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Abt 1693 - 1747 (54 years)
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Name |
Nehemiah HOWE [1] |
Birth |
Abt 1693 |
Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA [2] |
Gender |
Male |
Death |
25 May 1747 [2] |
Notes |
- "Howe Genealogies": ....In the spring and early summer of 1739, he bought three full township rights in the new town called Great Meadows, N.H., the records of those deeds are found at Springfield, Mass. In 1739 or 1740 he became one of the early settlers of that town. The year 1744 brought an Indian war, with all its attending horrors, the settlers were obliged to seek safety and shelter in the forts. On the 11th of Oct. 1745, as he was cutting wood a few rods from the fort, he was surprised by a band of Indians and taken captive before help could reach him. He was taken to Canada, where he was kept a prisoner in Quebec for a year and a half, when he died of prison fever 25 May 1747, just as he was about to be redeemed. His death was a severe blow to his family, and to the community where he was known, as one of his contemporaries wrote of him, " he was greatly beloved by all who know him." He was possessed of cultivation and refinement far beyond the ordinary. He kept a journal during his prison life which was of inestimable value, for the many items therein recorded of other captives whose fate otherwise would never have been known. It is also a priceless legacy to his descendants, showing as it does, the beautiful Christian character of one who could endure the severest hardships with a grace and dignity rarely to be found.
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Person ID |
I29809 |
Main Tree |
Last Modified |
12 Jan 2022 |
Father |
Samuel HOWE, b. 20 Oct 1642, Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA d. 13 Apr 1713 (Age 70 years) |
Relationship |
Birth |
Mother |
Sarah LEAVITT, b. 22 Feb 1659/60, Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA d. 29 May 1726 (Age 66 years) |
Relationship |
Birth |
Family ID |
F26561 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Sources |
- [S2981] Joseph Willard and Charles Wilkes Walker, WILLARD Genealogy - Sequel to Willard Memoir.
- [S04371] "Howe Genealogies" by Daniel Wait Howe.
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