Sources & Information:
Joshua Giddings probably moved from Lyme, Connecticut and settled in Hartland, about one year subsequently to his brother Thomas. The last deed found on the Lyme records concerning him is to Ensign Jasper in 1755, consideration L 1,500. The following is also recorded June 5, 1746. "Joshua Giddings ear mark, for all sorts of creatures, is a swallow tail in the left or a cross on right ear with a half penny on each side of same." It is said that he went to Harland when quite a young man, and put up a log house in the southwestern part of the town, sleeping meanwhile on a bed of leaves. The foundation of the house and chimney still remained for a number of years and a tree had grown up in the cellar. The records show that he was for many years one of the leading men of the town holding office nearly every year. He was admitted to the Congregational Church February 5, 1769.
Sources:
IGI Record, Individual Record and Family Group Record.
Submitter(s): Lyle Miner Simpkins, 1344 48th St., Sacramento, California 95819.
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Paul E. Phillips, 12340 Sherbrook Ave., Baton Rouge, Louisiana70815.
Submission No's: AF93-104697, AF93-103619, and AF97-129701.
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Ancestry.com > List View of people in Prestonville Cemetery Families & Ancestors, showing Joshua Giddings as born 23 Jan 1719, Gloucester, Essex, MA., USA and having died 4 Feb 1807 in Hartland, Hartford, Conn., USA.