Joshua Day b. 20 Feb 1817 Chester, Hampden County, MA d. 28 Nov 1889

1817 - 1889 (72 years)

Father	Ira Day, b. 28 Apr 1781, Chester, Hampden County, MA , d. 15 May 1837, Chester, Hampden County, MA (Age 56 years)
Mother	Clarissa "Clara" Cady, b. 18 Aug 1786, Chester, Hampden County, MA , d. 1 Dec 1864 (Age 78 years)
Married	11 Oct 1807	Chester, Hampden County, MA [1]
Family ID	F8690	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 Hannah Nancy Willey, b. 1826, Chester, Hampden County, MA , d. 12 Jul 1857 (Age 31 years)

Married Nov 1847 [4]

Children

	1. Henry Monroe Day, b. 27 Aug 1848, Mt. Pulaski, Logan County, IL , d. 28 Jan 1913 (Age 64 years)
	2. Martha Day, b. 22 Feb 1850, d. 14 Apr 1870 (Age 20 years)
	3. John C. Day, b. 18 Aug 1851, d. 10 Dec 1851 (Age 0 years)
	4. Mary Ellen Day, b. 8 Dec 1852
	5. Elisa Jane Day, b. 23 Sep 1855, d. 7 Jan 1924 (Age 68 years)
	6. Nancy Jane Day, b. 9 Jul 1857

Family ID F12462 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Family 2 Hannah Chenowith, b. 27 Mar 1836, Chester, Hampden County, MA , d. 20 May 1879 (Age 43 years)

Married 9 Mar 1858 [4]

Children

	1. Esther Leonora Day, b. 29 Sep 1860, d. Abt 18 Oct 1860 (Age 0 years)
	2. Hannah Adaline Day, b. 10 Aug 1861
	3. Edwin Alvin Day, b. 31 Jan 1864, d. 29 Apr 1947 (Age 83 years)
	4. Charley Wiley Day, b. 17 Mar 1866, d. 14 Feb 1867 (Age 0 years)
	5. Etta Irene Day, b. 25 Feb 1868
	6. Hirham Chenoweth Day, b. 1 Oct 1873, d. YOUNG
	7. Lula Day, b. 17 May 1879, d. 25 Jun 1879 (Age 0 years)

Family ID F12467 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Notes

Joshua came to IL from Chester MA and landed at Commerce City after a boat trip down the Ohio River and up the Mississippi River in 1837. He arrived in Logan County in 1838. He purchased two tracts of federal lands in 1839. Joshua was an unsuccessful grain dealer and at the time of his death all his land had been sold. He owned a mill which he left to his son Henry Monroe.