Time line for Josiah Lewis Telle 1806 - 1856

Known as Lewis Telle during his lifetime. Son of Ambrose Telle / Ann Espy* Born 3 May 1806 Luzerne County, Pennsylvania Guardian appointed 10 April 1820 Luzerne, PA. Married Tabitha Oakley abt 1827 in New York. Daughter Sarah Ann born 13 Oct 1829 in New York. Son George E. born Jan 1832 in New York. Daughter Tabitha born 18 Nov 1837 in New York City. Wife Tabitha died 2 Aug 1840 in Nauvoo. Winter 1840-41 Made a trip to New York and returned. Married Amelia Rogers 1 Sep 1841 in Nauvoo. Received Patriarchal Blessing Nov 1841 in Nauvoo. Son Edwin born 18 Oct 1843 in Nauvoo. Son Lewis born 19 Apr 1844 in Nauvoo. Daughter Martha born 28 May 1846 in St. Louis. Wife Amelia died 29 Nov 1847 in Nauvoo. April 1848, daughter Martha given to relatives to adopt. Married Rachael Chapman 5 Aug 1848 in Hancock Co. Daughter Amelia Anne born 4 Mar 1849 in Carthage.

Vol. 42. Lewis Tally (sic) is listed in the Book of Patriarchal Blessings Index, Vol. 4, page 114 as having been born in 1806, in Pa. and received a Pat. Blessing in Nov 1841. 1850 Census: Carthage, Hancock, Illinois, Carthage. Lewis Telly age 44 male carpenter bp: PA Rachael Telly age 38 female bp: PA Edwin Telly age 9 male bp: MA (sic) Lewis Telly age 7 male bp: MA (sic) Amelia Telly age 1 female bp: ILL. Lewis' net worth was reported to be $300. Howell Q. Cannon wrote that his Uncle Espy Cannon told him Lewis Telle died on New Year's Day 1856 during a snow storm while hunting. Nauvoo card catalog data says he died of "apoplexy" [a stroke] in 1856 at age 50 and was buried in Nauvoo Cem. #1. Bae Family History named Josiah Lewis Telle gave his birth as 3 May 1806. This history is included on the page with Rachael Chapman's family. He was known as Lewis throughout his life. Nauvoo Indexed card catalog show Lewis Telle bought property in Nauvoo in the late 1840's and early 1850's. In an 1882 letter from Sarah Ann to Martha, she wrote, "Our father learned the carpenter's trade and went to New York where he established himself as a builder. There he married my mother, Tabitha Oakley, a daughter of a Westchester County farmer. They were enterprising and thrifty, and in a few years had amassed quite a little competency; but in an evil hour my father fell in with the Mormons and became a disciple to their faith . . . he was persuaded by their leaders to sell out his business and property and buy western lands of them, and immigrate to ‘Nauvoo.'" His children by Tabitha Oakley were born in New York, but no records have been found yet for him there. Daughters Sarah Ann, Frances and Amelia Anne reported on the 1880 census that Lewis was born in New York. Daughters Martha, Tabitha, sons Edwin and George told the enumerator correctly that he was born in Pennsylvania. Since Tabitha Oakley was raised in Westchester County, that is likely where he met and married her, although the IGI says nearby Putnam County. Son George was born in New York in 1832. An 1830 NYC Census shows Lewis Telly as the head of a household, but does not show his age. A son between 1-5 and a woman between 20-30 also live at home. As Sarah would have been a toddler in 1830, and George wasn't born until 1832, this doesn't quite fit. I have not found records that tell when Lewis and Tabitha joined the Mormons in Illinois. He was not in Kirtland during the 1830's, nor can I find evidence that he was with the Saints in Missouri. Amelia Rogers' family joined the Church in New York City in 1837 and arrived in Missouri in late 1838 with other converts as the Mormons were being evicted from Missouri. A similar time line would fit for Lewis and Tabitha, as daughter Tabitha was born in New York City in 1837 and his wife Tabitha and an infant son died in Nauvoo in 1840.