Person:Josiah Rogers (2)

Biography

Josiah Rogers settled with his family at Plymouth, Pennsylvania in 1776. He is found in the tax lists of 1776, 1777, and 1778. He was a member of Captain John Franklin's company of Militia at the post of Wyoming in April-May 1780. After the massacre, with his family he fled, taking his course down the Susquehanna two days journey, then across the mountains towards Northampton or Berks.

His wife, Hannah Ford, died escaping the Wyoming massacre. A broken piece of board that lay across the path was used for a spade, and in a hollow where a fallen tree had upturned it's roots, a shallow grave was dug, and her remains were buried with all the care and respect their distressed condition would allow. On the board placed over the grave, this inscription was written with a piece of charcoal: 'Here rest the remains of Hannah, wife of Josiah Rogers, who died while fleeing from the Indians after the massacre at Wyoming'. After an exile of some months, Josiah and his family returned to Plymouth.

Obituary Josiah Rogers

[Name of publication not given]

15 Dec. 1815

Died - In Plymouth on Monday, the 4th inst., Josiah ROGERS, at the advanced age of 95 years. He was a native of Windham, Connecticut; from thence he removed to Wyoming in 1776, and has been an inhabitant of Plymouth ever since. In his habits, the deceased was remarkable for industry and temperance. He used to say that he did not recollect ever to have a drink so as to feel the least excitement from liquor. To this temperance, and to his steady industry in tilling his farm, most probably was he indebted, under Providence for his comfortable old age. His sight entirely left him about six years ago; but he still retained his cheerfulness, and was fond of hearing the news: but his principal pleasure was derived from hearing the Scriptures, and religious books read to him, and in conversing on serious subjects. His confidence in his Saviour's love, and his hopes of a blessed immortality, increased with time, and gathered strength with his years; and he died, not only with resignation, but with joy - expressing his desire to be united with Christ. His funeral was numerously attended, and an appropriate discourse delivered by Elder Griffin LEWIS.

1. ↑ ^1.0 1.1 Rogers, James S. (James Swift). Hope Rogers and his descendants. (Washington [District of Columbia]: L.C. Photoduplication Service, 1978)
   pa 3.
2. ↑ Windham Vital Records, in Connecticut, United States. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records
   Vol 1: pa 48.

   ROGERS, Josiah, s. [of] Hope & Esther, b. Oct. 7, 1720

3. ↑ Rogers, Josiah # A098121, in Daughters of the Amercian Revolution.