Joel Hosford

Brief Life History of Joel

When Joel Hosford was born on 9 February 1769, in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States, his father, Gideon Hosford, was 35 and his mother, Jerusha Cook, was 32. He married Sarah Brown on 4 September 1831, in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. He lived in Jewett, Greene, New York, United States in 1850. He died about 1857, in Greene, New York, United States, at the age of 89.

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Family Time Line

Joel Hosford
1769–1857
Mary Mann
1791–
David M Hosford
1812–
Caroline Horsford
1815–
Miss Horsford
1817–
Lucy Horsford
1813–1871
Catherine Hosford
1841–

Sources (3)

  • Joel Hosford in household of David N Hosford, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Joel Hosford, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
  • Joel Hosford, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850"

World Events (8)

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1776

New York is the 11th state.

1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment

The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.

Name Meaning

English: probably a variant of Horsford . The surname has been established in Ireland (Cork) since the 17th century.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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