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Capt Nehemiah Talcott

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Capt Nehemiah Talcott

Birth
Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Death
13 Oct 1848 (aged 82)
Lanesborough, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial
Lanesborough, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA Add to Map
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Nehemiah married Tirzah Platt, 10 Aug 1790. It is likely though not proven that they were married in Lanesborough, MA, in her home town, where Nehemiah was found living on the 1790 census. They remained in Lanesborough until their deaths. They had 10 known children:

-Polly Talcott (1790-1874)
-Betsey Talcott (1792-1880)
-Pamelia Talcott (1794-1796)
-Bamuel Platt Talcott (1796-1979)
-Pamelia Talcott (1799-1881)
-Tirzah Talcott (1800-1802)
-Nehemiah Platt Talcott (1802-1841)
-Emeline Adah Talcott (1806-1891)
-Tirzah Ophelia Talcott (1810-1879)
-William Augustus Talcott (1812-1890)

Capt. Nehemiah Talcott is the grand uncle of the famous American war hero, Admiral George Dewey, who was most well known for the battle with the Spanish fleet in Manila Bay during the Spanish American War, sinking all 8 Spanish ships, while sustaining very little damage to his own ships, no dead and only 8 wounded.
Nehemiah married Tirzah Platt, 10 Aug 1790. It is likely though not proven that they were married in Lanesborough, MA, in her home town, where Nehemiah was found living on the 1790 census. They remained in Lanesborough until their deaths. They had 10 known children:

-Polly Talcott (1790-1874)
-Betsey Talcott (1792-1880)
-Pamelia Talcott (1794-1796)
-Bamuel Platt Talcott (1796-1979)
-Pamelia Talcott (1799-1881)
-Tirzah Talcott (1800-1802)
-Nehemiah Platt Talcott (1802-1841)
-Emeline Adah Talcott (1806-1891)
-Tirzah Ophelia Talcott (1810-1879)
-William Augustus Talcott (1812-1890)

Capt. Nehemiah Talcott is the grand uncle of the famous American war hero, Admiral George Dewey, who was most well known for the battle with the Spanish fleet in Manila Bay during the Spanish American War, sinking all 8 Spanish ships, while sustaining very little damage to his own ships, no dead and only 8 wounded.


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