Name:
Josiah Torrey
Relationship to Elizabeth Mary Bridge :
Change 20th cousin 12 times removed
Sybilla Corbet -> Robert de Mellent de Caen, 1st Earl of Glouceste -> William FitzRobert, 2nd Earl of Gloucester -> Alice FitzRobert -> Gilbert de Clare, 4th Earl of Gloucester -> Isabella de Clare -> Sir Robert le Brus -> Robert I Bruce, King of Scotland -> Margorie Bruce, Princess of Scotland -> Robert II Stewart, King of Scotland -> King Robert III Stewart (King of Scotland) -> Lady Mary Stewart -> William Douglas (2nd Earl of Angus) -> George Douglas (4th Earl of Angus) -> Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Angus -> Marion Douglas -> William Cunningham (4th Earl of Glencairn) -> Alexander Cunningham -> William Cunningham -> Jean Cunnigham -> William Fergusson -> Robert Fergusson -> John Fergusson -> Alexander Fergusson -> Jean Ferguson -> Margaret Riddel -> James Goldie -> Mary Goldie -> John Macmillan -> Robert Macmillan -> Alice Mary Goldie Macmillan -> Margaret Goldie Hall -> William David Bridge -> Elizabeth Mary Bridge
Sybilla Corbet -> Herbert II Fitzherbert -> Piers (Peter) Fitzherbert -> Joan Fitzpiers -> Rohese De Verdun -> Maud Le Botiller -> Matilda De Arundel -> Thomas CORBET -> Robert CORBET -> Roger CORBET -> Robert CORBET -> Robert CORBET -> Peter CORBET -> Robert CORBET -> Robert CORBET -> Robert Corbet -> Robert Corbet -> Susannah CORBET -> Jane Young -> Anne Hatch -> Josiah Torrey
Remarks:
The following is copied from Scituate Vital Records, Scituate Genealogy websiste:
"Josiah had a considerable tract of land contiguous to Herring brook hill on the north. His house was in the valley one fourth mile north of the South Meeting-house, opposite to the present [1831] house of Mr. James N. Sparrell. He unfortunately lost his life, A. D. 1693. He was in the act of drying the Town's stock of powder on the roof of his house, when a spark from the chimney falling, his life was instantly lost, and his house laid in ruins."
On 6 Oct 1684 when Josiah was 26, he married Isabel [the widow Witherell], in Scituate, MA. Isabel died on 31 Mar 1689 in Scituate, MA.
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Deane mentions in his appendix V. on pg 405 that he 'discovered an important error" concerning the gunpowder incident , and recounts the story of Lt. James and the gunpowder in 1665.
He doesn't correct the date of death for Josiah, however.
Pratt points out the errors in his work on pg 322 but offers no other details on Joshiah's death, other than he "was not blown up by the town's gunpowder". pg 324