Joshua Wixon 
M, #14602, b. May 20, 1761, d. Feb 25, 1849
Family | Charity Nickerson b. circa 1762, d. circa Apr, 1830 |
| Children | - Jane Wixon+1 b. Jan 15, 1784, d. Feb 19, 1863
- Joshua Wixon+1 b. Jan 1, 1787, d. Aug 21, 1872
- William Wixon+ b. Jul 18, 1789, d. after 1811
- Charity Wixon+1 b. Sep 23, 1791, d. Sep 25, 1848
- Phineas Wixon+1 b. Nov 15, 1802, d. Aug 16, 1885
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Chronological Events
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| Birth* | May 20, 1761 | Joshua Wixon was born on May 20, 1761 at Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States . |
| | He was the son of Reuben Wixon Sr. and Dorcas Chase. |
| Marriage* | Dec 13, 1782 | Joshua Wixon married Charity Nickerson, daughter of Phineas Nickerson and Jane Chase, on Dec 13, 1782 at Harwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States.1 |
| Death* | Feb 25, 1849 | Joshua Wixon died on Feb 25, 1849, at age 87 at West Harwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. |
| Burial* | Feb 26, 1849 | He was buried on Feb 26, 1849 at Wixon Family Cemetery, Dennis Port, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States, Find A Grave Memorial# 47632220.2 |
| Researcher's Note* | |
Dennisport first known as Crocker Neck and an area belonging to the Indians. Several families, among them Wixons and Chases, moved to Crocker Neck and lived among the Indians. This is where it is supposed the families obtained the Indian blood that they are rumored to have. According to law, no white man could buy land off the Indians yet Chases and Wixons owned large pieces of the Crocker Neck area.3
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