Arrival in America

In order to join his brothers William and Henry Waddington in Colonial America

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

, Joshua Waddington moved from England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

 to New York

New York

New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...

 in 1776. Waddington's second marriage was to Gertrude Gouverneur, the daughter of Abraham Ogden

Abraham Ogden

Abraham Ogden was an American lawyer and politician who served as U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey from 1791 to 1798 and negotiated the Treaty of New York in 1796.-Biography:...

, by whom he had ten children.

H. & J Waddington & Co

Together with his brother Henry, Joshua Waddington established the linen

Linen

Linen is a textile made from the fibers of the flax plant, Linum usitatissimum. Linen is labor-intensive to manufacture, but when it is made into garments, it is valued for its exceptional coolness and freshness in hot weather....

business H. & J Waddington & Co.