♂ Josiah J Eastman

1779 - 1868

Josiah J Eastman
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Parents
Edmund Eastman
Edmund Eastman
1752 - 1838
Mary Davis
Mary Davis
1752 - 1836
Spouse
Rachel Holden
Rachel Holden
1779 - 1823
Abigail Smith
Abigail Smith
1782 - 1877
Children
Mary Eastman
Mary Eastman
1804 - 1845

Him and Thomas Munsell Sr. were some of the first settlers of Licking County, Ohio.

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1800


Age: 20y
1800 • The French garrison in Valletta surrenders to British troops who had been called at the invitation of the Maltese. The islands of Malta and Gozo become the Malta Protectorate.

1804


Dec 5
Age: 25y
Thomas Munsell - 1830 United States Federal Census

birth of child


Mary Eastman
Corinth, Orange, Vermont, USA ⇓
She was born between 1800 and 1810 considering the 1830 & 1840 U.S. censuses, but if Josiah Eastman's 1820 census is taken into account, she would have been 16 or under in 1820. She was likely born around 1804.
This matches the Vermont birth record.
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1804 Louisiana Purchase: In St. Louis, a formal ceremony is conducted to transfer ownership of Louisiana Territory from France to the United States.

1810


Age: 30y

1815


Age: 35y

immigration


Licking, Ohio, USA ⇓
Josiah was one of the first settlers there along with Thomas Munsell Sr.
"...In 1815 came Jonathan Atwood, Knowles Linnel, William Hastings, Isaac Longwell, Aaron Park, J Josiah Eastman, David Wright, J: R. Curtis, Stephen Emerson, John McCreary, Thomas Munsell, Daniel Vail, Japhet Sherman, and Abram Mayfield."
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1820


Age: 40y
Josiah Eastman - 1820 United States Federal Census

residence


St. Albans, Licking, Ohio, USA ⇓
Josiah and Rachel Eastman are living six houses away from Thomas Munsell Sr, father of Mary Eastman's husband Thomas Munsell Jr.
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1820 • A Proclamation, signed "By order of the Committee of Organisation for forming a Provisional Government", begins the "Radical War" in Scotland.

1824


Jan 21
Age: 44y
1824 Bathurst War comes to an end with the defeat of the Wiradjuri.

1840


Age: 60y
Josiah Eastman - 1840 United States Federal Census

residence


St. Albans, Licking, Ohio, USA ⇓
He's living on page 338 - on page 343 is living a Mahlon Holden.
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1840 • The Penny Black, the world's first postage stamp, becomes valid for the pre-payment of postage.

1850


Age: 70y
Josiah Eastman - 1850 United States Federal Census

residence


St. Albans, Licking, Ohio, USA ⇓
He is married to Abigail, and is living with his daughter Rosina's family. Rosina married Elisha Belknap, who was later a veteran of the Civil War.
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1850 • The University of Utah opens in Salt Lake City, Utah.

1860


Age: 80y
Josiah Eastman - 1860 United States Federal Census

residence


St. Albans, Licking, Ohio, USA ⇓
He and Abigail are still living with his daughter Rosina's family.
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1860 • Garibaldi again defeats the Neapolitan forces, advancing on Gaeta, the last remaining Neapolitan strong-point.

1868


Apr 28
Age: 89y
1868 Penal transportation from Britain to Australia ends with arrival of the convict ship Hougoumont in Western Australia after an 89-day voyage from England. There are 62 Fenians among the transportees.

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