Individual Details
Joseph Cilley
(28 Dec 1786 - 28 Nov 1828)
Joseph did not marry.
Unmarried. Served during the war of 1812, with great bravery, and was wounded. "He stepped upon a log and was urging his men forward by waving his sword. His prominent position attracted the attention of an Indian, who deliberately took aim at him and fired, the ball took effect in the arm that held the sword, but as his arm dropped, he caught the sword with his left hand and continued to rally and cheer his men."1
The Cilley Family
Unmarried. Served during the war of 1812, with great bravery, and was wounded. "He stepped upon a log and was urging his men forward by waving his sword. His prominent position attracted the attention of an Indian, who deliberately took aim at him and fired, the ball took effect in the arm that held the sword, but as his arm dropped, he caught the sword with his left hand and continued to rally and cheer his men."1
The Cilley Family
Events
| Birth | 28 Dec 1786 | Nottingham, Rockingham, New Hampshire | |||
| Death | 28 Nov 1828 | Colerain, Hamilton, Ohio |
Families
| Father | Jonathan Cilley (1762 - 1807) |
| Mother | Dorcas Butler (1766 - 1857) |
| Sibling | Sarah Cilley (1789 - 1862) |
| Sibling | Benjamin Cilley (1789 - 1851) |
| Sibling | Jonathan Cilley (1791 - 1874) |
| Sibling | Dorcas Cilley (1793 - 1837) |
| Sibling | Henry Cilley (1796 - 1845) |
| Sibling | Bradbury Cilley (1798 - 1874) |
| Sibling | Mary Cilley (1800 - 1873) |
| Sibling | Martha Poor Cilley (1803 - 1848) |
| Sibling | Jacob Cilley (1807 - 1807) |
| Sibling | Gates Cilley (1807 - 1807) |