Joseph Bucklin Bosworth Sr.

Brief Life History of Joseph Bucklin

When Joseph Bucklin Bosworth Sr. was born on 6 March 1790, in Scituate, Providence, Rhode Island, United States, his father, Benajah Bosworth, was 47 and his mother, Hannah Brown, was 35. He married Lucinda Hopkins on 17 May 1815. They were the parents of at least 11 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1840 and Copley, Summit, Ohio, United States in 1850. He died on 16 July 1850, in Peoria, Illinois, United States, at the age of 60.

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Family Time Line

Joseph Bucklin Bosworth Sr.
1790–1850
Lucinda Hopkins
1792–1877
Marriage: 17 May 1815
William Benjamin Bosworth
1816–1844
Elvira Alzada Bosworth
1817–1840
Albert Alfonzo Bosworth
1818–1845
Miles Bosworth
1820–1881
Omer Richard Bosworth
1821–1882
Giles Crittenden Bosworth
1822–1843
Carlos Clark Bosworth
1823–
Orlando M. Bosworth
1825–1884
Benajah Ogden Bosworth
1829–1843
Mahlon Montilla Bosworth
1830–1877
Joseph Bucklin Bosworth Jr.
1834–1845
Mary Lucina Bosworth
1836–1840
Orson Parley Bosworth
1843–1850

Sources (6)

  • J B Bosworth, "United States Census, 1840"
  • The Joseph Smith Papers
  • Joseph Bosworth, "United States Census, 1820"

World Events (8)

1791

Bill of Rights guarantees individual freedom.

1791 · The Bill of Rights

After the Constitution was made, some objections were raised by Anti-Federalists. So, in response ten amendments were discussed and voted on to become The Bill of Rights. These rights were made to clarify and guarantee certain freedoms of residents of the country.

1808

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from Husbands Bosworth in Leicestershire (Baresworde in Domesday Book) from an Old English personal name, Bār (from bār ‘boar’) + worth ‘enclosure’, and possibly also from Market Bosworth in Leicestershire, so named with an Old English personal name Bōsa + Old English worth ‘enclosure’.

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

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