He was a carpenter by trade and an expert at farming, a man of influence and worth in his day, holding several township offices during his useful life. He was born March 7, 1793, at Stockbridge, Mass., and died September 15, 1872. His family numbered seven children, six of whom grew to maturity, and two of them are now living. Nehemiah was a son of Nehemiah Ide, who was a native of Massachusetts and a Revolutionary soldier, participating in the battle of "Bunker Hill" and other noted engagements fought in defense of liberty and independence.
History of Luzerne County Pennsylvania; H. C. Bradsby, Editor
S. B. Nelson & Co., Publishers, 1893
He was a carpenter by trade and an expert at farming, a man of influence and worth in his day, holding several township offices during his useful life. He was born March 7, 1793, at Stockbridge, Mass., and died September 15, 1872. His family numbered seven children, six of whom grew to maturity, and two of them are now living. Nehemiah was a son of Nehemiah Ide, who was a native of Massachusetts and a Revolutionary soldier, participating in the battle of "Bunker Hill" and other noted engagements fought in defense of liberty and independence.
History of Luzerne County Pennsylvania; H. C. Bradsby, Editor
S. B. Nelson & Co., Publishers, 1893
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" NEHEMIAH IDE
died
Sept., 15, 1871
aged 73 yrs. "
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