Josiah's obituary in the Wesrern Christian Advocate issue dated June 18,1841,p. 38, col. 1 prepared by J.C. Crovj? states that Josiah was in his84th year when he died. This fact puts his birth date in 1757 not 1761 asstated elsewhere in the article in the SPARKS QUARTERLY issue in whichthe Obit was reprinted.