Woodman, Joshua
| Birth Name | Woodman, Joshua |
| Gender | male |
| Age at Death | about 79 years, 11 months, 10 days |
Events
| Event | Date | Place | Description | Notes | Sources |
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| Birth | 1720-01-22 | Byfield Parish, Newbury, Essex, MA |
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| Death | about 1800 | Buxton, ME |
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Parents
| Relation to main person | Name | Birth date | Death date | Relation within this family (if not by birth) |
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| Father | Woodman, Benjamin | 1683-07-27 | 1748-07-04 | |
| Mother | Longfellow, Elisabeth | 1688-07-03 | after 1748-07-00 | |
| Sister | Woodman, Anna | 1711/2-03-01 (Julian) | ||
| Sister | Woodman, Sarah | 1713-09-22 | ||
| Brother | Woodman, Joseph | 1715-05-31 | 1796-06-04 | |
| Brother | Woodman, Benjamin Jr. | 1718-12-19 | ||
| Woodman, Joshua | 1720-01-22 | about 1800 | ||
| Brother | Woodman, David | 1722-02-24 | ||
| Brother | Woodman, Jonathan | 1722-02-24 | ||
| Brother | Woodman, Nathan | 1726-06-26 | about 1812 | |
| Brother | Woodman, Stephen | 1728-02-23 | 1790-06-23 |
Families
| Family of Woodman, Joshua and Stimson, Alice | |||||||||||
| Unknown | Partner | Stimson, Alice ( * + about 1806 ) | |||||||||
| Children |
| Name | Birth Date | Death Date |
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| Woodman, Sarah | about 1752 | 1825-03-11 |
| Woodman, Jeremiah | 1770-01-14 | 1855-12-13 |
Narrative
Joshua built his homestead near Pleasant Point on land conveyedto him 6 Aug, 1750 by his brother, Joseph. He also purchasedseveral lots in the new town of Naraganset No.1, owning overfive percent of the town by 1752. He was a prominent citizen andquite active in the civic affairs of the city.Joshua was a Sargent in 1757 and Lieutenant in 1761 in the townMilitia commanded by his brother, Captain Joseph Woodman. Heserved in Captain Lane's Company in the Revolutionary War.