Researching Josiah Standish
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 584 people with the Standish surname? In that year Standish was ranked number 2995 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Josiah means "Fire of the Lord" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Josiah Standish on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Josiah Standish and the Standish Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 696 people with the Standish surname in the UK? Standish is now ranked number 3384 for popularity in the UK. |
Standish Family History Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Standish surname in the USA? Standish is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called Josiah Standish
Josiah Standish
Capt. Josiah Standish, son of Capt. Myles Standish, was born abt 1633 in Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts. He died on 19 March 1690 in Preston, New London County, Connecticut. A Captain in the Plymouth Colony Militia who participated in King Philip's War, Standish, along with Captain Benjamin Church, led a raiding party that tracked the Wampanoag chief, Metacomet to Mt. Hope, Rhode Island. Finding the chief hiding in a swamp, one of his men, an Indian named John Alderman shot Metacomet.
He married first in 1656 Mary Dingley of Marshfield, MA who died 6 months later, second he married Sarah Allen (daughter of Samuel Allen) around 1660. Josiah and Sarah Standish children: Josiah, (Reverend, lived/died in Stafford, CT) Mary, Mehitable, Martha, Samuel, Israel, Lois, and Mercy Standish.
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