. Genealogical and family history of the state of Connecticut : a record of the achievements of her people in the making of a commonwealth and the founding of a nation. nuary 19. 1717;Colonel Siiueon. February 18. 1719; Elisha,May 25, 1722; Anna. September 24, 1724. (IV) Colonel Josiah Dwight. son of Cap-tain Henry Dwight, was born at Hatfield. Oc-tober 23, 1715. He graduated at Yale College,in 1736, and settled in Springfield, Massachu-setts. He was lieutenant-colonel of militiaand judge of the cotirt of common pleas inHampshire, 1750 to 1768, and previously jus-tice of the peace. He was a me


. Genealogical and family history of the state of Connecticut : a record of the achievements of her people in the making of a commonwealth and the founding of a nation. nuary 19. 1717;Colonel Siiueon. February 18. 1719; Elisha,May 25, 1722; Anna. September 24, 1724. (IV) Colonel Josiah Dwight. son of Cap-tain Henry Dwight, was born at Hatfield. Oc-tober 23, 1715. He graduated at Yale College,in 1736, and settled in Springfield, Massachu-setts. He was lieutenant-colonel of militiaand judge of the cotirt of common pleas inHampshire, 1750 to 1768, and previously jus-tice of the peace. He was a merchant, manu-facturer of potash and iron founder. Heowned some acres of land, and was anenergetic, enterprising prosperous man. Hemarried, aliout 1750. Sarah, daughter of Col-onel William and Catherine (Brewer) Pyn-chon, born August 14. 1721, died August 4,^ ^^e married (second) October 17. 1757,Elizabeth Buckminster. of Brookfield. Massa-chusetts, born 1731, died March 10. 1798. Hedied September 28, 1768. Children, born atSpringfield, of second wife: Colonel Thomas,October 29, 1758; Sarah. August 6. 1760, diedyoung; Clarissa, July 4, 1762; Sarah, De-. 61/. (^^t^-^i^i^^


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