Nathaniel Cummings

Brief Life History of Nathaniel

When Nathaniel Cummings was born on 8 May 1743, in Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, his father, Samuel Cummings, was 34 and his mother, Susanna Hood, was 29. He married Chloe Forrest on 15 November 1770, in Sharon, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He died after 1800, in Augusta, Kennebec, Maine, United States.

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Family Time Line

Nathaniel Cummings
1743–1800
Elizabeth White
Marriage: 13 March 1775
Chloe Comings
1776–
Asa Cummings
1795–1866
Lucy Comings
1778–1839

Sources (20)

  • Nathaniel Cummings, "United States Census, 1800"
  • Nathaniell Cumings, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
  • Nathaniel Commings, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910"

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World Events (2)

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1799

Historical Boundaries: 1799: Kennebec, Massachusetts, United States 1820: Kennebec, Maine, United States

Name Meaning

Scottish and English (of Norman origin): variant of Cumming , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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