Who was Nathan Crosby?

Nathan Crosby (1734–1805) was born in Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA and died in Carmel, Putnam County, New York, United States of America. 2 researchers on YourRoots have this ancestor in their family trees.

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Nathan Crosby 1734–1805

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Born 1 Nov 1734 · Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA

Died 27 Oct 1805 · Carmel, Putnam County, New York, United States of America

Father Joshua Crosby I

Mother Lydia Hopkins

Spouse Eunice Cole

Children Elisha Crosby, Enoch Crosby, Eunice Crosby, Keturah Crosby, Mary Crosby, Nathan Crosby Ii, Stephen Crosby

Siblings Elijah Crosby, Hannah Crosby, John Crosby, Joshua Crosby Ii, Josiah Crosby, Lydia Crosby, Ruben Crosby, Samuel Crosby, Theodore Crosby

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Biography

In 1734, Nathan Crosby entered the world in Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA, born to joshua crosby i and lydia hopkins. Nathan Crosby married eunice cole, and had children including elisha crosby, enoch crosby, eunice crosby, keturah crosby, mary crosby, nathan crosby ii, stephen crosby. Nathan Crosby passed away in 1805 in Carmel, Putnam County, New York, United States of America.

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1734

Birth of Nathan Crosby in Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA

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1805

Death of Nathan Crosby in Carmel, Putnam, New York, United States

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Oldest Ancestor Line from Nathan Crosby

This ancestor line traces from Upper Clatford, Hampshire, England (1550) to Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA (1734) across 7 generations.

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: Nathan Crosby (1734–1805) was born in Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA and died in Carmel, Putnam County, New York, United States of America. 2 researchers on YourRoots have this ancestor in their family trees, each with their own records. This page combines what they've independently documented and assigns a Reliability Score (A) based on cross-tree validation.
: Right now, 2 researchers on YourRoots have Nathan in their trees. They're working independently, so connecting with them is a good way to cross-check your records and find things you might have missed. You can also explore the ancestor migration map that traces 7 generations of this lineage geographically.
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