Deacon Joshua Holcomb

1724 - 1784  (60 years)

• Name	Joshua Holcomb
  Title	Deacon
  Birth	2 Feb 1724	Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	Dec 1776
  	Joshua Holcomb IV is recognized by the NSDAR as a patriot of the Revolutionary War (A056831). In December 1776, at the request of the governor of Connecticut, he was one of many who donated money to pay for transporting cannons and supplies from the iron foundry in Salisbury in the northwestern part of the state to Hartford for distribution to the coast. Those who descend from him and can prove it are eligible to join the DAR or SAR.
  Death	16 Apr 1784	Granby, Hartford County, Connecticut
  Burial	East Granby Smallpox Cemetery, East Granby, Hartford County, Connecticut
  	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/50707163/joshua-holcomb
  Person ID	I44846	OurNorthernRoots | Pam's Ancestors
  Last Modified	16 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	Joshua Holcomb,   b. 18 Sep 1697, Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut d. Nov 1772, Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Mary Griffin,   b. 16 Sep 1699, Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut d. 7 Aug 1781, Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	28 Oct 1720	Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut
  Family ID	F16241	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Martha Griffin,   b. 1733   d. 10 Jul 1798 (Age 65 years)
  Children	+ 1. Martha Holcomb,   b. 11 Jan 1756, Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut d. 17 Dec 1846, Jewett, Greene County, New York (Age 90 years)
  Family ID	F16239	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	11 Jun 2020

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Birth - 2 Feb 1724 - Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut Death - 16 Apr 1784 - Granby, Hartford County, Connecticut Burial - - East Granby Smallpox Cemetery, East Granby, Hartford County, Connecticut  = Link to Google Earth
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