Nathaniel Buckingham (1700 - 1780)

Born 1700 in Milford, New Haven, Connecticut Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Smith) Buckingham — married 20 May 1728 in Milford, New Haven, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 26 Oct 1780 at about age 80 in Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States

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Biography

Nathaniel was born about1700, the son of Thomas and Mary (Briscoe) Buckingham. He was offered for baptism on 6 Aug 1704 in Milford by "Mary, widow of Thomas Buckingham." ^[1]

On 30 May 1728, he married Sarah Smith, daughter of Joseph and Ann (Unknown) Smith at Milford, New London, Connecticut. ^[2]Their children were Nathaniel II, Joseph, Sarah, Abijah, Sybil, Oliver, Ephraim and Abel Buckingham.

In 1757, he served in the French & Indian War, including service in the alarm at Fort William Henry under Captain Joseph Woodruff. ^[3]

Nathaniel is buried at Milford Cemetery, Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.

Sources

1. ↑ Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920
2. ↑ U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900; Source number: 1573.166; Source type: Family group sheet, listed as a child; Number of Pages: 1
3. ↑ Connecticut Soldiers, French and Indian War, 1755-62. (Guertin, Iris, Rose, comp)

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• Rev. F. W. Chapman, The Buckingham Family; or the Descendants of Thomas Buckingham, One of the First Settlers of Milford, Conn. (Hartford, CT, Press of Case, Lockwood and Brainard, 1872), p. 46.
• Compiled and edited by Jacqyelyn Ladd Ricker, The Ricker Compilation of Vital Records of Early Connecticut (Baltimore, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2006), p. 2107. " ... by George Newton JP."

Acknowledgements

• David Buckingham firsthand knowledge. Click the Changes tab for the details of edits by David and others.