When Caleb Atwater was born on 25 December 1778, in North Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Ebenezer Atwater, was 36 and his mother, Rachael Parker, was 28. He married Diana Lawrence about 1807, in North Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He died on 13 March 1867, in Circleville, Pickaway, Ohio, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Forest Cemetery, Circleville, Pickaway, Ohio, United States.
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English: topographic name for someone whose dwelling was by a river or lake, Middle English atte water ‘at the water’.
History: This surname was established from an early date in New England. David Atwater was one of the group of settlers who founded the New Haven colony in 1638.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Graduated from Williams College 1804; studied law and became a successful practitioner. He moved to Ohio in 1811, where for some years he was a member of the state legislature and postmaster at Circl …
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