One of the older sons (if not the oldest) of Col. George Boyd and Harriet (Johnson) Boyd. Nephew of President John Quincy Adams. Joshua was born in Washington, D.C. about 1805 and named for his maternal grandfather, Joshua Johnson (1744-1802).
In August, 1814, Joshua's father was intrusted with private dispatches to the peace commissioners at Ghent, Belgium and remained in France until the spring of 1815.
In December 1818 his father received the appointment by President James Monroe as Indian agent at what was then called Michillimackinac. He left for his post early in 1819 and returned to take his wife and children to Michigan Territory in the spring of 1820 when Joshua was about 15 year old. That summer Joshua may have been one of the 4 boys enumerated as under 10 years old or the boy age 10-15 living in his father's household at Michilimackinac.
Joshua returned to Washington D.C. sometime before 1824. In that year Joshua's Aunt [soon-to-be First Lady] recommended that her nephew receive an appointment to the Navy. A letter dated October 30, 1824 from Naval officer, Isaac Chauncey, to Secretary of the Navy, Samuel Lewis Southard, recommending, at the bequest of Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams, that her nephew Joshua Johnson Boyd be appointed midshipman on the United States Navy. Joshua J. Boyd became a Midshipman in the U.S. Navy on January 1st, 1825.
During his time in the Navy, there were accusations of disobedience against both Joshua and his brother John Quincy Adams Boyd. On November 12, 1826 President John Quincy Adams wrote in his diary: "Mrs Adams had told me that Joshua might be dismissed from the service, but as I have never done that with any officers, I was unwilling to begin with him. I therefore desired from Southart to order him to report himself for duty to Commodore Chauncey at the Navy yard New York with notice that upon the first act of disobedience of which he should be guilty, he would be dismissed from the service.
Joshua J. Boyd resigned his post on November 25, 1827, 20 days after his brother, Lt. John Quincy Adams Boyd, was dismissed from the Navy.
After leaving the Navy, Joshua returned to Michigan Territory where he become a fur trader and made periodical visits to Wisconsin Territory.
Joshua is believed to have married a Native American woman named Catherine Homstead sometime between 1825-1828, likely in Michigan Territory. About 1828 their daughter Catherine A. Boyd was born.
The 1830 census in Michilimackinac records his father's household as having 3 males of Joshua's age (20-29), however this does not account for his wife and oldest daughter who is thought to have been about 2 years old in 1830. Was Joshua and his new family living somewhere else?
Joshua's parents remained at Mackinac Island until 1832 when his father was transferred to the Green Bay agency where he arrived on June 2nd.
About 1832/33 a daughter, Mary Boyd was born, perhaps at Mackinac Island, Michigan Territory, perhaps in Wisconsin Territory.
On October 12, 1832 while trading in Wisconsin Territory at Sturgeon Bay, Joshua Johnson Boyd was shot and killed by an indian to whom Joshua had refused credit for trade goods. He was survived by his widow, Catherine, two daughters, Kate and Mary as well as his parents and about seven siblings.
U. S. Naval Roster:
Joshua J. Boyd, January 1, 1825
Place of Birth: District of Columbia
Residence: Michigan
Assigned to Naval Yard, New York
In August, 1814, Joshua's father was intrusted with private dispatches to the peace commissioners at Ghent, Belgium and remained in France until the spring of 1815.
In December 1818 his father received the appointment by President James Monroe as Indian agent at what was then called Michillimackinac. He left for his post early in 1819 and returned to take his wife and children to Michigan Territory in the spring of 1820 when Joshua was about 15 year old. That summer Joshua may have been one of the 4 boys enumerated as under 10 years old or the boy age 10-15 living in his father's household at Michilimackinac.
Joshua returned to Washington D.C. sometime before 1824. In that year Joshua's Aunt [soon-to-be First Lady] recommended that her nephew receive an appointment to the Navy. A letter dated October 30, 1824 from Naval officer, Isaac Chauncey, to Secretary of the Navy, Samuel Lewis Southard, recommending, at the bequest of Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams, that her nephew Joshua Johnson Boyd be appointed midshipman on the United States Navy. Joshua J. Boyd became a Midshipman in the U.S. Navy on January 1st, 1825.
During his time in the Navy, there were accusations of disobedience against both Joshua and his brother John Quincy Adams Boyd. On November 12, 1826 President John Quincy Adams wrote in his diary: "Mrs Adams had told me that Joshua might be dismissed from the service, but as I have never done that with any officers, I was unwilling to begin with him. I therefore desired from Southart to order him to report himself for duty to Commodore Chauncey at the Navy yard New York with notice that upon the first act of disobedience of which he should be guilty, he would be dismissed from the service.
Joshua J. Boyd resigned his post on November 25, 1827, 20 days after his brother, Lt. John Quincy Adams Boyd, was dismissed from the Navy.
After leaving the Navy, Joshua returned to Michigan Territory where he become a fur trader and made periodical visits to Wisconsin Territory.
Joshua is believed to have married a Native American woman named Catherine Homstead sometime between 1825-1828, likely in Michigan Territory. About 1828 their daughter Catherine A. Boyd was born.
The 1830 census in Michilimackinac records his father's household as having 3 males of Joshua's age (20-29), however this does not account for his wife and oldest daughter who is thought to have been about 2 years old in 1830. Was Joshua and his new family living somewhere else?
Joshua's parents remained at Mackinac Island until 1832 when his father was transferred to the Green Bay agency where he arrived on June 2nd.
About 1832/33 a daughter, Mary Boyd was born, perhaps at Mackinac Island, Michigan Territory, perhaps in Wisconsin Territory.
On October 12, 1832 while trading in Wisconsin Territory at Sturgeon Bay, Joshua Johnson Boyd was shot and killed by an indian to whom Joshua had refused credit for trade goods. He was survived by his widow, Catherine, two daughters, Kate and Mary as well as his parents and about seven siblings.
U. S. Naval Roster:
Joshua J. Boyd, January 1, 1825
Place of Birth: District of Columbia
Residence: Michigan
Assigned to Naval Yard, New York
One of the older sons (if not the oldest) of Col. George Boyd and Harriet (Johnson) Boyd. Nephew of President John Quincy Adams. Joshua was born in Washington, D.C. about 1805 and named for his maternal grandfather, Joshua Johnson (1744-1802).
In August, 1814, Joshua's father was intrusted with private dispatches to the peace commissioners at Ghent, Belgium and remained in France until the spring of 1815.
In December 1818 his father received the appointment by President James Monroe as Indian agent at what was then called Michillimackinac. He left for his post early in 1819 and returned to take his wife and children to Michigan Territory in the spring of 1820 when Joshua was about 15 year old. That summer Joshua may have been one of the 4 boys enumerated as under 10 years old or the boy age 10-15 living in his father's household at Michilimackinac.
Joshua returned to Washington D.C. sometime before 1824. In that year Joshua's Aunt [soon-to-be First Lady] recommended that her nephew receive an appointment to the Navy. A letter dated October 30, 1824 from Naval officer, Isaac Chauncey, to Secretary of the Navy, Samuel Lewis Southard, recommending, at the bequest of Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams, that her nephew Joshua Johnson Boyd be appointed midshipman on the United States Navy. Joshua J. Boyd became a Midshipman in the U.S. Navy on January 1st, 1825.
During his time in the Navy, there were accusations of disobedience against both Joshua and his brother John Quincy Adams Boyd. On November 12, 1826 President John Quincy Adams wrote in his diary: "Mrs Adams had told me that Joshua might be dismissed from the service, but as I have never done that with any officers, I was unwilling to begin with him. I therefore desired from Southart to order him to report himself for duty to Commodore Chauncey at the Navy yard New York with notice that upon the first act of disobedience of which he should be guilty, he would be dismissed from the service.
Joshua J. Boyd resigned his post on November 25, 1827, 20 days after his brother, Lt. John Quincy Adams Boyd, was dismissed from the Navy.
After leaving the Navy, Joshua returned to Michigan Territory where he become a fur trader and made periodical visits to Wisconsin Territory.
Joshua is believed to have married a Native American woman named Catherine Homstead sometime between 1825-1828, likely in Michigan Territory. About 1828 their daughter Catherine A. Boyd was born.
The 1830 census in Michilimackinac records his father's household as having 3 males of Joshua's age (20-29), however this does not account for his wife and oldest daughter who is thought to have been about 2 years old in 1830. Was Joshua and his new family living somewhere else?
Joshua's parents remained at Mackinac Island until 1832 when his father was transferred to the Green Bay agency where he arrived on June 2nd.
About 1832/33 a daughter, Mary Boyd was born, perhaps at Mackinac Island, Michigan Territory, perhaps in Wisconsin Territory.
On October 12, 1832 while trading in Wisconsin Territory at Sturgeon Bay, Joshua Johnson Boyd was shot and killed by an indian to whom Joshua had refused credit for trade goods. He was survived by his widow, Catherine, two daughters, Kate and Mary as well as his parents and about seven siblings.
U. S. Naval Roster:
Joshua J. Boyd, January 1, 1825
Place of Birth: District of Columbia
Residence: Michigan
Assigned to Naval Yard, New York
In August, 1814, Joshua's father was intrusted with private dispatches to the peace commissioners at Ghent, Belgium and remained in France until the spring of 1815.
In December 1818 his father received the appointment by President James Monroe as Indian agent at what was then called Michillimackinac. He left for his post early in 1819 and returned to take his wife and children to Michigan Territory in the spring of 1820 when Joshua was about 15 year old. That summer Joshua may have been one of the 4 boys enumerated as under 10 years old or the boy age 10-15 living in his father's household at Michilimackinac.
Joshua returned to Washington D.C. sometime before 1824. In that year Joshua's Aunt [soon-to-be First Lady] recommended that her nephew receive an appointment to the Navy. A letter dated October 30, 1824 from Naval officer, Isaac Chauncey, to Secretary of the Navy, Samuel Lewis Southard, recommending, at the bequest of Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams, that her nephew Joshua Johnson Boyd be appointed midshipman on the United States Navy. Joshua J. Boyd became a Midshipman in the U.S. Navy on January 1st, 1825.
During his time in the Navy, there were accusations of disobedience against both Joshua and his brother John Quincy Adams Boyd. On November 12, 1826 President John Quincy Adams wrote in his diary: "Mrs Adams had told me that Joshua might be dismissed from the service, but as I have never done that with any officers, I was unwilling to begin with him. I therefore desired from Southart to order him to report himself for duty to Commodore Chauncey at the Navy yard New York with notice that upon the first act of disobedience of which he should be guilty, he would be dismissed from the service.
Joshua J. Boyd resigned his post on November 25, 1827, 20 days after his brother, Lt. John Quincy Adams Boyd, was dismissed from the Navy.
After leaving the Navy, Joshua returned to Michigan Territory where he become a fur trader and made periodical visits to Wisconsin Territory.
Joshua is believed to have married a Native American woman named Catherine Homstead sometime between 1825-1828, likely in Michigan Territory. About 1828 their daughter Catherine A. Boyd was born.
The 1830 census in Michilimackinac records his father's household as having 3 males of Joshua's age (20-29), however this does not account for his wife and oldest daughter who is thought to have been about 2 years old in 1830. Was Joshua and his new family living somewhere else?
Joshua's parents remained at Mackinac Island until 1832 when his father was transferred to the Green Bay agency where he arrived on June 2nd.
About 1832/33 a daughter, Mary Boyd was born, perhaps at Mackinac Island, Michigan Territory, perhaps in Wisconsin Territory.
On October 12, 1832 while trading in Wisconsin Territory at Sturgeon Bay, Joshua Johnson Boyd was shot and killed by an indian to whom Joshua had refused credit for trade goods. He was survived by his widow, Catherine, two daughters, Kate and Mary as well as his parents and about seven siblings.
U. S. Naval Roster:
Joshua J. Boyd, January 1, 1825
Place of Birth: District of Columbia
Residence: Michigan
Assigned to Naval Yard, New York
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