Joseph Farwell Glidden

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• Born Jauary 18,1813
• Died October 9,1906

Joseph Glidden

• Born Jauary 18,1813
• Died October 9,1906

Life Story

• Joseph grew up on his father's farms in New Hampshire
• 1837: married Clarissa Foster
• Glidden had two sons: Homer & Virgil
• His sons died in a epidemic
• Clarissa (his wife) died during childbirth

Life Story

• Joseph grew up on his father's farms in New Hampshire
• 1837: married Clarissa Foster
• Glidden had two sons: Homer & Virgil
• His sons died in a epidemic
• Clarissa (his wife) died in childbirth

Educational Life

Educational Life

• He attended Middlebury Academy
• Taught school for several years before returning to his farm in Orleans NY

Fence Company of DeKalb

• Glidden joined Isaac L. Ell Wood in forming the Barb
• He joined to manufacture their product
• The company was used to protect crops, water supplies, and livestock

Barbed Wire

• It was invented in 1873
• Barbed wire is a wire fencing with sharp edges
• Wire with clusters of sharp spikes on it

Joseph was elected as...

• 1852: Sheriff of DeKalb County age 39
• 1863: County Board of supervisors
• 1881: Mayor of DeKalb

Fun Facts about Joseph

• Built his brick home and barn
• Donated $14,000 to help start Normal School
• Became owner/publisher of DeKalb Chronicle
• Last awarded royalty from "The Winter" pantent

Family

• (Joseph's father) David Glidden
• (Joseph's mother) Polly Hurd
• (Joseph's 3 sisters) Betsy, Eunice and Abigail
• (Joseph's brother) Josiah

Clarissa Foster

• She was his first wife
• They had two children together
• She died at childbirth June 1843

Luncinda Warne

• They were together for 20 years
• Lucinda was his second wife
• She died October 28,1895

How Joseph died

• Died at the age 93
• Might have died from a cut from the barb wire
• Infected by it because his cut wasnt protected

4 pictures of Joseph Glidden

DeKalb County

• Coutny in Georgia
• He built his home and barn there

Bibliography

• Infoplease.com
• Brittannica.com
• Ideafinder.com