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Carney & Wehofer Family
Genealogy Pages
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 1703 - 1777 (74 years)
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| Name |
Joshua HENSHAW |
| Born |
2 Aug 1703 |
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts  [2, 3, 4] |
| Gender |
Male |
| _UID |
3437B55DB2BD447ABA3E57DE219B7F1C2ED2 |
| Died |
5 Aug 1777 |
Dedham, Massachusetts [2, 3, 4] |
| Person ID |
I17503 |
Carney Wehofer 2024 Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
5 Jan 2006 |
| Family |
Elizabeth BILL, b. 1712, d. 28 Sep 1782, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts (Age 70 years) |
| Married |
27 Dec 1733 |
Brattle St. Ch., Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. [2, 3, 4] |
| Children |
| | 1. Sarah HENSHAW, b. 16 Jan 1736, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts , d. 4 Jan 1822, Shrewsbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 85 years) |
| | 2. Richard Bill HENSHAW, b. 10 Jun 1737, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts , d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 3. William HENSHAW, Lt., b. 1742, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut , d. 4 Jul 1796, Milton, Onondaga County, New York (Age 54 years) |
| | 4. Elizabeth HENSHAW, b. 17 Sep 1744, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts , d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 5. Joshua HENSHAW, b. 16 Feb 1746, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts , d. 27 May 1823, Shrewsbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 77 years) |
| | 6. John HENSHAW, b. 7 Aug 1749, d. 21 Sep 1821, Roxbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (Age 72 years) |
| | 7. Andrew HENSHAW, b. 28 May 1752, d. Dec 1782, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts (Age 30 years) |
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| Last Modified |
29 Aug 2016 |
| Family ID |
F8654 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Notes |
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He was born in the house owned by his parents in Boston o
n the corner of
Hayward's Place and Washington (then Newberry) St.
He and Elizabeth were joined in marriage by the Rev. Benjamin Colman,
pastor of Brattle Street Church, Boston. A few years afterwards, on Jan.
16, 1742, her father gave them a house and property on Sudbury Street.
Joshua rose in prominence and wealth.
On March 2, 1764, he was chosen first on the list of Selectmen, then the
chief elective office in Boston. As war clouds gathered, he caught the
eye of John Hancock who asked him to sit with him on several committes to
discuss unfolding events such as the Boston Massacre. Joshua had
sufficiently read the law to act as counsel at these functions, and was
assisted in that endeavor by John Adams. He was also a member of the
(pre-Revolutionary) House of Representatives.
When the British occupied Boston, Joshua was compelled to move to
Leicester, in Worcester County, Massachusetts. where he brother Daniellived. He then
moved to Dedham, where he spent his last few years as an invalid. He died
there August 5, 1777 at the house of Hon. Sam. Dexter.
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