Josiah Howe Call

Brief Life History of Josiah Howe

When Josiah Howe Call was born on 12 August 1822, in Madison Township, Lake, Ohio, United States, his father, Cyril Call, was 37 and his mother, Sarah Or Sally Tiffany, was 31. He married Henrietta Caroline Williams on 1 March 1846, in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1839 and Davis, Utah, United States in 1851. He died on 5 October 1858, in Levan, Juab, Utah, United States, at the age of 36, and was buried in Fillmore Cemetery, Fillmore, Millard, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Josiah Howe Call
1822–1858
Henrietta Caroline Williams
1826–1900
Marriage: 1 March 1846
Sarah Call
1847–
Alzina Henrietta Call
1848–1927
Cyril Josiah Call
1849–1930
Columbia Fillmore Call
1852–1931
Anson Charles Call
1854–1921
Lydia Rosetta Call
1856–1907
William Wiley Call
1858–1927

Sources (63)

  • Josiah Call, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Josiah Howe Call in the U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560
  • Utah, U.S., Death and Military Death Certificates, 1904-1961

World Events (8)

1825 · The Crimes Act

The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

1827

Historical Boundaries: 1827: Hancock, Illinois, United States

1832 · The Black Hawk War

Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.

Name Meaning

Irish: shortened form of McCall .

English: from Middle English calle, cale (Old English cawl) ‘container, basket, net’, commonly used of a kind of hair net, close-fitting cap, or headdress worn by women to cover tied-up hair. The name could have been given as a metonymic occupational name to a maker of women's caps or perhaps of baskets or nets.

English: alternatively, perhaps a nickname from Middle English cale (also calle), a side form of calwe ‘bald’ (from Old English calu).

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

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