Brief Life History of Nathaniel
When Nathaniel Cressey was born on 16 September 1700, in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, his father, John Crissey, was 35 and his mother, Abigail Knapp, was 29. He married Hannah Hoyt on 1 December 1726, in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. He died in 1768, in his hometown, at the age of 68.
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- Nathaniell Cressy, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
- Nathaniel Cressey in entry for Hannah Hoit, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850"
- Stamford registration of births, marriages, and deaths
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Name Meaning
English (of Norman origin): variant of Creasey .
Probably also an altered form of German Kresse or Kresser .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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