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 January
18, 1813
Joseph F. Glidden was born in Charleston, Sullivan
County,
New
Hampshire..
1835 - 1838
Glidden teaches school.
1837
Glidden marries Clarissa Foster. He is 24
years old.
1838 - 1841
Glidden owns a small farm.
1842
Joseph Glidden leaves New York with his brother, Josiah
Willard,
and moves to Mt. Morris, Illinois.
1842 - 1843
Glidden buys a 600 acre farm in DeKalb,
Illinois. He is
now
30 years old.
1843
Joseph Glidden's young sons, Homer and Virgil, die in
an
epidemic.
Clarissa comes to De Kalb.
1844
Clarissa Glidden dies in childbirth. The baby
dies a
few
months later.
1844 - 1851
Very little is known about Glidden during this time
period.
1851
Glidden marries Lucinda Warne. He is 38 years
old.
1852
Glidden is elected county sheriff. A
daughter, Elva
Frances
Glidden is born.
1853
The railroad acquires right of way access across the
Glidden
farm.
1861
Glidden hires Jacob Haish to build a house and barn.
1863
Glidden is elected to the County Board of Supervisors,
at the
age
of 50. He remains on in office until 1873.
1874
In July, Glidden sells Isaac Ellwood half interest in
his
barbed
wire patent for $265.00. On November 24th he is granted a
patent
by the U.S. Patent Office.
1875
Glidden and Ellwood build a barbed wire factory in
DeKalb.
1876
Glidden sells the other half interest in his patent to
Washburn and
Moen Manufacturing Company of Worcester, Massachusetts. He
receives $60,000.00 plus royalties.
Glidden Builds the Glidden House hotel.
1879
Glidden buys the DeKalb Chronical and publishes it
until
death.
1881
Glidden is elected mayor of DeKalb. He
becomes a
partner with
Henry Sanborn in a 250,000 acre ranch in Texas.
1887
Elva Frances Glidden marries William H. Bush of
Chicago. At
74 years of age, Glidden moves into the Glidden House Hotel.
1895
Glidden donates 63 acres of land for the site of
Northern
Illinois
State Normal School.
Lucinda Glidden dies at the age of 69.
1903
Joseph F. Glidden is honored by the leaders of DeKalb
and his
long
time friends on the occasion of his 90th birthday.
October 9, 1906
Joseph F. Glidden dies at the age of 93.
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