Brief Life History of Josiah
When Josiah Crittenden was born in 1740, in Colchester, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, his father, Thomas Cruttenden II, was 42 and his mother, Lydia Darrow, was 32. He married Bethiah Chapman on 5 May 1762, in First Congregational Church, Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 21 July 1824, in Middle Haddam, East Hampton, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 84.
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- Legacy NFS Source: Josiah Crittenden - Church record: birth-name: Josiah Crittenden
- Jonathan Crittenden, "Connecticut Marriages, 1630-1997"
- Josiah Cridenton in entry for Bethiah Chapman, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850"
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1781 · British Forces Capture Fort Griswold
The capture of Fort Griswold was the final act of treason that Benedict Arnold committed. This would be a British victory. On the American side 85 were killed, 35 wounded and paroled, 28 taken prisoner, 13 escaped, and 1 twelve year old was captured and released.
1783 · A Free America
The Revolutionary War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris which gave the new nation boundries on which they could expand and trade with other countries without any problems.
Name Meaning
English (Kent): habitational name from Crittenden or from a lost place called Cruttenden in Headcorn (both in Kent). The former is named with the Old English personal name Gūthhere + Old English -ing- denoting association with + Old English denn ‘woodland pasture’.
History: The statesman John Jordan Crittenden, who was born near Versailles, KY, in 1787, was of Welsh descent on his father's side. His immigrant ancestor arrived in VA before 1650. His father, a major in the American Revolution, moved from VA to KY and settled in Woodford Co.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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