Joseph Macomber^{[1, 2, 3, 1]}
1783 - 1858

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• Birth	14 Jun 1783	Washington Hollow, Dutchess, New York, USA   [1, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Name	Josiah Macomber
  Died	21 Nov 1858	Winslow, Stephenson, Illinois, USA   [5]
  	If this notices is correct, Joseph "McComber" died after 3 years of being ill with palsy. He was a farmer. He was 76 years old.
  Person ID	I142	MacomberKin
  Last Modified	28 Aug 2010

  
  

  Father	John Macomber,   b. 26 Dec 1734, Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA ,   d. 13 Apr 1802, Washington Hollow, Dutchess, New York, USA
  Mother	Mary Brownell Davol,   b. 31 Mar 1745,   d. Jun 1808, Washington Hollow, Dutchess, New York, USA
  Married	Abt 1759
  Family ID	F416	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Elizabeth Thompson,   b. 10 Feb 1787, New York, USA ,   d. 18 Mar 1855, Winslow, Stephenson, Illinois, USA
  Residence	1818
  	Moved west-Pennsylvania?
  Residence	1835	Galena, Stephenson, Illinois, USA   [6]
  	Moved to Illinois
  	When Joseph was 52 and Elizabeth was 48, they took their family and moved to Illinois coming up the Mississippi River in a canal boat during a big flood. The river was too shallow, during normal water flows to accommodate boats, having not been dredged yet. Their children's ages would have been: Phebe, age 22; Elizabeth, age 18; Ben, age 15; Amira, age 13; and Charles, age 9.
  Chronicle	1844
  	Marital Conflict
  	Elizabeth took the children out to a hill and spent the night in 1844 waiting for the Lord to come. In the morning, as they were returning to the house, they met Joseph, going out to milk the cows. It was not a happy meeting.
  Census	1 Jun 1850	Oneco, Stephenson, Illinois, USA   [7]
  	U.S. Federal
  	Joseph was 66 and working as a farmer. Elizabeth was 60 years old, and with them was Benoni who was 30 and working as a farmer. Their last name is spelled "McOmber."
  Residence	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
  	Store and blacksmith shop
  Children	> 1. Phebe Macomber,   b. Abt 1813, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Elizabeth Macomber,   b. Nov 1817, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Benoni Dolf Macomber,   b. 9 Apr 1820, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Amira Macomber,   b. 23 Feb 1822, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown > 5. Charles Miller Macomber,   b. 1 Sep 1827, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 2 Dec 1915, Winslow, Stephenson, Illinois, USA
  Last Modified	13 Dec 2009
  Family ID	F48	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Maria Hammond,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	> 1. Egbert Macomber
  Last Modified	13 Dec 2009
  Family ID	F10103	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map

  Event Birth - 14 Jun 1783 - Washington Hollow, Dutchess, New York, USA Residence - Moved to Illinois - 1835 - Galena, Stephenson, Illinois, USA Census - U.S. Federal - 1 Jun 1850 - Oneco, Stephenson, Illinois, USA Died - 21 Nov 1858 - Winslow, Stephenson, Illinois, USA Residence - Store and blacksmith shop - - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S1563] Alexander, Beverly, compiled by Beverly M. Alexander [MAILING ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE], Freeland, MD. [S1403] Descendants of Hugh Mosher and Rebecca Maxson through Seven Generations, Mildred (Mosher) Chamberlain and Laura (McGaffey) Clarenbach, (Self Published), 8 Feb 2003 (Reliability: 3). [S1404] Kathy (Hull) Suarez Family Connection(s), Submitter: Kathy Suarez. [S4034] Macomber Genealogy by Stackpole, Everett S. Stackpole, (Lewiston, Maine: Press of the Journal Company, 1908.), 113. (Reliability: 3). [S1405] U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, (The Generations Network, Inc., 2007.), United States. Nonpopulation Census Schedules for Illinois , 1850-1880. T1133, rolls 58-64. National Archives and Reco rds Administration, Washington D.C. (Reliability: 3), 2 May 2009. Mortality Schedule [S557] History of Stephenson County, Carol Parrish, editor, (http://genealogytrails.com/ill/stephenson/bio.html: 1910), accessed Jun 20, 2009. (Reliability: 3), 20 Jun 2009. [S779] 1850 Census IL Stephenson, Illinois, Stephenson, (www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2006), M432, roll 129, Oneco, p. 292, dwelling 669, family 714, Li nes 38-40, accessed May 1, 2009 (Reliability: 3), 1 May 2009. Illinois, Stephensen County, Oneco