Lathrop, Joshua
last name (variants): Lothrop
Birth: May 8, 1723 in Norwich, CT
Death: October 29, 1807 in Norwich, CT
Affiliation
Yale College
Education
Studied at Yale College, graduating in 1743.
Nationality
Anglo-American.
Occupation
Merchant and druggist.
Residence(s)
- Norwich (from 1723 to 1782)
Marital status
Married Hannah Gardiner, May 21, 1748; after her death in 1750, he married Mercy Eells on November 5, 1761.
Biography
With his brother Daniel Lathrop, Joshua Lathrop owned a mercantile and pharmacy in Norwich, Connecticut. The Lathrops advanced fiscal support for Samson Occom's fundraising trip to Great Britain.
Sources
Huntington, E. B. A Genealogical Memoir of the Lo-Lathrop Family in This Country. Ridgefield, CT, 1884.