Josiah Arnold

Brief Life History of Josiah

When Josiah Arnold was born on 1 October 1801, in Hoosick, Rensselaer, New York, United States, his father, Enoch Arnold, was 37 and his mother, Naomi Fox, was 33. He married Martha McDuffee about 1823, in Hoosick, Rensselaer, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He lived in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1839 and Placerville, El Dorado, California, United States in 1850. In 1859, his occupation is listed as farmer and first utah fruit inspector, graduate of pennsylvania state university-horticulture in Utah, United States. He died on 29 August 1859, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 57, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Josiah Arnold
1801–1859
Elizabeth Bliss
1799–1850
Marriage: 1 September 1831
Margaret Elizabeth Arnold
1833–1840
Caroline Arnold
1835–1847
Orson Pratt Arnold Sr.
1838–1912
Joseph Smith Arnold
1840–1919

Sources (110)

  • Jonah Arnold, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Utah. Military Record Indexes 1866–1867, Military Records 1866–1867
  • Josiah Arnold, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"

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World Events (8)

1803

France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.

1816

Historical Boundaries 1816: Oswego, New York, United States

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

Name Meaning

English, Scottish, German, Dutch, French (mainly Alsace and Lorraine), Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, Polish, Croatian, and Slovenian: from the ancient Germanic personal name Arnwald (Middle English Arnold, Old French Arnaut), composed of the elements arn ‘eagle’ + wald ‘rule, power’. This name was introduced to Britain by the Normans.

English: habitational name from either of two places called Arnold in Nottinghamshire and East Yorkshire, from Old English earn ‘eagle’ + halh ‘nook’.

Jewish (Ashkenazic): adoption of the German personal name (see 1 above), at least in part on account of its resemblance to the Jewish name Aaron .

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

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