BIRTH: 1657, Marshfield, Massachusetts, USA
DEATH: 23 Dec 1732, Pembroke, Massachusetts, USA
FATHER: Josiah Keene (1620-1710)
MOTHER: Abigail Little (1634-1657)
SPOUSE: Lydia Baker (1659-1732)
When Josiah Keen was born in 1657 in Marshfield, Massachusetts, his father, Josiah, was 37 and his mother, Abigail, was 23. He married Lydia Baker in 1682 in Duxbury, Massachusetts. They had 11 children in 20 years. He died on December 23, 1732, in Pembroke, Massachusetts, having lived a long life of 75 years.
His story
The following is an excerpt from Staggs Genealogy – Harold Wareham Staggs – His Book
Grandfather Josiah Jr. (1660) was Josia and Anna’s son. He met and wed Lydia Baker. They had eleven children and lived in Pembroke.
The early history of the Keens and information about his children came to us from the “account book” of Hezekiah Keen who was the eleventh child of Josiah Jr. and Anna. This book was given to the Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendents by Abon Keen.
Grandmother Linda Baker was the daughter of Samuel Baker whose mother was Ellen or Eleanor Winslow (about 1637). Her father was Kenelm Winslow (1599) who came from England to Plymouth in 1629; admitted freeman 1632; surveyor of Plymouth; original proprietor of Assonet (Freetown) 1659; engaged in the settlement of Yarmouth; member of Marshfield military company.
Looks as if he was one of our more energetic ancestors.
Josiah’s ninth child was Grandfather Samuel Keen who married Ruth Sprague. They had two children.
The following is an excerpt from The John Keen(e) (1578-1649) and Associated Families, by Mr. and Mrs. Archie Timothy Keene, 1971
Josiah married Lydia, daughter of Samuel and Elinor (Winslow) Baker, He died 12-23-1732, resident of Pembroke. They had eleven children.
Legacy of Josiah Keen Jr
Parents
Father: Josiah Keene (1620-1710)
Mother: Abigail Little (1634-1657)
Married
Married Lydia Baker (1659-1732) in 1682, Duxbury/Scituate, Massachusetts
Children
- Benjamin Keen (1682–1732)
- Josiah Keen (1683–1767)
- Abigail Rebecca Keen (1685–1717)
- Eleanor Keen (1687–1724)
- Lydia Keen (1690–1728)
- Joseph Keen (1692–1757)
- Nathaniel Keen (1692–1765)
- Bethiah Keen (1693–1745)
- Samuel Baker Keen (1694–1777)
- Isaac Keen (1698–1787)
- Hezekiah Keen (1702–1770)
Documents
- Birth Records
- Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 2 > Warren > Josiah Keen
- Find a Grave Birth 1657, Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
- Marriage records
- U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700 > Name: Josiah Keen Jr; Gender: Male; Marriage Date: 1682; Marriage Place: New England, USA; Death Year: 1732; Spouse: Lydia Keen
- U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 > Name: Josiah Keen; Gender: Male; Birth Place: MA; Spouse Name: Lydia Baker; Spouse Birth Place: MA; Spouse Birth Year: 1658; Marriage Year: 1681; Number Pages: 1
- Death records
- Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 2 > Warren > Josiah Keen
- Find a Grave Death: 23 Dec 1732, Pembroke, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
- Mayflower Deeds and Probates, 1600-1850 > Will of Josiah Keen; 2 Feb 1728, Plymouth County, Pembroke, Massachusetts, Probate Year 1732
- Other
- Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 2 > Warren > Children of Josiah Keen and Lydia Baker
Relation of Josiah Keen Jr to Steven Barry Staggs: 8th great-grandfather
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