Joseph
B.
Augustus
Born about in Pennsylvania, United States
Son of Edward Augustus
and Rebecca (Unknown) Augustus
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Louisa J. (Reed) Augustus
— married
28 Sep 1886 in Chelsea, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Husband of
Emma J. (Taylor) Augustus
— married
after 1890 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Edward A. Augustus, Perley C. Augustus, Bertha M. Augustus, Pauline Lucretia (Augustus) Croxen and John Joseph Augustus
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
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Biography
Joseph Augustus is a part of US Black heritage.
Joseph was born about 1857 in Pennsylvania, USA, the son of Edward and Rebecca Augustus.
1860 CENSUS - Scott Township, Columbia, Pennsylvania, USA [1][2]
- Edwin Augustus 24 Pennsylvania Labourer Black
- R Augustus 21 Pennsylvania Black
- Jos. Augustus 3 Pennsylvania Black
NEW YORK, U.S., ARRIVING PASSENGERS & CREW (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1869 [3]
- Edward Agustus 31
- Joseph B Agustas 12
- Ethnicity/ Nationality American
- Place of Origin United States of America
- Departure Port St Marc, Haiti
- Destination USA
- Arrival Date 9 Jun 1869
- Arrival Port New York, New York, USA
- Ship Name Java
He married Louisa J. Reed on September 28, 1886 in Chelsea, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA. He was 26 years old, born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, a resident of Chelsea, a night watchman and his parents were Edward and Rebecca Augustus. The bride was 18, born Dover, New Hampshire, a resident of Chelsea and her parents were David and Letty Reed. [4][5][6]
In 1887, he was listed in the city directory for Chelsea, Suffolk county:[7]
- Name: Jos B Augustus
- Occupation: Hostler
- Employer: Union Park Stables
- Residence: 102 Everett Avenue
Sources
- ↑ The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Scott, Columbia, Pennsylvania; Roll: M653_1098; Page: 1057; Family History Library Film: 805098
- ↑ 1860 Census for Edward & Rebecca Augustus and son Joseph
- ↑ https://www.ancestry.ca/sharing/11202954?mark=7b22746f6b656e223a2257524a354d4e544d79584f324d38474151347955784d434c76743954434e332f7a75714941494d6b734d6b3d222c22746f6b656e5f76657273696f6e223a225632227d 1869 Passenger List for Joseph B & his father Edward Agusutus]
- ↑ Marriage of Joseph B Augustus & Louisa J Reed
- ↑ New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1911–1915
- ↑ Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, U.S., Marriage Records, 1840-1915 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
- ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
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