Josiah Wallis

1663 - 1741  (81 years)

• Name	Josiah Wallis
  	Father: John Wallis (c1627-1690) Mother: Mary Phippen )1643-1691) [2]
  Birth	Between 1660 and 1663	Massachusetts Bay Colony (now Maine)   [2, 3]
  History	17 Oct 1691 (31 years)	Plymouth Colony merged with Massachusetts Bay Colony forming the Province of Massachusetts Bay
  Living	1693 (33 years)	Beverly, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay   [2, 5]
  In 1693, during the second Indian War, Josiah and Elizabeth were in Beverly, Massachusetts, and their their two daughters were christened..
  Second Marriage	say 1695 (35 years)  [2]
  He married second Mary Standford, the daughter of Robert Stanford. She died in 1703 in Purpodocke, Province of Massachusetts Bay (Maine) along with three of her children, killed by Indians.
  Moved To	1696 (36 years)	Gloucester, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay   [2]
  Third Marriage	19 Dec 1706 (46 years)	Gloucester, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay   [2]
  He married third who died probably at Gloucester after 20 October 1749.
  Death	9 Feb 1740/41	Gloucester, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay   [2, 3]
  Person ID, Branch	I26189
  Last Modified	16 Aug 2025

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Elizabeth Woodman,   b. 17 Sep 1661, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 1694, Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland County, Province of Massachusetts Bay (now Maine) (Age 32 years)
  Marriage	1690  [1, 2, 6, 7, 8]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 30 years - She : ~ 28 years and 3 months.
  Children	1693  [1, 4]
  1. Mary Wallis (1693-1736) 2. Sarah Wallis (1693-1793)
  Family ID	F9693	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Aug 2025

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Josiah Wallis(1663 – 9 Feb 1740/41) 2 3

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Between 1660 and 1663 - Massachusetts Bay Colony (now Maine) Living - 1693 - Beverly, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay Moved To - 1696 - Gloucester, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay Third Marriage - 19 Dec 1706 - Gloucester, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay Death - 9 Feb 1740/41 - Gloucester, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

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