Nathaniel Whitcomb1

#2621, b. 14 January 1779, d. 18 March 1855
FatherIsrael Whitcomb b. 16 Jul 1746, d. 11 Nov 1803
MotherEunice Wilson b. c 1751, d. 8 Dec 1814

Spouse

Emme Piper b. 30 Jul 1780, d. 3 Aug 1865

BMDB

     Nathaniel Whitcomb was born on 14 January 1779 at Winchendon, Worcester, Mass; Per Winchendon VRs, Page 083; death record says Templeton. He died on 18 March 1855 at Florida, Berkshire, Mass, at age 76.2 He was buried on 20 March 1855 at Whitcomb Cemetery Florida, Berkshire, Mass.3

Other Events

     Emme and Nathaniel Whitcomb were the first Whitcomb settlers in Florida, Berkshire County, Mass. The Whitcomb Summit, highest point on the Mohawk Trail (Mass Rt 2), is named for this family.

Time Line

Birth1779, Winchendon, Worcester, Mass
Marriage Bann1799, Winchendon, Worcester, MassEmme Piper
Census1820, Florida, Berkshire, Mass4
Census1830, Florida, Berkshire, Mass5
Census1840, Florida, Berkshire, MassEmme Piper6
Census1850, Florida, Berkshire, MassEmme Piper7
Death1855, Florida, Berkshire, Mass2
Burial1855, Whitcomb Cemetery Florida, Berkshire, Mass3
ChartsDescendants of John Whitcomb
Whitcomb-Whitcomb

Flags

F-A-G Memorial Found

Citations

  1. Charlotte Whitcomb, The Whitcomb Family in America - A Biographical Genealogy (Minneapolis: The Author, 1904), 446.
  2. Mass Archives Online Vital Records Index, 1841-1915, Massachusetts Archives, 220 Morrissey Blvd., Boston, [hereinafter Mass Arch VR Index, 1841-1915], Deaths, 093:027.
  3. Find A Grave Memorial.
  4. US Census 1820, Florida, Berkshire Co, Mass, Series M33, Roll 048, Page 092, Line 17, 7 Aug 1820.
  5. US Census 1830, Florida, Berkshire Co, Mass, Series M19, Roll 062, Page 309, Line 06, 1 Jun 1830.
  6. US Census 1840, Florida, Berkshire Co, Mass, Series M704, Roll 175, Page 112, Line 05, 1 Jun 1840.
  7. US Census 1850, Florida, Berkshire Co, Mass, Series M432, Roll 305, Page ??? , Sheet 02B, FN 27, Line 25, 27 Aug 1850.