Individual Details

Col. Josiah Goldsmith

(1 Sep 1744 - 26 Apr 1816)

Revolutionary War veteran: Private, Capt. Christopher Webber's Co., Col. Benjamin Bellow's Regt. of NH Militia; reinforced garrison at Ticonderoga when besieged in June, 1777; time of engagement, June 28, 1777; Discharged July 3, 1777. Six days service.

Spouse:
Sarah Fox Goldsmith (1746 - 1811)

Children:
Daniel Fox Goldsmith (1784 - 1855)*
Lucy Goldsmith Bailey (1786 - 1866)*

Events

Birth1 Sep 1744Wenham, Essex County, Massachusetts
Marriage14 Mar 1768Littleton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts - Sarah Fox
Death26 Apr 1816Grafton, Windham County, Vermont
BurialMiddletown Cemetery, Grafton, Windham County, Vermont

Families

SpouseSarah Fox (1746 - 1811)
ChildSarah Goldsmith (1768 - 1847)
ChildThomas Goldsmith (1768 - )
ChildDaniel Fox Goldsmith (1784 - 1855)
ChildLucy H. Goldsmith (1786 - 1866)
FatherRichard Goldsmith (1705 - 1756)
MotherHannah Dodge (1705 - 1760)
SiblingHannah Goldsmith ( - 1824)
SiblingAbigail Goldsmith ( - 1769)
SiblingMary Goldsmith ( - 1735)
SiblingThomas Goldsmith (1736 - 1749)
SiblingRichard Goldsmith ( - 1824)
SiblingLucy Goldsmith (1741 - 1796)
SiblingJeremiah Goldsmith ( - )

Notes

Birth

Josiah Gouldsmith
Sex Male
Father's Name Richard Gouldsmith
Father's Sex Male
Mother's Name Hannah
Mother's Sex Female
Event Type Birth
Event Date 1 Sep 1744
Event Place Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

Endnotes

1. "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZ23-M58 : accessed 31 May 2015), Richard Gouldsmith in entry for Josiah Gouldsmith, 01 Sep 1744; citing WENHAM,ESSEX,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0823764 IT 8..

2. "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29P-9FL2 : 13 July 2016), Richard Gouldsmith in entry for Josiah Gouldsmith, 01 Sep 1744; citing Birth, Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 864,290..

3. "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1K-HGJ6 : 29 November 2018), Josiah Goldsmith and Sarah Fox, 14 Mar 1768; citing Marriage, Littleton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007578571..

4. "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFVW-4JW : 4 November 2017), Josiah Goldsmith, 26 Apr 1816, Death; State Capitol Building, Montpelier; FHL microfilm 27,560..

5. Find A Grave Memorial# 121967983.