Josiah was the son of Isaac and Elizabeth (Curtis) Newell. He was born in Roxbury and baptized in the church on March 14, 1680. He died in Needham and it says May 8, 1759 on the gravestone, but Rev. Jonathan Townsend's records stated: "May 14, 1759, the aged Josiah Newell died." His age was seventy-nine.
When nearly twenty-two he was married in the neighboring town of Dedham on January 21, 1701 to Hannah Fisher.
After his marriage, he lived in the western section of Dedham which was incorporated as the town of Needham in 1711. He was living there by 1704 or possibly earlier. The "History of Needham" states: "Josiah Newell, son of Isaac of Roxbury, was taxed in Needham in 1712 and he and his descendants were prominent. They owned upward of 200 acres, some of it in Broad Meadow, but most of it in the south part of the town, near the Charles River," The original Newell Farm was on the old Fisher's Meeting Road.
The following children of Josiah and Hannah are in the records:
1. Hannah Newell, b. May 30, 1703; d. Jul 11,1745 m. Jul 16, 1724, Jeremiah Fuller
2. Experience Newell, b. Aug 23, 1707; d. Dec 17, 1762; m. Mar 25, 1735, Joseph Daniels
3. Josiah Newell, b. Dec 3, 1709; d. Dec 15, 1792; m. Mar 12, 1733, Sarah McIntire.
4. Ebenezer Newell, b. Jan 4, 1712; d. Jan 8, 1798; m1. Elizabeth Bullard, Oct 7, 1735; m2. Elizabeth Allen, 1753.
5. Timothy Newell, b. Feb 2, 1715; d. Oct 2 1788; m. Lydia Kingsbury, Nov 29, 1739.
6. Rebecca Newell, b. Jan 17, 1717; d. Apr 11, 1792; m1. Feb 7, 1744, Joseph Chickering; m2. Mar 2, 1757, Joseph Haven
7. Mary Newell, b. Oct 23, 1721; d. May 11, 1760; m. Apr 22, 1747, Joseph Deming.
Josiah's father, Isaac, was born in Ipswich, England in 1632. Isaac arrived with his father Abraham and mother Frances (Foote) to Massachusetts in 1634. His father Isaac died in Roxbury in 1707.
Josiah's mother, Elizabeth (Curtis) was born in Nazing, England in 1624. Her father was Captain William Curtis and her mother was Sarah (Eliot). The Curtis family arrived on the ship "Lyon' and lived and died in Roxbury. His mother Elizabeth died in 1707.
When nearly twenty-two he was married in the neighboring town of Dedham on January 21, 1701 to Hannah Fisher.
After his marriage, he lived in the western section of Dedham which was incorporated as the town of Needham in 1711. He was living there by 1704 or possibly earlier. The "History of Needham" states: "Josiah Newell, son of Isaac of Roxbury, was taxed in Needham in 1712 and he and his descendants were prominent. They owned upward of 200 acres, some of it in Broad Meadow, but most of it in the south part of the town, near the Charles River," The original Newell Farm was on the old Fisher's Meeting Road.
The following children of Josiah and Hannah are in the records:
1. Hannah Newell, b. May 30, 1703; d. Jul 11,1745 m. Jul 16, 1724, Jeremiah Fuller
2. Experience Newell, b. Aug 23, 1707; d. Dec 17, 1762; m. Mar 25, 1735, Joseph Daniels
3. Josiah Newell, b. Dec 3, 1709; d. Dec 15, 1792; m. Mar 12, 1733, Sarah McIntire.
4. Ebenezer Newell, b. Jan 4, 1712; d. Jan 8, 1798; m1. Elizabeth Bullard, Oct 7, 1735; m2. Elizabeth Allen, 1753.
5. Timothy Newell, b. Feb 2, 1715; d. Oct 2 1788; m. Lydia Kingsbury, Nov 29, 1739.
6. Rebecca Newell, b. Jan 17, 1717; d. Apr 11, 1792; m1. Feb 7, 1744, Joseph Chickering; m2. Mar 2, 1757, Joseph Haven
7. Mary Newell, b. Oct 23, 1721; d. May 11, 1760; m. Apr 22, 1747, Joseph Deming.
Josiah's father, Isaac, was born in Ipswich, England in 1632. Isaac arrived with his father Abraham and mother Frances (Foote) to Massachusetts in 1634. His father Isaac died in Roxbury in 1707.
Josiah's mother, Elizabeth (Curtis) was born in Nazing, England in 1624. Her father was Captain William Curtis and her mother was Sarah (Eliot). The Curtis family arrived on the ship "Lyon' and lived and died in Roxbury. His mother Elizabeth died in 1707.
Josiah was the son of Isaac and Elizabeth (Curtis) Newell. He was born in Roxbury and baptized in the church on March 14, 1680. He died in Needham and it says May 8, 1759 on the gravestone, but Rev. Jonathan Townsend's records stated: "May 14, 1759, the aged Josiah Newell died." His age was seventy-nine.
When nearly twenty-two he was married in the neighboring town of Dedham on January 21, 1701 to Hannah Fisher.
After his marriage, he lived in the western section of Dedham which was incorporated as the town of Needham in 1711. He was living there by 1704 or possibly earlier. The "History of Needham" states: "Josiah Newell, son of Isaac of Roxbury, was taxed in Needham in 1712 and he and his descendants were prominent. They owned upward of 200 acres, some of it in Broad Meadow, but most of it in the south part of the town, near the Charles River," The original Newell Farm was on the old Fisher's Meeting Road.
The following children of Josiah and Hannah are in the records:
1. Hannah Newell, b. May 30, 1703; d. Jul 11,1745 m. Jul 16, 1724, Jeremiah Fuller
2. Experience Newell, b. Aug 23, 1707; d. Dec 17, 1762; m. Mar 25, 1735, Joseph Daniels
3. Josiah Newell, b. Dec 3, 1709; d. Dec 15, 1792; m. Mar 12, 1733, Sarah McIntire.
4. Ebenezer Newell, b. Jan 4, 1712; d. Jan 8, 1798; m1. Elizabeth Bullard, Oct 7, 1735; m2. Elizabeth Allen, 1753.
5. Timothy Newell, b. Feb 2, 1715; d. Oct 2 1788; m. Lydia Kingsbury, Nov 29, 1739.
6. Rebecca Newell, b. Jan 17, 1717; d. Apr 11, 1792; m1. Feb 7, 1744, Joseph Chickering; m2. Mar 2, 1757, Joseph Haven
7. Mary Newell, b. Oct 23, 1721; d. May 11, 1760; m. Apr 22, 1747, Joseph Deming.
Josiah's father, Isaac, was born in Ipswich, England in 1632. Isaac arrived with his father Abraham and mother Frances (Foote) to Massachusetts in 1634. His father Isaac died in Roxbury in 1707.
Josiah's mother, Elizabeth (Curtis) was born in Nazing, England in 1624. Her father was Captain William Curtis and her mother was Sarah (Eliot). The Curtis family arrived on the ship "Lyon' and lived and died in Roxbury. His mother Elizabeth died in 1707.
When nearly twenty-two he was married in the neighboring town of Dedham on January 21, 1701 to Hannah Fisher.
After his marriage, he lived in the western section of Dedham which was incorporated as the town of Needham in 1711. He was living there by 1704 or possibly earlier. The "History of Needham" states: "Josiah Newell, son of Isaac of Roxbury, was taxed in Needham in 1712 and he and his descendants were prominent. They owned upward of 200 acres, some of it in Broad Meadow, but most of it in the south part of the town, near the Charles River," The original Newell Farm was on the old Fisher's Meeting Road.
The following children of Josiah and Hannah are in the records:
1. Hannah Newell, b. May 30, 1703; d. Jul 11,1745 m. Jul 16, 1724, Jeremiah Fuller
2. Experience Newell, b. Aug 23, 1707; d. Dec 17, 1762; m. Mar 25, 1735, Joseph Daniels
3. Josiah Newell, b. Dec 3, 1709; d. Dec 15, 1792; m. Mar 12, 1733, Sarah McIntire.
4. Ebenezer Newell, b. Jan 4, 1712; d. Jan 8, 1798; m1. Elizabeth Bullard, Oct 7, 1735; m2. Elizabeth Allen, 1753.
5. Timothy Newell, b. Feb 2, 1715; d. Oct 2 1788; m. Lydia Kingsbury, Nov 29, 1739.
6. Rebecca Newell, b. Jan 17, 1717; d. Apr 11, 1792; m1. Feb 7, 1744, Joseph Chickering; m2. Mar 2, 1757, Joseph Haven
7. Mary Newell, b. Oct 23, 1721; d. May 11, 1760; m. Apr 22, 1747, Joseph Deming.
Josiah's father, Isaac, was born in Ipswich, England in 1632. Isaac arrived with his father Abraham and mother Frances (Foote) to Massachusetts in 1634. His father Isaac died in Roxbury in 1707.
Josiah's mother, Elizabeth (Curtis) was born in Nazing, England in 1624. Her father was Captain William Curtis and her mother was Sarah (Eliot). The Curtis family arrived on the ship "Lyon' and lived and died in Roxbury. His mother Elizabeth died in 1707.
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