Nathanial Crosby (1793 - 1842)

Born 2 Jul 1793 in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia

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Died 21 Aug 1842 at age 49 in Hebron, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia

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Biography

Nathanial was a son of James Crosby and Mary Patten. Nathaniel was born 2 July 1793, in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia.^[1]

He married Mary Sullivan, daughter of Patrick Sullivan^[1][2][3], and their children included:

1. James, born November 3, 1816, who married Carey Corning, daughter of Joseph^[1]
2. Eliza, born Jun 16, 1818, who married Joseph Saunders son of William^{[1] [4]}
3. Nathan, born August 23, 1820, who married first Judith Crosby, daughter of john and married second Hannah P. Raymond, daughter of John^{[5] [1]}
4. Mary, born January 8, 1823, who married Jacob Durkee son of John^{[6] [1]}
5. Joseph, born March 1, 1825, who married first Eunice Saunders daughter of Moses^[7], and married second Marguerite Saulnier<^[1]
6. Richard, born October 6, 1827, who married Priscilla Porter, daughter of Hezediah^{[8] [1]}
7. Sarah, born April 29, 1829, who married John Cann^{[9] [1]}
8. Martha Ellen, born May 31, 1831, who married Zachariah Vickery son of Jacob^{[10] [1]}
9. Norman, born November 21, 1833, who married first Eunice Allen^[11] and married second Matilda (Huckins) Crosby^{[12] [1]}
10. Edwin, born August 19, 1836, who married Matilda J. Stubbert^{[13] [1]}

Nathan died 21 August 1842.^[1] He was buried in Brookside Cemetery.^[14]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12} Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Genealogies : Transcribed from the Yarmouth Herald, by George S. Brown; prepared for publication by Martha & William Reamy, assisted by John McDonald Hilton ... et al.; published in Baltimore : Genealogical Pub. Co., c1993. ISBN: 0806313722; see page 18 for the children of James Crosby and Mary Patten, and page 21-2 for Nathan and Mary
2. ↑ Nova Scotia Archives Census Returns, 1827 showing Nathan Crosby – Farmer – Yarmouth, Yarmouth County – 1827; Religion: Baptist; Males: 4; Females: 3; Total: 7; Commissioner of Public Records Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 vol. no. 446
3. ↑ Nova Scotia Archives Census Returns, 1838
4. ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NWN6-3FP : 6 April 2020), Eliza Crosby in entry for Nathan C. Sanders, 26 Jan 1904; citing Boston, Massachusetts, v 6 cn 343, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,069,266.
5. ↑ "Nova Scotia Deaths, 1890-1955," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9S-JQX3 : 8 November 2017), Nathan Crosby in entry for Judith Crosby, 16 Jul 1923; citing Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada, certificate 185, Nova Scotia Archives, Halifax.
6. ↑ "Canada Marriages, 1661-1949", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F2VR-VX8 : 1 February 2020), Mary Crosby in entry for Jacob N. Durkee, 1845.
7. ↑ "Canada Marriages, 1661-1949", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F2VR-DQS : 1 February 2020), Joseph N. Crosby, 1847.
8. ↑ "Canada Marriages, 1661-1949", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F2VR-V55 : 1 February 2020), Richard N. Crosby, 1850.
9. ↑ "Nova Scotia Deaths, 1890-1955," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9S-JN48 : 8 November 2017), Sarah A Crosby in entry for Edwin Crosby Cann, 19 Apr 1926; citing Beaver River, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada, certificate 1013, Nova Scotia Archives, Halifax.
10. ↑ "Canada Marriages, 1661-1949", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F2VR-FJP : 1 February 2020), Martha E. Crosby in entry for Zachariah Vickery, 1854.
11. ↑ "Nova Scotia Births and Baptisms, 1702-1896", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F248-7JZ : 7 February 2020), Joseph N. Crosby in entry for George B. Crosby, 1867.
12. ↑ "Canada Marriages, 1661-1949", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F2VR-DQ5 : 1 February 2020), Norman Crosby, 1861.
13. ↑ "Nova Scotia Marriages, 1711-1909", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XL5S-GBM : 13 February 2020), Edwin S. Crosby, 1859.
14. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 16 February 2021), memorial page for Nathan Crosby (2 Jul 1793–21 Aug 1842), Find A Grave: Memorial #151374342, citing Brookside Cemetery, Hebron, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia, Canada ; Maintained by Regan Murphy (contributor 48789648) .

See also:

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Acknowledgments

• Thanks to Maureen Henigan for starting this profile.