," online database, Find a Grave (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed ), .