- Not related to John Gregg, Confederate general and namesake of Gregg County, Texas
Josiah Gregg (19 July 1806 – 25 February 1850) was a merchant, explorer, naturalist, and author of the American Southwest and Northern Mexico regions. He is most famous for his book Commerce of the Prairies.[1]
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Early years [link]
Josiah Gregg was born on 19 July 1806 in Overton County, Tennessee. When he was six years old, his family moved to Missouri. Gregg was educated in both law and medicine and practiced both with distinction before tuberculosis forced him to retire from urban life.
In 1831 he joined a caravan for Santa Fe, New Mexico, on a new trail beginning at Van Buren, Arkansas.[2] Gregg then settled in New Mexico Territory, starting work as a bookkeeper. He made a tour of Indian Territories - Oklahoma Territory.
Commerce of the Prairies [link]
Josiah Gregg's book, "Commerce of the Prairies," which came out in two volumes in 1844 was an account of his time spent as a trader on the Santa Fe Trail from 1831 to 1840 . He describes the geography, botany, geology, and culture of New Mexico. Gregg wrote of some locals, such as Maria Gertrudis Barceló, a Santa-Fe saloon owner. The book established Gregg's literary reputation, and he was hired as a news correspondent and interpreter during the Mexican-American War. In this capacity, he traveled through Chihuahua.
By the early 1840s, Gregg was living in Shreveport, Louisiana.[3]
Plant collector [link]
Gregg corresponded with George Engelmann in St. Louis, Missouri, sending him collections of plants, many of which were previously undescribed. Several Southwestern plants bear the species patronym "greggii" to honor Gregg's contributions.[4]
Gold Rush - Humboldt Bay [link]
After the war, in 1849 Gregg participated in the California Gold Rush. Gregg died on February 25, 1850 during a particularly difficult winter expedition, having sustained injuries after falling from his horse.[5][6] The expedition has been credited with the rediscovery of Humboldt Bay, that resulted in its settlement.[4]
References [link]
- ^ Gregg, J. 1844. Commerce of the Prairies. New York: Henry G. Langley, Two volumes, 320 pp. and 318 pp.
- ^ "Josiah Gregg". https://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/WWgreggJ.htm. Retrieved 12 April 2010.
- ^ Thomas F. Ruffin, "Josiah Gregg and Shreveport during the 1840s," North Louisiana History, Vol. 4, No. 4 (Summer 1973), pp. 141-148
- ^ a b Anderson, H. A. "Handbook of Texas Online, s.v. "Gregg, Josiah,". https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/GG/fgr51.html. Retrieved February 7, 2009.
- ^ Gregg, Josiah. Commerce of the prairies; a selection. (Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1970) ed. David Freeman Hawke, p.xvi .
- ^ https://digital.library.okstate.edu/encyclopedia/entries/G/GR027.html
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Josiah
Josiah or Yoshiyahu (/dʒoʊˈsaɪ.ə/ or /dʒəˈzaɪ.ə/;Hebrew: יֹאשִׁיָּהוּ, Modern Yoshiyyáhu, Tiberian Yôšiyyāhû, literally meaning "healed by Yah" or "supported of Yah"; Latin: Iosias; c. 649–609 BCE) was a king of Judah (641–609 BCE), according to the Hebrew Bible, who instituted major reforms. Josiah is credited by most historians with having established or compiled important Hebrew Scriptures during the Deuteronomic reform that occurred during his rule.
Josiah became king of Judah at the age of eight, after the assassination of his father, King Amon, and reigned for thirty-one years, from 641/640 to 610/609 BCE.
He is also one of the kings mentioned in one of the two divergent genealogies of Jesus in the New Testament.
Family
Josiah is only known through biblical texts. No reference to him exists in surviving texts of the period from Egypt or Babylon, and no clear archaeological evidence, such as inscriptions bearing his name, has been found.
According to the Bible, Josiah was the son of King Amon and Jedidah, the daughter of Adaiah of Bozkath. His grandfather Manasseh was one of the kings blamed for turning away from the worship of Yahweh. Manasseh adapted the Temple for idolatrous worship. Josiah's great-grandfather was King Hezekiah who was a noted reformer.
Jehoshaphat ben Saul
Jehoshaphat ben Saul (Hebrew: יהושפט בן שאול) was the son of Saul ben Anan and the grandson of Anan ben David. He lived in Iraq during the early ninth century. Jehoshaphat was nasi and resh galuta of the nascent Karaite movement of Judaism. He was the father of Boaz ben Jehoshaphat.
Josiah (given name)
Josiah (/dʒoʊˈzaɪə/) is a given name derived from the Hebrew Yoshi-yahu (Hebrew: יֹאשִׁיָּהוּ, Modern Yošiyyáhu, Tiberian Yôšiyyāhû, "supported of Yahu (YHWH)".
The Latin form Josias was used in some early English translations of the Bible.
