Nathaniel
ATWOOD
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Born: 3 October 1693 in Plympton, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Nathaniel ATWOOD died 20 January 1767 in Plympton, Province of Massachusetts Bay.
Children:
* Mary Atwood Shaw 1723-1809
* Nathaniel Atwood 1725-1804
* Francis Atwood 1728-1790
* Elizabeth Lucas Shaw 1734-1806
* Ebenezer Atwood 1735-1762
* Keziah Atwood b 1737
* William Atwood 1740-1814
* Joseph Atwood 1742-1824
* Ichabod Atwood 1744-1819
m. (2) Abigail Shaw married Oct 6, 1747 in Plympton
Children:
* Stephen Atwood b 1748
* Samuel Atwood 1751-1834
* Abigail Atwood Shurtleff 1755-1826
* Nathaniel Atwood 1767-1837
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Birth — 16933 October 1693
Plympton, Province of Massachusetts Bay
![Nathaniel ATWOOD - Grave [Her]e Lyes buried [Lieut] Nathaniel [Atwood] who decd [Jan] ye 20th 1767 in ye 74th year of his age](/Content/ancestorimagesmobile/atwood_37230_grave.jpg)
Grave
[Her]e Lyes buried
[Lieut] Nathaniel
[Atwood] who decd
[Jan] ye 20th 1767
in ye 74th year
of his age
Lakenham Cemetery Carver Plymouth County Massachusetts, USA
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Death — 176720 January 1767
Plympton, Province of Massachusetts Bay
He died at the age of 73.
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Last updated: 3/27/2025 3:11:04 PM
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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
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