Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
NameJosiah WILLARD
Birthabt 1635, Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts956
Memo“born at Concord, it is believed”
Removal1662, Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut956 Age: 27
Deathabt Jul 1674, Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut17,956 Age: 39
FatherMaj. Simon WILLARD (1604-1676)
MotherMary SHARPE (~1614-1641)
Individual Notes
• Mr. Willard resided some years at Hartford, Conn.; removed about 1662 to Wethersfield, Conn., where he kept school for many years. He died in 1674.956
Spouses
1Hannah HOSMER
Birthabt 1639, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut956
Death1685, Connecticut956 Age: 46
FatherThomas HOSMER (1603-1687)
MotherFrances (~1602-1675)
Individual Notes
• She survived him and married second Mr. Malby; as is shown by the clause in her father’s will, “I bequeath to my daughter Hannah Malby the reversion of Josiah Willard’s estate which I hold.”956
Marriage20 Mar 1656, Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts17,358,956
Family Notes
• 8 children.72,956
ChildrenThomas (~1669-1738)
Last Modified 16 Mar 2023Created 6 May 2025 using Reunion 14 for Macintosh
Updated 6 May 2025
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