Individual Details
Deacon Luke Joslin
(22 Dec 1797 - 3 Jun 1875)
Lydia, daughter of Samuel Foster of Stoddard, November 24, 1824.
They lived in "Leominster Corner" until 1840 when they moved to a farm
near the village. He held many offices of trust while in town, and
was a deacon of the Congregational church for some years. They
sold their farm and moved to Keene in April 1855, where he died
June 3, 1875. His widow is still living, at the age of 84 years.
They had three children born in Stoddard, Gilman Joslin, born
December 4, 1825, married Susan WIlson of Keene, February 20, 1851,
and died November 16, 1867. His widow, one son and a daughter survive
him. Albert Joslin, born October 27, 1828, was drowned at South
Keene, July 13, 1850. Elsie Joslin, born July 21, 1832, married
Dr. Ira F. Prouty, January 22, 1855 and as his widow is now living
in Keene.
Events
| Birth | 22 Dec 1797 | Stoddard, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States |  | ||
| Marriage | 24 Nov 1824 | Lydia Foster | | ||
| Death | 3 Jun 1875 | Keene, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States | |
Families
| Spouse | Lydia Foster (1801 - 1886) |
| Child | Gilman Joslin (1825 - 1867) |
| Child | Albert Joslin (1828 - 1850) |
| Child | Elsie Joslin (1832 - 1909) |
| Father | David Joslin (1765 - 1825) |
| Mother | Rebecca "Becca" Richardson (1769 - 1849) |
Endnotes
1. Ezra Scollay Stearns, William Frederick Whitcher and Edward Everett Parker, Genealogical and Family History of the State of New Hampshire: A Record of the achievements of her people in the making of a commonwealth and the founding of a nation (Chicago: Lewis Publishing Company, 1908), p 875.
2. Frederick Clifton Pierce, Foster genealogy, Part 2: being the record of the posterity of Reginald Foster (Chicago: Press o W.B. Conkey Co., 1899), 299; digital images, Google Books (http://books.google.com : accessed 19 July 2010.
3. Hamilton Child, Gazetteer of Cheshire County, N.H.: 1736-1885 (Syracuse, N.Y.: H. Child, 1885), ; digital images, transcribed by Janice Brown, GENEALOGY AND HISTORY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE and its counties (http://www.nh.searchroots.com/documents/History_Keene_NH.txt : accessed 7 July 2009.
4. Frederick Clifton Pierce, Foster genealogy, Part 2: being the record of the posterity of Reginald Foster (Chicago: Press o W.B. Conkey Co., 1899), 299; digital images, Google Books (http://books.google.com : accessed 19 July 2010.
5. Ezra Scollay Stearns, William Frederick Whitcher and Edward Everett Parker, Genealogical and Family History of the State of New Hampshire: A Record of the achievements of her people in the making of a commonwealth and the founding of a nation (Chicago: Lewis Publishing Company, 1908), p 875.