Nathaniel COLEMAN

Born

21 September 1709 , Hatfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

8 March 1792 , Amherst, Massachusetts, USA

Nathaniel married Mercy SMITH 24 March 1738 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mercy SMITH was born 25 May 1715 in Hadley, Province of Massachusetts Bay. Mercy died 16 May 1798 in Massachusetts, USA. Mercy was the child of Chileab SMITH and Mercy GOULDING .

Parents & Family of Nathaniel COLEMAN

Parents of Nathaniel COLEMAN

Father

Nathaniel COLEMAN

Mother

Mary Ann ELY

Grandparents of Nathaniel COLEMAN

Paternal grandparents

John COLEMAN Mehitable JOHNSON

Maternal grandparents

Samuel ELY Mary DAY

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Nathaniel COLEMAN

Nathaniel COLEMAN married

Mercy SMITH
Marriage date: 24 March 1738
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Mercy SMITH was the child of Chileab SMITH and Mercy GOULDING

Children of Nathaniel COLEMAN and Mercy SMITH

Azubah COLEMAN

Born: 18 April 1749, Hadley, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 31 March 1836, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Jonathan DICKINSON 27 March 1783

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Birth — 1709
21 September 1709
Hatfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1738 Marriage / Partner
Nathaniel COLEMAN and Mercy SMITH 24 March 1738,

He was 28 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Azubah COLEMAN was born 18 April 1749, Hadley, Massachusetts, USA

Nathaniel was 39 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1775 - Paul Revere's famous ride (April 18)

1775 - First shots of Revolutionary War fired in Lexington and Concord. (April 19)

1776 - American Declaration of Independence (July 4)

1776 - Congress renames the nation 'United States of America' (September 9)

1777 - The Articles of Confederation Were Adopted (November 15)

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 - The Continental Congress Ratified the Treaty of Paris Ending the Revolutionary War (January 14)

1787 - U.S. Constitution ratified (September 17)

1789 - George Washington becomes the 1st President of the United States

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1791 - The Bill of Rights takes effect (December 15)

Death — 1792
8 March 1792
Amherst, Massachusetts, USA
He died at the age of 82.

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The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)

1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state