Josiah Macomber

1757 -

• Name	Josiah Macomber
  Born	1 Mar 1757
  Gender	Male
  Person ID	I10561	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	12 Jan 2001

  
  

  Father	James Macomber,   b. 12 Sep 1717, Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts ,   d. 31 Dec 1803  (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Rachel Drake,   b. Abt 1726,   d. 9 Dec 1809  (Age ~ 83 years)
  Married	4 Feb 1747
  Family ID	F3840	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Abigail Briggs,   b. Abt 1764,   d. 26 Apr 1785  (Age ~ 21 years)
  Married	30 Mar 1784
  Family ID	F3883	Group Sheet

  
  

• Notes

  Soldier in Revolutionary War. He became "non compos mentis" and received a pension after 1818. ---------- Reference: "Macomber Genealogy", 1908, Everett S. Stackpole, p 18.