Jonathan Upham Cox

Birth: February 5, 1785 Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Death: April 21, 1830 Owego, New York

Baptism: November 6, 1872 Endowment House

Endowment: October 3, 1879 St. George Temple

Son of: Walter Cox and Judith Deland (Sealed to Parents: October 22, 1879 St. George Temple)

Married: Lucinda Blood August 31, 1807 Charleston, Massachusetts (Sealed: November 7, 1872 Endowment House)

Johnathan Upham Cox as a boy had an unusually fine singing voice. Because he was too small to sit in the regular choir seats, a special seat was made for him. He went to Boston to work as a carpenter. There he met Lucinda Blood who had also come from Charlestown to work in Boston. They were married August 31, 1807. They made their home in Boston. He was about 5 feet 8 inches tall. He had a medium complexion and was inclined toward sandy hair. They were Free-will Baptists. In 1809 they left Boston and moved to New York. From there they went to Plymouth where Johnathan worked at a flourmill. They then moved to Owego situated on the north bank of the Susquehanna. Some reports were that Johnathan was a drinking man, not to excess, but what we would call now a social drinker. Johnathan’s health began to fail. From the work in the warm mill, he was often compelled to go out into the cold river to take care of the wheel. This resulted in rheumatism so bad that in 1826 he had to quit work. He drank whiskey at times to ease the pain. On April 25, 1830 Johnathan died and was buried on the bank of the Susquehanna.

Submitted by Ginger S. Vandenburg, 2010