Nathaniel built what is now known as the Ladd/Gilman house in Exeter, New Hampshire, home of Nicholas Gilman Jr, signer of the United States Constitution. Nathaniel was a public figure in early Exeter and his legacy remains.
Nathaniel built what is now known as the Ladd/Gilman house in Exeter, New Hampshire, home of Nicholas Gilman Jr, signer of the United States Constitution. Nathaniel was a public figure in early Exeter and his legacy remains.
Inscription
From the book "Old Burial Places in Exeter":
"In memory of the Ladd Family who sleep in this enclosure. Nathaniel, the first of the name who settled in Exeter, was born in Haverhill, March 10, 1650. Elizabeth, his wife, and daughter of Councillor John Gilman, was born in Exeter, August 16, 1661. He was mortally wounded in a fight with the Indians at Maquoit & died Aug. 11, A. D. 1691."
Alexander, a descendant born 1784, erected the monument in 1850
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