Dr. Joshua Arnold, Sr. was born 1689 in Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States to John Arnold (1663-) and Hannah Hurlburt (1666-1719) and died 26 October 1753 East Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States of unspecified causes. He married Elizabeth Hungerford Gates (1697-1752) 8 December 1715 in East Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States.
Research Notes
Dr. Joshua Arnold, son of John and grandson of Joseph, one of the original settlers of Haddam, a petitioner for the ecclesiastical society, and a constituent member of the church, is supposed to have built on the south side of the road leading to Higganum, as also Deacon Daniel, a son of Deacon Gideon. Dr. Joshua is said to have introduced the common red hearted white cedar. A son, Jacob, built the Justin E. Arnold house. Deacon Gideon Arnold, a brother of Dr. Joshua, and son of John, was also among the early settlers, a petitioner for the ecclesiastical society, and a constituent member of the church, in which he was elected a deacon November 8th 1740, was father of Deacon Daniel, of the Middle Haddam church, and of Deacon Gideon, of the East Hampton church. His house was in the fields west of the Rock Landing road, and of the house of Martin B. Brainerd.
The date of the early settlement of Haddam Neck is involved in obscurity, but it is supposed to be about 1710 or '12, by the following persons, some of them settling later than others: William BRAINERD, his wife Sarah BIDWELL, and their children; James BRAINERD jr., his wife Anne; Thomas SELDEN, his wife Sarah, and their children; Sylvester DUDLEY; Gideon GOFF jr., and perhaps his father; Jabez BROOKS Esq., and perhaps Thomas BROOKS; Dr. Joshua and Deacon Gideon ARNOLD, their sisters, and possibly their father, John; ____ CONE; Robert CHAPMAN; Benajah CLARK, and perhaps Deacon Ebenezer SMITH and William MARKHAM; _____ STOCKING.
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Elizabeth Arnold (1716-1780) | |||
| Ebenezer Arnold (1718-) | |||
| John Arnold (1720-1802) | |||
| Esther Arnold (1722-1762) | |||
| Ruth Arnold (1724-1787) | |||
| Susannah Arnold (1725-) | |||
| Joshua Arnold (1727-) | |||
| Hannah Arnold (1729-1791) | |||
| Joseph Arnold (1731-1774) | 7 December 1731 Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States | 27 May 1774 Haddam Neck, Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States | Huldah Hubbard (1741-1822) |
| Mary Arnold (1733-) | |||
| Sarah Arnold (1736-1787) | |||
| Dorothy Arnold (1740-) | |||
| Jacob Arnold (1743-1743) | |||
Siblings
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Mehitable Arnold (1685-1792) | |||
| Joshua Arnold (1689-1753) | 1689 Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States | 26 October 1753 East Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States | Elizabeth Hungerford Gates (1697-1752) |
| John Arnold (1689-1754) | |||
| Gideon Arnold (1689-1772) | |||
| Hannah Arnold (1696-1753) | |||
| Ebenezer Arnold (1696-1753) | |||
Residences
See Also
- Joshua Arnold
- Arnold Family
- Arnold in Middlesex County, Connecticut
- Joshua Arnold, Geni.com, https://www.geni.com/people/Dr-Joshua-Arnold-Sr/6000000002931004573, retrieved 19 May 2024