Nathaniel Haskell (1742 - 1794)

Born 14 Oct 1742 in Hampton Falls, Rockingham, New Hampshire

Ancestors

Husband of Deborah Bailey — married 30 Aug 1763 in Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine

Descendants

Died 14 Feb 1794 at age 51 in New Gloucester, Cumberland, District of Maine, Massachusetts, United States

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Nathaniel Haskell is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A052422.

Biography

Nathaniel, son of Job Haskell & Mercy Leavitt, was born on 14 February 1742 in Hampton Falls, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States.^[1]

From Haskells.net:

Nathaniel Haskell (Job, William, Mark, William, William) was born on 14 Feb 1742 in Hampton Falls, Rockingham, New Hampshire. He died 9 or 14 Feb 1794 in New Gloucester, Cumberland, Maine. ALT DOB: 10 or 17 Feb 1742.^[2]

Nathaniel Haskell moved, as a young man, from Hampton Falls, Rockingham, New Hampshire, to New Gloucester, Cumberland, Maine, and served in the Thirty-First Regiment of the Revolutionary Army from that town.

He married Deborah Bailey of Falmouth, Cumberland Co. ME, in 1763 and had twelve children, all born in New Gloucester, Cumberland, Maine.

Commissioned as 2nd Lt. in the Revolutionary War in Capt Moses Merrill's Company of Colonel Edmund Phinney's Regiment, April 24,1775 (Vol. 215:208). Recommended by council October 6, 1775 to be commissioned by General Washington (Vol. 164:13.4) later promoted to Ensign and 1st Lt. in the Massachusetts Militia under command of Captain Isaac Parsons in the 4th Cumberland Co. Regiment. Commissioned September 1777, Vol. 28:53 Mass Secretary of State.^[3]

In memory of/CAPT. NATHANIEL HASKELL,/who was an officer in the/American Revolutionary war./He died Feb. 14, 1794./AEt. 52/

New Gloucester, Maine (COTHF)^[2]

Military Service:

Date: 29 APR 1775

Place: thru 1777. 2nd Lt in Capt Moses Merrills Co., of Col Edmund Phinney's Reg....Ensign in Col Edmund Phinneys reg....Ensign under Capt Isac Parsons 4th Cumberland Co....Commissioned as 1st Lt under Isaac Parsons.

Nathaniel was a Lieutenant in the American Revolution.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: "New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900"
   citing Digital film/folder number: 004243838; FHL microfilm: 1001005; Image number: 4195; Packet letter: A
   FamilySearch Record: FL5Z-VXD (accessed 5 December 2023)
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   Nathaniel Haskell born on 14 Feb 1742, son of Job Haskell & Mercy Leavitt, in Hampton Falls, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Haskell, Ira J., Chronicles of the Haskell Family, 1943, p. 272.
3. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed February 24th 2022), "Record of Lieutenant Nathaniel Haskell", Ancestor # A052422.
4. ↑ Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors, Vol 7. Page 428

See Also:

• Haskell Genforum Posting by Colin Law-Printout
• Haskell, Ira J., Chronicles of the Haskell Family, 1943, p. 272.
• broken Ancestry link Nathaniel Haskell History
• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/), "Record of HASKELL, NATHANIEL", Ancestor # A052422.