Josiah Willard

American writer (1805–1868)
Person human Q6290661
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Josiah Willard

Summary

Josiah Willard is a human[1]. He was born on +1805-11-17T00:00:00Z[2]. He died on +1868-01-24T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a politician[4], farmer[5], naturalist[6], and meteorological observer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Josiah Willard was born on +1805-11-17T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Josiah Willard died on +1868-01-24T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Josiah Willard is buried at Rosehill Cemetery[9].
  • Josiah Willard's father was Oliver Atherton Willard[10].
  • Among Josiah Willard's spouses was Mary Thompson Hill Willard[11].
  • A child of Josiah Willard was Oliver A. Willard[12].
  • A child of Josiah Willard was Frances Willard[13].
  • Josiah Willard held citizenship in United States[14].
  • Josiah Willard's professions included politician[4].
  • Josiah Willard's professions included farmer[5].
  • Josiah Willard worked as a naturalist[6].
  • Josiah Willard's professions included meteorological observer[7].
  • Josiah Willard held the position of member of the Wisconsin State Assembly[15].
  • Josiah Willard's image is recorded as Josiah Willard.png[16].
  • Josiah Willard is recorded as male[17].
  • Josiah Willard's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Josiah Willard was affiliated with the Democratic Party[19].
  • Josiah Willard's Find a Grave memorial ID is recorded as 260416883[20].
  • Josiah Willard's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0k99nz_[21].
  • Josiah Willard's family name is recorded as Willard[22].
  • Josiah Willard's given name is recorded as Josiah[23].
  • Josiah Willard's work location is recorded as Janesville[24].
  • Josiah Willard's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[25].
  • Josiah Willard's affiliation is recorded as Smithsonian Meteorological Project[26].
  • Josiah Willard's image of grave is recorded as Graves of Oliver Atherton Willard (1835–1878) and Josiah Flint Willard (1805–1868) at Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago.jpg[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Josiah Willard was born on +1805-11-17T00:00:00Z[2]. His father was Oliver Atherton Willard[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include politician[4], farmer[5], naturalist[6], and meteorological observer[7]. Josiah Willard held the position of member of the Wisconsin State Assembly[15].

Personal Life

Josiah Willard was married to Mary Thompson Hill Willard[11]. Children include Oliver A. Willard[12], a journalist[28], 1835–1878[29], of United States[30] and Frances Willard[13], a suffragist[31], 1839–1898[32], of United States[33], awarded the National Women's Hall of Fame[34]. He was affiliated with the Democratic Party[19].

Death and Burial

Josiah Willard died on +1868-01-24T00:00:00Z[3]. He is buried at Rosehill Cemetery[9].

Why It Matters

Josiah Willard ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[8]

FAQs

Who were Josiah Willard's parents?

Josiah Willard's father was Oliver Atherton Willard[10].

Who was Josiah Willard married to?

Josiah Willard's spouses include Mary Thompson Hill Willard[11].

What did Josiah Willard do for work?

Josiah Willard worked as politician[4], farmer[5], naturalist[6], and meteorological observer[7].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [16] . wikidata.org.
  2. [17] . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . Geni.com. wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . wikidata.org.
  6. [18] . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . Geni.com. wikidata.org.
  10. [19] . wikidata.org.
  11. [4] . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] . Meteorological stations and observers of the Smithsonian Institution in North America and adjacent islands. wikidata.org.
  15. [9] . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [2] . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Google Knowledge Graph. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Meteorological stations and observers of the Smithsonian Institution in North America and adjacent islands. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Meteorological stations and observers of the Smithsonian Institution in North America and adjacent islands. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Josiah Willard. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/josiah-willard
MLA “Josiah Willard.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/josiah-willard.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_josiah-willard_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Josiah Willard}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/josiah-willard}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Josiah Willard — https://4ort.xyz/entity/josiah-willard (retrieved 2026-05-03)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/josiah-willard · Last refreshed: