Jeremiah Clough Jr. (1736 - 1819)

Born 10 Aug 1736 in Canterbury, New Hampshire

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Died 10 Jul 1819 at age 82 in Canterbury, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States

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Biography

Captain Jeremiah Clough Jr. served with 2nd Regiment, New Hampshire Militia during the American Revolution.

Jeremiah Clough Jr. is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: 135059
Rank: Captain

Jeremiah Clough is the son of Jeremiah Clough and Deliverance Leavitt. Deliverance died in 1736, probably in childbirth. According to a birth record from August 1900, Jeremiah was born on 10 August 1738 in Canterbury, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States.^[1] However, his gravestone records his birth as 10 August 1736. Jeremiah died on 10 July 1819.^[2]

The Will of John Leavitt, Jeremiah’s grandfather, dated 23 Dec 1726, is filed at Concord, New Hampshire (Wills, vol. 7, p. 638), and leaves to wife Deliverance the improvement of his estate; to daughter Deliverance, at age of 18 or at marriage, one-half the estate; if she has a male heir her share is to go to him; if not, it is to go to John Levet, son of "cousin" Thomas and grandson of Aretas. The estate, inventoried at £1029, included a halberd and some books.^[3]

Family Background

Leavitt, John, Sergeant, married May 28, 1701, Deliverance Robie, probable granddaughter of Henry Robie. Their daughter Deliverance, born May 6, 1719, married Nov 7, 1734, Jeremiah Clough, of Salisbury; she died Oct 31, 1736. Sergt. Leavitt made his will Dec. 23, 1726; inventory, Feb. 24, 1727. ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth Registration: "New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900"
   Citing Canterbury, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,000,489.
   FamilySearch Record: FLLC-4LH (accessed 17 June 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HT-6277-WXR
   Jeremiah Clough birth 10 Aug 1738 in Canterbury, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States.
2. ↑ Death: "New Hampshire Death Records, 1654-1947"
   Citing , Bureau Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,001,069.
   FamilySearch Record: FSKK-DHF (accessed 17 June 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HY-6QTS-ZG5
   Jeremiah Clough death 10 Jul 1819.
3. ↑ Sanborn, Victor Channing, Esq.Thomas Leavitt of Exeter and Hampton, pg. 66. The New England Historical & Genealogical Register (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., 1913) Vol. 67.
4. ↑ Dow, Joseph. History of the Town of Hampton, New Hampshire. Salem, MA, 1893, Vol. 2. Leavitt pg. 810

• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 2022-04-01), "Record of Jeremiah Clough", Ancestor # A023307.

• Documents Relating to Towns in New Hampshire (1867-); Vol. 14, p. 143

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/87742518/jeremiah-clough : accessed 04 April 2022), memorial page for Capt Jeremiah Clough (10 Aug 1736–10 Jul 1819), Find A Grave: Memorial #87742518, citing Jeremiah Clough Burial Site, Chichester, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, USA ; Maintained by Amy Levesque (contributor 47156425) .
• Lyford, James Otis. History of the Town of Canterbury, New Hampshire, 1727-1912 (Rumford Press, Concord, N.H., 1912) Vol. 2, page 70
• "New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900," database with images, FamilySearch
  • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLLC-4LH : 23 February 2021), Jeremiah Clough, 10 Aug 1738; citing Canterbury, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,000,489.
  • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLLC-ZL7 : 23 February 2021), Jeremiah Clough in entry for Sarah Clough, 20 Feb 1766; citing Canterbury, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,000,489.
  • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLLC-4XQ : 23 February 2021), Jeremiah Clough in entry for Jeremiah Clough, 21 Aug 1768; citing Canterbury, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,000,489.
  • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLLC-8MT : 23 February 2021), Jeremiah Clough in entry for Susanna Clough, 16 Mar 1776; citing Canterbury, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,000,489.
  • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLLC-CZ1 : 23 February 2021), Jeremiah Clough in entry for Martha Clough, 07 May 1779; citing Canterbury, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,000,489.

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