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 1729 - 1809 (79 years)
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| Name |
Josiah Hornblower |
| Born |
23 Feb 1729 |
Staffordshire, England  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
21 Jan 1809 |
Belleview, Newark, New Jersey |
| Person ID |
I1533 |
Complete |
| Last Modified |
7 Aug 2008 |
| Father |
Joseph Hornblower, b. 1696, Staffordshire, England , d. 1761, Bristol, Somerset, England (Age 65 years) |
| Mother |
Rebecca Haywood, b. 1700, England , d. 1730 (Age 30 years) |
| Married |
Abt 1716 |
England |
| Biography |
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Joseph Hornblower worked closely with Thomas Newcomen and installed his steam engines in the coal mines. He was instrumental in moving this technology, the Baptist religion and his family to Cornwall. |
| Family ID |
F0151 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Elizabeth Kingsland |
| Married |
1755 |
| Children |
| | 1. Joseph Hornblower, b. 1756, d. 1777 (Age 21 years) |
| | 2. Margaretta Hornblower, b. 1758, d. 1825 (Age 67 years) |
| | 3. William Hornblower, b. 1759, d. 1765 (Age 6 years) |
| | 4. James Hornblower, b. 1761, d. 31 Mar 1843 (Age 82 years) |
| | 5. Rebecca Hornblower, b. 1762, d. 1765 (Age 3 years) |
| | 6. William Hornblower, b. 1765, d. 1799 (Age 34 years) |
| | 7. Josiah Hornblower, b. 23 May 1767, d. 06 May 1848 (Age 80 years) |
| | 8. Jonathan Hornblower, b. 26 Jul 1769, d. 23 Oct 1809 (Age 40 years) |
| | 9. Henry Coerten Hornblower, b. 1771, d. 8 Sept 1795, Troy, New York (Age 24 years) |
| | 10. Christiana Hornblower, b. 1775, d. Nov 1794 (Age 19 years) |
| | 11. Joseph Coertner Hornblower, b. 1777, d. 11 Jun 1864 (Age 87 years) |
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| Last Modified |
7 Aug 2008 |
| Family ID |
F8017 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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 | Josiah Hornblower
In May 1753 Josiah brought a steam engine to America and settled near Belleville, New Jersey. He was an engineer and mathematician. He became a magistrate, a member of the legislature, and speaker of the House of Assembly, New Jersey. |
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