Nathan Kingsley

6 March 1715–12 May 1796 (Age 81)
Easton, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

The Life Summary of Nathan

When Nathan Kingsley was born on 6 March 1715, in Easton, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, his father, Samuel Kingsley III, was 20 and his mother, Mary Packard, was 22. He married Betty Dunbar on 10 December 1744, in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 12 May 1796, in Greenwich, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 81.

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Family Time Line

Nathan Kingsley
1715–1796
Betty Dunbar
1722–1796
Marriage: 10 December 1744
Keziah Kingsley
1747–1802
Rueben Kingsley
1752–
Lovisa Kingsley
1754–
Seth Kingsley
1757–
Oliver Kingsley
1759–
Calvin Kingsley Sr.
1749–1811

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    10 December 1744Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
    • Children

    (6)

    +1 More Child

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (9)

    +4 More Children

    World Events (4)

    1776
    Age 61
    Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
    1776 · The Declaration to the King
    Age 61
    """At the end of the Second Continental Congress the 13 colonies came together to petition independence from King George III. With no opposing votes, the Declaration of Independence was drafted and ready for all delegates to sign on the Fourth of July 1776. While many think the Declaration was to tell the King that they were becoming independent, its true purpose was to be a formal explanation of why the Congress voted together to declare their independence from Britain. The Declaration also is home to one of the best-known sentences in the English language, stating, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."""""""
    1781 · The First Constitution
    Age 66
    Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.

    Name Meaning

    English: habitational name from any of the places called Kingsley, in Cheshire, Hampshire, and Staffordshire. The placenames derive from Old English cing ‘king’ (genitive cinges) + lēah ‘woodland clearing’.

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

    Sources (20)

    • Nathan Kingsly, "United States Census, 1790"
    • Nathan Kinsley in entry for Keziah Kinsley, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
    • Nathan Kinsley, "Massachusetts, Marriages, 1695-1910"

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