Joseph Vail

     Joseph was born on Sunday, 18 August 1776 in Goshen, Orange County, New York. He was christened there on 20 October 1776 in the First Presbyterian Church.² In the 1799 Gosen tax assessment role, Abdsalom's real estate was valued at $125 and his personal estate at $40 and taxed at $.16. Joseph married Ann Conklin on 10 February 1810 in Orange County, New York. Joseph and Ann had children: James Madison [9/12/1810] [m. Elizabetrh Thompson], William [8/02/1812] [m. Sarah Blanchard], Louisa [6/22/1814] [m. Absalom T. Vail], Emeline/Almira [1/19/1819] [m. Benjamin Sprague]. The 1820 U.S. Federal Census enumerates at Goshen, Orange County, New York, the family of Joseph Vail [120010:00101].³ The 1830 U.S. Federal Census enumerates at Vernon Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, the family of Joserph Vail [0001001:11101].⁴ The 1840 U.S. Federal Census enumerates at West Milford, Passaic County, New Jersey, the family of Joseph Vail [000000001:00001001].⁵ 1 November 1850, Joseph was listed on the U.S. Federal Census in Warwick, Orange County, New York. Enumerated in this household were Joseph Vai [71 New York] & Ann [71 New York].⁶ 29 August 1860, the U.S. Federal Census listed Joseph living in the home of his daughter at Warwick. Enumerated in this household were Benjamin Sprague [38 New Jersey], Almira [40 New Jersey], Sarah [6 New Jersey], Caroline [4 New Jersey], William [3 New Jersey] & Joseph Vail [83 New York].⁷ Joseph departed this life on Sunday, 29 November 1868 in Warwick, Orange County, New York.