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 1741 - 1824 (82 years)
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| Name |
EMERSON Nathaniel |
| Prefix |
Lieut. Col. |
| Suffix |
Esq. |
| Birth |
2 May 1741 |
Chester, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States  [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| _UID |
473BC889A3094E23A5800BAFF0A3957F76BF |
| Death |
30 Apr 1824 |
Candia, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States [1] |
| Notes |
- The following comes from an obituary in the New Hampshire Registry, May 24, 1824: "He served as an officer in the militia under King George III, from 1763 to 1775, when he was appointed Lieutenant Colonel of the 17th Regiment of New Hampshire militia. He was also appointed by General Whipple, a Lieutenant Colonel in the Army in 1778, was a volunteer in the service of his country, in the War of the Revolution, and was in 1777 with the brave Stark at the memorable battle at Bennington; and after the Revolution he was Colonel of the 17th Regiment eight or ten years. He has been no less distinguished in civil than military stations. In 1764, at the first meeting of the town after its incorporation, he was, at the age of 23 years, chosen to some important office, which he held for many succeeding years. In 1762, being chosen by the town for that purpose, he was a member of the As-sembly which formed the first Constitution of New Hamp-shire, and from that time till the year 1798, excepting three or four years, he was the only representative from the town in the State Legislature. He also held the commission of a justice of the peace, for the term of twenty-five years. He was a firm supporter of religious order and religious institutions. In September, 1760, when the town voted to erect a meeting house, he was chosen to superintend the work. He was among the members of the church in Candia, when it was formed, and was a zealous advocate for a settled ministry. He forsook not God's house and public worship so long as be had strength to walk or ride to the place. But his days are not only numbered, but finished; the place that so long and constantly knew him, will know him no more forever. But we would fondly hope that he is gone to be with those who shall be in everlasting remembrance, and although dead, yet speaketh."
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| Person ID |
I116174 |
Noyes Family Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
13 Apr 2017 |
| Father |
EMERSON Samuel, b. 8 Jan 1707/8, Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States d. Yes, date unknown |
| Mother |
AYER Sarah, b. 18 May 1711, Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States d. Yes, date unknown |
| Marriage |
15 Feb 1732/3 |
Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States [2, 3] |
| Family ID |
F43551 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
TILTON Sarah d. Jan 1814, Candia, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States |
| Marriage |
15 Nov 1764 [1] |
| Children |
| | 1. EMERSON Lydia, b. 18 Jan 1783, Candia, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States d. 9 Jul 1851, Candia, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States (Age 68 years) |
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| Family ID |
F46798 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
23 Feb 2024 |
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| Sources |
- [S5921] Internet-Database-ancestry.com-U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, SAR Membership: 95822.
- [S296] Book-Essex Antiquarian, 4:148 The Ayer Genealogy.
- [S297] Book-VR Haverhill, MA, 2:112.
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