Nathanael
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Born: August 1742 in Warwick, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Father:
Nathaniel GREENE
Mother:
Mary MOTT
Paternal grandparents:
Jabez GREENE
, Mary BARTON
Nathanael had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.
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Nathanael married Catharine "Caty" LITTLEFIELD 20 July 1774 in East Greenwich, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Catharine "Caty" LITTLEFIELD was born 17 February 1755 in New Shoreham, Rhode Island, USA (Block Island). Catharine "Caty" died 2 September 1814 in Dungeness, Camden, Georgia, USA.
Nathanael GREENE died 19 June 1786 in Mulberry Grove Plantation, Chatham County, Crown Colony of Georgia.
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Recorded occupation: major general of the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War
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Nathanael GREENE married 
Catharine "Caty" LITTLEFIELD
Marriage date: 20 July 1774
Marriage place: East Greenwich, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Catharine "Caty" LITTLEFIELDMarriage date: 20 July 1774
Marriage place: East Greenwich, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Children of Nathanael GREENE and Catharine "Caty" LITTLEFIELD
Nathanael Ray GREENEBorn: 29 January 1780, Morristown, Middlesex, Crown Colony of New Jersey
Died: 11 June 1859, Middletown, Rhode Island, USA
Died: 11 June 1859, Middletown, Rhode Island, USA
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Birth — 1742August 1742
Warwick, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
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1774 Marriage / PartnerNathanael GREENE and Catharine "Caty" LITTLEFIELD 20 July 1774, East Greenwich, Rhode Island, USA
He was 31 years old.
Revolutionary War
GREEN, NATHANAEL
Ancestor #: A047219
Notice: PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN DISCOVERED WITH AT LEAST ONE PREVIOUSLY VERIFIED PAPER - SEE ANCESTOR’S FULL RECORD (WHY?)
Service: RHODE ISLAND Rank(s): MAJOR GENERAL
Birth: 5-27-1742 WARWICK PROVIDENCE CO RHODE ISLAND
Death: 6-19-1786 SAVANNAH CHATHAM CO GEORGIA
Service Source: HEITMAN, HIST REG OF OFFICERS OF THE CONT ARMY DURING THE WAR OF THE REV, 1775-1783, PP 260, 261
Service Description: 1) ALSO BGEN, QMGEN, RI TROOPS, CONTINENTAL LINE
COMMENTS(Overview)
1) EL- MARY WHO MARR JAMES HARPER WAS NOT NAMED IN ESTATE SETTLEMENTS. 7/ 11/ 1990
2) EL- CATHERINE NIGHTINGALE WHO MARR JOHN BENNETT WAS NOT THE DAUGHTER OF
3) MARTHA WASHINGTON GREENE & JOHN C NIGHTINGALE. SEE DATACF. 3/ 2017
RESIDENCE
1) City: WARWICK - County: KENT CO - State: RHODE ISLAND
SPOUSE
1) CATHERINE LITTLEFIELD
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GREEN, NATHANAEL
Ancestor #: A047219
Notice: PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN DISCOVERED WITH AT LEAST ONE PREVIOUSLY VERIFIED PAPER - SEE ANCESTOR’S FULL RECORD (WHY?)
Service: RHODE ISLAND Rank(s): MAJOR GENERAL
Birth: 5-27-1742 WARWICK PROVIDENCE CO RHODE ISLAND
Death: 6-19-1786 SAVANNAH CHATHAM CO GEORGIA
Service Source: HEITMAN, HIST REG OF OFFICERS OF THE CONT ARMY DURING THE WAR OF THE REV, 1775-1783, PP 260, 261
Service Description: 1) ALSO BGEN, QMGEN, RI TROOPS, CONTINENTAL LINE
COMMENTS(Overview)
1) EL- MARY WHO MARR JAMES HARPER WAS NOT NAMED IN ESTATE SETTLEMENTS. 7/ 11/ 1990
2) EL- CATHERINE NIGHTINGALE WHO MARR JOHN BENNETT WAS NOT THE DAUGHTER OF
3) MARTHA WASHINGTON GREENE & JOHN C NIGHTINGALE. SEE DATACF. 3/ 2017
RESIDENCE
1) City: WARWICK - County: KENT CO - State: RHODE ISLAND
SPOUSE
1) CATHERINE LITTLEFIELD
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1780 Birth of ChildNathanael Ray GREENE was born 29 January 1780, Morristown, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
Nathanael was 37 years old.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
Death — 178619 June 1786
Mulberry Grove Plantation, Chatham County, Crown Colony of Georgia
He died at the age of 43.
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Last updated: 2/22/2022 12:53:00 PM
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The first mention of Rhode Island in writing ('isola di Rhode') was made by explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano in 1524 (he refers to an island near the mouth of Narragansett Bay which he compares to the Island of Rhodes in the Mediterranean). Some attribute the name to Dutch explorer Adriaen Block ('Roode Eylandt'), again because its red clay is similar to the Greek island of Rhodes. (statesymbolsusa.org)Prior to 1633 - New England
1633 - 1662 - Providence Plantations
1663 - 1685 - Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1790 - Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
May 29, 1790 - Rhode Island becomes 13th U.S. state
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