Joshua Osborn


1776 - At 17 he enlisted for service in the Revolution, 8 months under Capt. John Lewis and Col. Douglas.
1777 - Enlisted for 3 years under Capt. Theophilus Munson and Cols. Chandler and Isaac Sherman.
1777-78 - Wintered in Valley Forge.
Participated in the battles of Long Island, Harlem Heights, White Plains, Germantown and Monmouth.
1778-79 - (Winter) Quartered in Conn., Village on the Hudson.
1781 - Paid a L33 tax in Waterbury, Connecticut.
1790 - Census lived in Derby, New Haven Co., Connecticut.
1806 - Selectman in Colebrook, Connecticut.
1809 - Moved to Southington, Ohio.


  • Father : Amos Osborn
  • Mother : Elizabeth Hotchkiss
  • Birth date : February 18, 1759
  • Born at : Waterbury, New Haven Co., Connecticut
  • Married : Diana Warner
  • Marriage date : 1781
  • Married at : Salem, New Haven Co., Connecticut
  • Death date : September 27, 1837
  • Buried at : Center of Center Cem., Southington twp., (first named Rootstown twp.), Trumbull Co., Ohio.
  • Children :
    Chloe Osborn
    Mansfield Osborn
    Rheuben Osborn
    Dorcas Osborn
    Sheldon Osborn
    Roxana Osborn
    Gilbert Osborn
    Leonard Osborn
    Stephen Osborn
    Amanda Osborn
    Sterling Osborn
    Anna Osborn
    Phoebe Osborn

    Sources

    Birth-
    Marriage-
    Death-
    Obituary-
    Buried-
    Other-Families of Ancient New Haven (Jacobus), Vols IV-VI, page 1327 and Smith, Osborns and other Allies page 45-47

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