Nathaniel Belcher, son of Nathaniel, was born in Braintree on September 19, 1732 and died in East Randolph on May 1 in 1786 or 1787. He built a home on North Franklin Street in East Randolph in 1754 and married Lydia Brackett of Braintree on December 10, 1755. They had 11 children. Nathaniel was a sergeant and lieutenant during the French and Indian Wars. He was a captain during the Revolutionary War, serving in the Jonathan Bass Regiment from 1776 through 1779. Nathaniel is buried in the Union Cemetery at Holbrook and there is a slate stone marker in the front section near the street.
Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the War of the Revolution, 17 Vols. [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1998.
Original data: Secretary of the Commonwealth. Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the War of the Revolution. Vol. I-XVII. Boston, MA, USA: Wright and Potter Printing Co., 1896.
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Belcher, Nathaniel, Jr., Braintree.Private, Capt. Silas Wild's co., Col. Benjamin Lincoln's regt.; company assembled on the alarm of April 19, 1775; service, 9 days; also, Capt. Ebenezer Thayer, 3d's (Independent Volunteer) co.; enlisted Feb. 3, 1776; discharged April 1, 1776; service, 1 mo. 27 days; also, Capt. Nathaniel Belcher's co., Col. Jonathan Bass's regt.; service, 2 days; company assembled at Braintree June 13, 1776, upon orders to march to Horse Neck, and June 24, 1776, upon orders to march to Nantasket; also, Capt. Stephen Penniman's co., Col. Francis's regt.; pay abstract for travel allowance sworn to in Suffolk Co. Nov. 29, 1776; also, Capt. Belcher's co., Lieut. Col. Edward Symmes's detachment of guards; enlisted Feb. 26, 1778; discharged May 26, 1778; service, 3 mos.; also, descriptive list of men raised to reinforce Continental Army for the term of 6 months, agreeable to resolve of June 5, 1780; age, 20 yrs.; stature, 5 ft. 8 in.; complexion, ruddy; residence, Braintree; arrived at Springfield July 8, 1780; marched to camp July 9, 1780, under command of Lieut. Jackson of the artillery; also, pay roll for 6 months men raised by the town of Braintree for service in the Continental Army during 1780; marched July 4, 1780; discharged Dec. 23, 1780; service, 6 mos. 1 day.
Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the War of the Revolution, 17 Vols. [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1998.
Original data: Secretary of the Commonwealth. Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the War of the Revolution. Vol. I-XVII. Boston, MA, USA: Wright and Potter Printing Co., 1896.
Volume 1 page 900
Belcher, Nathaniel, Jr., Braintree.Private, Capt. Silas Wild's co., Col. Benjamin Lincoln's regt.; company assembled on the alarm of April 19, 1775; service, 9 days; also, Capt. Ebenezer Thayer, 3d's (Independent Volunteer) co.; enlisted Feb. 3, 1776; discharged April 1, 1776; service, 1 mo. 27 days; also, Capt. Nathaniel Belcher's co., Col. Jonathan Bass's regt.; service, 2 days; company assembled at Braintree June 13, 1776, upon orders to march to Horse Neck, and June 24, 1776, upon orders to march to Nantasket; also, Capt. Stephen Penniman's co., Col. Francis's regt.; pay abstract for travel allowance sworn to in Suffolk Co. Nov. 29, 1776; also, Capt. Belcher's co., Lieut. Col. Edward Symmes's detachment of guards; enlisted Feb. 26, 1778; discharged May 26, 1778; service, 3 mos.; also, descriptive list of men raised to reinforce Continental Army for the term of 6 months, agreeable to resolve of June 5, 1780; age, 20 yrs.; stature, 5 ft. 8 in.; complexion, ruddy; residence, Braintree; arrived at Springfield July 8, 1780; marched to camp July 9, 1780, under command of Lieut. Jackson of the artillery; also, pay roll for 6 months men raised by the town of Braintree for service in the Continental Army during 1780; marched July 4, 1780; discharged Dec. 23, 1780; service, 6 mos. 1 day.
Nathaniel Belcher, son of Nathaniel, was born in Braintree on September 19, 1732 and died in East Randolph on May 1 in 1786 or 1787. He built a home on North Franklin Street in East Randolph in 1754 and married Lydia Brackett of Braintree on December 10, 1755. They had 11 children. Nathaniel was a sergeant and lieutenant during the French and Indian Wars. He was a captain during the Revolutionary War, serving in the Jonathan Bass Regiment from 1776 through 1779. Nathaniel is buried in the Union Cemetery at Holbrook and there is a slate stone marker in the front section near the street.
Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the War of the Revolution, 17 Vols. [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1998.
Original data: Secretary of the Commonwealth. Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the War of the Revolution. Vol. I-XVII. Boston, MA, USA: Wright and Potter Printing Co., 1896.
Volume 1 page 900
Belcher, Nathaniel, Jr., Braintree.Private, Capt. Silas Wild's co., Col. Benjamin Lincoln's regt.; company assembled on the alarm of April 19, 1775; service, 9 days; also, Capt. Ebenezer Thayer, 3d's (Independent Volunteer) co.; enlisted Feb. 3, 1776; discharged April 1, 1776; service, 1 mo. 27 days; also, Capt. Nathaniel Belcher's co., Col. Jonathan Bass's regt.; service, 2 days; company assembled at Braintree June 13, 1776, upon orders to march to Horse Neck, and June 24, 1776, upon orders to march to Nantasket; also, Capt. Stephen Penniman's co., Col. Francis's regt.; pay abstract for travel allowance sworn to in Suffolk Co. Nov. 29, 1776; also, Capt. Belcher's co., Lieut. Col. Edward Symmes's detachment of guards; enlisted Feb. 26, 1778; discharged May 26, 1778; service, 3 mos.; also, descriptive list of men raised to reinforce Continental Army for the term of 6 months, agreeable to resolve of June 5, 1780; age, 20 yrs.; stature, 5 ft. 8 in.; complexion, ruddy; residence, Braintree; arrived at Springfield July 8, 1780; marched to camp July 9, 1780, under command of Lieut. Jackson of the artillery; also, pay roll for 6 months men raised by the town of Braintree for service in the Continental Army during 1780; marched July 4, 1780; discharged Dec. 23, 1780; service, 6 mos. 1 day.
Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the War of the Revolution, 17 Vols. [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1998.
Original data: Secretary of the Commonwealth. Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the War of the Revolution. Vol. I-XVII. Boston, MA, USA: Wright and Potter Printing Co., 1896.
Volume 1 page 900
Belcher, Nathaniel, Jr., Braintree.Private, Capt. Silas Wild's co., Col. Benjamin Lincoln's regt.; company assembled on the alarm of April 19, 1775; service, 9 days; also, Capt. Ebenezer Thayer, 3d's (Independent Volunteer) co.; enlisted Feb. 3, 1776; discharged April 1, 1776; service, 1 mo. 27 days; also, Capt. Nathaniel Belcher's co., Col. Jonathan Bass's regt.; service, 2 days; company assembled at Braintree June 13, 1776, upon orders to march to Horse Neck, and June 24, 1776, upon orders to march to Nantasket; also, Capt. Stephen Penniman's co., Col. Francis's regt.; pay abstract for travel allowance sworn to in Suffolk Co. Nov. 29, 1776; also, Capt. Belcher's co., Lieut. Col. Edward Symmes's detachment of guards; enlisted Feb. 26, 1778; discharged May 26, 1778; service, 3 mos.; also, descriptive list of men raised to reinforce Continental Army for the term of 6 months, agreeable to resolve of June 5, 1780; age, 20 yrs.; stature, 5 ft. 8 in.; complexion, ruddy; residence, Braintree; arrived at Springfield July 8, 1780; marched to camp July 9, 1780, under command of Lieut. Jackson of the artillery; also, pay roll for 6 months men raised by the town of Braintree for service in the Continental Army during 1780; marched July 4, 1780; discharged Dec. 23, 1780; service, 6 mos. 1 day.
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