Chief Joseph By Jfeine1 Apr 9, 1840 Chief Joseph was born. Chief Joseph was born in 1840 Aug 7, 1847 Left school to go to Willow Valley chief joseph left school Aug 9, 1875 Chief Joseph's people got attacked. They got attacked. May 7, 1889 Chief Joseph's father died. His father died. May 8, 1889 Chief Joseph got married. He got married. May 7, 1904 He died on May 7th, 1904 in the Colonial Reservation died