Josiah Powers (1804 - bef. 1856)

Born 24 Jan 1804 in Thetford, Orange, Vermont, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Clara Story — married about 1826 in New York

Biography

Birth

Date: 24 JAN 1804

Place: Thetford, Orange County, Vermont

Note: where the record reads, "Josiah Powers Son of Nahum & Rebeca Powers wasborn at Thetford Janry 24th 1804 Recorded December 27th 1804"^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]}

Death

Date: BEF SEP 1856

Note: when his grandson Cyrus Bolles died^[11]

Census

Date: 1835

Place: Oxford Twp., Delaware County, Ohio^[12]

Date: ABT JUN 1840

Place: Oxford Twp., Delaware County, Ohio^[13]

Date: 24 SEP 1850

Place: Oxford Twp., Delaware County, Ohio

Note: as a blacksmith^[14]

Immigration

Date: fall of 1850

Place: Steuben County, Indiana

Note: from Ohio^[15]

Burial

Place: Pleasant Lake Cemetery, Steuben County, Indiana^[16]

Marriage

Husband: Josiah Powers

Wife: Clara Story

Date: ABT 1826

Place: New York^[17][18][19]

Husband: Nahum Powers

Wife: Rebecca Nevins

Child: Nahum Powers

Child: Mary Powers

Child: John Powers

Child: Sally Powers

Child: Fanny Powers

Child: Lewis Powers

Child: Clarissa Powers

Child: Josiah Powers

Child: Samuel Powers

Date: 12 APR 1792

Place: Hanover, Grafton County, New Hampshire

Note: See the Hanover Town Recs. ms. copy 1:55 and the Center Church Recs. for the date of his marriage^{[20][21][22][23][24][25]}

Notes

Nahum Powers was born Sept 20th 1793 Hanover Grafton Co Newhanpshire

Mary Powers was born Jan 18th 1794 (5)* Hanover Grofton Co NH

John Powers was born Feb 10th 1796 Hanover Grafto Co NH

Sally & Fanne was borne Jan 11th 1798 Thetford Orange Co Vt

Lewis Powers was born Feb 8th 1800 Thetford Orange Co Vt

Clarisa Powers was born Feb 17th 1802 Thetford Orange Co Vt

Josiah Powers was born Jan 24th 1804 Thetford Orange Co Vt

Samuel Powers was born March 16th 1807 Thetford Orange Co Vt

BIRTHS

Eleanor Rhodes Powers the Wife of N. Powers Was Born Sept 15th 1788 in Sharon, Mass, 1788

DEATHS

Nahum Powers Died Jan 26th, 1864 Aged 70 years 4 months & six days  :Eleanor Rhodes Powers Died July 13th 1870 Aged 82 years 9 months & 28 days [*penciled in in a later hand] ^[26]

Notes on the children of Nahum Powers (1770-?) Notes on the families of Nahum Powers (1770-?), Nahum Powers (1793-1864), Ellis Rhodes Powers (c1819-?) and Lewis Powers (1821-1895) Notes on Nahum Powers (1793-1864) and Eleanor Rhoades (1788-1870) Descendancy chart of the descendants of Nahum Powers (1770-?) 6 page genealogy of the descendants of Nahum Powers (1770-?) 4 page genealogy apparently written by Frank Leland Powers (1865-1955) Note concerning Nahum Powers (1793-1864) and Eleanor Rhodes (1788-1870)apparently written by Frank Leland Powers (the author refers to them ashis grandparents) Note with the names John and Emma Powers Note concerning Thomas and Aaron Powers Correspondence of Dale F. Powers: 16 Jan 1918 Envelope addressed to Mrs. Frank Powers (I don't know whatthis is) 8 Feb 1931 from Mrs. Elmer E. (Florence) Dean (very distantly related) 15 Mar 1931 from Adeline Rhoads (identifies the family of Eleanor Rhoadsin Massachusetts) Correspondence with the children of Joseph Lewis Powers 12 Apr 1931 from Emily L. Gibson Postmistress of Rheinbeck, IA (tryingto locate them) 29 Apr 1931 from Dr. Fred W. Powers (mentions uncle John of Mansfield,OH) c May 1931 the letter of 29 Apr 1931 ammended by Julia C. Powers Welchand Emma A. Powers Cranmer 1 Jun 1931 cc of response to Dr. Fred W. Powers 11 Jul 1931 from Emma Powers Cranmer (apparently the source of theletters to Joseph Lewis Powers) 2 Sep 1931 from Emma Powers Cranmer (says Lewis was married 3 times andmentions Uncle Charles and his daughters Eva, Cora and Minna (my greatgrandmother)) 7 Mar 1932 from Emma Powers Cranmer 13 Sep 1931 from E. M. Wickham (a Delaware County, OH local historian) Ralph Harvey Powers (a descendant of Peter Powers of Hollis, NH) 13 Jun 1950 from Ralph Harvey Powers 3 Aug 1950 from Ralph Harvey Powers 16 Aug 1950 cc of reply to Ralph Harvey Powers 5 Jun 1957 from Fred M. Boss (apparently an old friend - no genealogicalinformation) Jane (otherwise unidentified) 1 Jul 1957 to Jane (apparently returned with her annotations concerningPowers' in Vermont) 6 Jul 1957 from Jane 14 Jul 1957 from Jane miscellaneous notes in Jane's hand Correspondence of Joseph Lewis Powers: (these handwritten copies arecertainly from the correspondence with the children of Joseph LewisPowers and are apparently from the 11 Jul 1931 letter of Emma PowersCranmer) 25 Nov 1878 from William G. Powers 9 Dec 1878 from William G. Powers 6 Jan 1879 from Ellis Rhoads Powers Material copied from published sources: History of Hollis, N.H. - 1730 to 1879 History of Delaware County (1880) Everyday Things In American Life 1607-1776 by William Chauncy Langdon Obituaries and newspaper articles: Memorial Card for Lewis Powers (1821-1895) Obituary of Frank L. Powers (1865-1955) Obituary of Joseph Lewis Powers (1823-1914) (stupidly not completelycopied) Mention of Frances Cranmer Greenman in 1931 ^[27]

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S98
2. ↑ Source: #S124 Page: 2:102
3. ↑ Source: #S125 Page: #15481
4. ↑ Source: #S303
5. ↑ Source: #S500 Page: 215 (Oxford Twp.), Josiah Powers household
6. ↑ Source: #S504 Page: 587/293A (Oxford Twp.), dwelling 2709, family 2722, Josiah Powershousehold
7. ↑ Source: #S2778 Page: SD 3, ED 4, 16/204D (Paradise Ridge, Kimshew Twp.), dwelling 195, family97, John E. Powers household
8. ↑ Source: #S3689 Page: SD 1, ED 203, 3/160B (Avon Precinct), dwelling 42, family 43, NahumPowers household
9. ↑ Source: #S3690 Page: SD 1, ED 246, 14/ 94A (Tingley Precinct), dwelling —-, family —-, NahumPowers household
10. ↑ Source: #S10940 Page: 99 (Redwood Falls), family 164, B. E. Butler household
11. ↑ Source: #S2512 Page: to Kimball G. Everingham
12. ↑ Source: #S121 Page: 45, #78, p 81
13. ↑ Source: #S500 Page: 215 (Oxford Twp.), Josiah Powers household
14. ↑ Source: #S504 Page: 587/293A (Oxford Twp.), dwelling 2709, family 2722, Josiah Powershousehold
15. ↑ Source: #S2512 Page: to Kimball G. Everingham
16. ↑ Source: #S2512 Page: to Kimball G. Everingham
17. ↑ Source: #S500 Page: 215 (Oxford Twp.), Josiah Powers household
18. ↑ Source: #S504 Page: 587/293A (Oxford Twp.), dwelling 2709, family 2722, Josiah Powershousehold
19. ↑ Source: #S83 Page: 15:95
20. ↑ Source: #S97 Page: 80-81
21. ↑ Source: #S98
22. ↑ Source: #S99 Page: 141-142, 545-546
23. ↑ Source: #S101 Page: 1-5
24. ↑ Source: #S125 Page: #1548 & 15481
25. ↑ Source: #S303
26. ↑ Source: #S303
27. ↑ Source: #R69

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• Source: S125 Title: A Genealogical Record of the Power(s) Families, Format: unpaginated Abbreviation: Gen. Rec. of Powers Fams. Author: Powers, Franklin E. Publication: the author, Aurora, Colo., 1974
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• R69 Name: Genealogical Collection of Dale F. Powers Address: 1821 Regent Street City: Madison State: Wisconsin Postal Code: 53705 Country: -United States Phone Number: (608) 233-4770 Note: Family Bibles: Family Bible of Nahum Powers III (1831) Family Bible of Lewis Powers (1849) Dale Powers' Genealogical Notes: 11 page genealogy of Nahum Powers (1792-1864) and descendants in a blue'Pacemaker Composition' book - apparently written by Dale F. Powers
• Source: S3689 Title: Skagit County, Washington 1900 U.S. Federal Census, Edition: PopulationSchedule, Format: ? microfilm reels Abbreviation: Skagit Co. 1900 Census (Pop. Sched.) Author: U.S. Bureau of the Census Publication: National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C., n.d.
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• Source: S97 Title: The Jaquith Family in America Abbreviation: Jaquith Family Author: Jaquith, George Oakes; Walker, Georgetta Jaquith Publication: New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Mass., 1982
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