Nathaniel Haskell Capt.

Brief Life History of Nathaniel

When Nathaniel Haskell Capt. was born on 14 February 1742, in Hampton Falls, New Hampshire, British Colonial America, his father, Job Haskell, was 25 and his mother, Mercy Leavitt, was 25. He married Deborah Bayley on 30 August 1763, in Falmouth, Cumberland, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. He died on 14 October 1794, in New Gloucester, Cumberland, Maine, United States, at the age of 52, and was buried in Lower Corner Cemetery, New Gloucester, Cumberland, Maine, United States.

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Family Time Line

Nathaniel Haskell Capt.
1742–1794
Deborah Bayley
1735–1806
Marriage: 30 August 1763
Nathaniel Haskell
1763–1843
Thankfull Haskell
1773–1853
Dorothy Haskell
1768–1821
Deborah Haskell
1770–1851
Mercy Haskell
1771–1847
Jemima Haskell
1775–1856
Joseph Haskell
1775–1849
Dennis Haskell
1779–1833
William Haskell
1780–1852
Aretas Haskell
1781–1853

Sources (69)

  • Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1790: Maine
  • Nathaniel Haskell, "New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900"
  • Nathaniel Haskell, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (6)

1760

Historical Boundaries: 1760: Cumberland, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America 1776: Cumberland, Massachusetts, United States 1820: Cumberland, Maine, United States

1764

Oldest grave in the cemetery list

1776

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

Name Meaning

English: from the Middle English personal name Askell with prosthetic H-, from Old Norse Áskell, a shortened form of Ásketill (see Axtell ). The personal name was also popular among the Normans, sometimes in the form Anskell (with ancient Germanic Ans- substituted for As-), which explains why the name occurs in post-Conquest England in counties not settled by Vikings. Its appearance as a surname is often disguised by altered pronunciations; metathesis of /sk/ to /ks/, spelled -x-, for example, has given rise to Axtell . The Normans frequently used the name in Frankish forms; see Askin , Haskin , Hasty , and Astin . For the name in the Isle of Man see Castell .

Jewish (Ashkenazic): from the personal name Khaskl, a Yiddish form of the Hebrew name Yeḥezqel (see Ezekiel ).

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

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Capt Nathaniel Haskell

Nathaniel Haskell moved, as a young man, from Hampton Falls, Rockingham Co ., NH, to New Gloucester, Cumberland Co., ME, and served in the Thirty-First Regiment of the Revolutionary Army from that tow …

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