Josiah was one of at least 8 children born to John and Sarah (Clary) Perry of Watertown. He married first Bethia Cutter, daughter of Ephraim and Bethia (Wood) Cutter of Cambridge, Mass. They lived at Watertown where their 9 children, who included Jonathan, Lydia, Josiah Jr., Ephraim, Nathan, Bethia, Mary, Israel, Dorcas and Sarah, were born between 1710 and 1728. His wife Bethia died in 1748 at Watertown. He married (second) Elizabeth (Bigelow) Harrington of Watertown on March 10 1735/6. They were joined in marriage by Revd Seth Storer. Elizabeth died 26 Sept. 1748. Josiah died at Worcester, or possibly Watertown, Mass., at age 83.
See "New England Families" by Wm. R. Cutter. 1914. p. 1700. Also, thank you Bill Boyington for providing some of the historical research.
See "New England Families" by Wm. R. Cutter. 1914. p. 1700. Also, thank you Bill Boyington for providing some of the historical research.
Josiah was one of at least 8 children born to John and Sarah (Clary) Perry of Watertown. He married first Bethia Cutter, daughter of Ephraim and Bethia (Wood) Cutter of Cambridge, Mass. They lived at Watertown where their 9 children, who included Jonathan, Lydia, Josiah Jr., Ephraim, Nathan, Bethia, Mary, Israel, Dorcas and Sarah, were born between 1710 and 1728. His wife Bethia died in 1748 at Watertown. He married (second) Elizabeth (Bigelow) Harrington of Watertown on March 10 1735/6. They were joined in marriage by Revd Seth Storer. Elizabeth died 26 Sept. 1748. Josiah died at Worcester, or possibly Watertown, Mass., at age 83.
See "New England Families" by Wm. R. Cutter. 1914. p. 1700. Also, thank you Bill Boyington for providing some of the historical research.
See "New England Families" by Wm. R. Cutter. 1914. p. 1700. Also, thank you Bill Boyington for providing some of the historical research.
Inscription
Cemetery: Old Burial Ground On the Common
Stone: 242
Name: Mr Josiah Perry
Death Date: 16 Sep 1767
Age: in ye 83d year of his age
Inscription: In memory of; who departed this life
[Inscriptions from the Old Burial Grounds in Worcester, Massachusetts, from 1727 to 1859: With Biographical and Historical Notes]
Gravesite Details
ae 83y - His stone if there was one, may have been laid flat and buried.
