Josiah was the son of John Draper and Abigail Cheney of the part of Dedham, Mass. that became the town of Dover. He served as a drummer throughout the Revolutionary War from both Dedham and Medfield. He was married in Dover on 28 May 1787 to Keziah Knowlton, the daughter of William Knowlton and Rachel Anderson of Medway, Mass.
Josiah appears on every federal census from 1790 to 1830 in Dover, Mass., with a family of as many as five daughters and a son. He received a pension for his war service, and following his death, his widow also received a pension. Josiah and 12 other Revolutionary War veterans had veteran's grave markers installed on a hill in this cemetery and dedicated during a 1911 ceremony.
His children, from "Drapers in America":
*Polly, b. 4 July 1788, m. 14 Feb 1811 Elnathan Hammond, b. Bridgewater, VT 1783, d. Dover, MA 21 May 1860, the son of Elnathan and Elizabeth Hammond. They were together with two of their children in Dover in 1850, and in 1860 she was a widow living with her son Josiah in Dover. He appears on the 1860 mortality schedule.
*Moses, b. 29 Oct 1792, d. 2 Apr 1885
*Abigail, b. 18 Mar 1802, m. 14 Dec 1826 Willard Mann of Dover
Josiah appears on every federal census from 1790 to 1830 in Dover, Mass., with a family of as many as five daughters and a son. He received a pension for his war service, and following his death, his widow also received a pension. Josiah and 12 other Revolutionary War veterans had veteran's grave markers installed on a hill in this cemetery and dedicated during a 1911 ceremony.
His children, from "Drapers in America":
*Polly, b. 4 July 1788, m. 14 Feb 1811 Elnathan Hammond, b. Bridgewater, VT 1783, d. Dover, MA 21 May 1860, the son of Elnathan and Elizabeth Hammond. They were together with two of their children in Dover in 1850, and in 1860 she was a widow living with her son Josiah in Dover. He appears on the 1860 mortality schedule.
*Moses, b. 29 Oct 1792, d. 2 Apr 1885
*Abigail, b. 18 Mar 1802, m. 14 Dec 1826 Willard Mann of Dover
Josiah was the son of John Draper and Abigail Cheney of the part of Dedham, Mass. that became the town of Dover. He served as a drummer throughout the Revolutionary War from both Dedham and Medfield. He was married in Dover on 28 May 1787 to Keziah Knowlton, the daughter of William Knowlton and Rachel Anderson of Medway, Mass.
Josiah appears on every federal census from 1790 to 1830 in Dover, Mass., with a family of as many as five daughters and a son. He received a pension for his war service, and following his death, his widow also received a pension. Josiah and 12 other Revolutionary War veterans had veteran's grave markers installed on a hill in this cemetery and dedicated during a 1911 ceremony.
His children, from "Drapers in America":
*Polly, b. 4 July 1788, m. 14 Feb 1811 Elnathan Hammond, b. Bridgewater, VT 1783, d. Dover, MA 21 May 1860, the son of Elnathan and Elizabeth Hammond. They were together with two of their children in Dover in 1850, and in 1860 she was a widow living with her son Josiah in Dover. He appears on the 1860 mortality schedule.
*Moses, b. 29 Oct 1792, d. 2 Apr 1885
*Abigail, b. 18 Mar 1802, m. 14 Dec 1826 Willard Mann of Dover
Josiah appears on every federal census from 1790 to 1830 in Dover, Mass., with a family of as many as five daughters and a son. He received a pension for his war service, and following his death, his widow also received a pension. Josiah and 12 other Revolutionary War veterans had veteran's grave markers installed on a hill in this cemetery and dedicated during a 1911 ceremony.
His children, from "Drapers in America":
*Polly, b. 4 July 1788, m. 14 Feb 1811 Elnathan Hammond, b. Bridgewater, VT 1783, d. Dover, MA 21 May 1860, the son of Elnathan and Elizabeth Hammond. They were together with two of their children in Dover in 1850, and in 1860 she was a widow living with her son Josiah in Dover. He appears on the 1860 mortality schedule.
*Moses, b. 29 Oct 1792, d. 2 Apr 1885
*Abigail, b. 18 Mar 1802, m. 14 Dec 1826 Willard Mann of Dover
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