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Jeremiah Norcross

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Jeremiah Norcross

Birth
Lunenburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
1 Dec 1811 (aged 68)
Rindge, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, USA
Burial
Rindge, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, USA Add to Map
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Minuteman, Revolutionary Soldier

Jeremiah Norcross was born February 15, 1743 or 1744 in Lunenburg, MA, the son of Jeremiah and Faith (Page) Norcross and brother of Lieut. Page Norcross. He married, November 23, 1769, Lucy Chaplin, the daughter of Ebenezer Chaplin. Jeremiah and Lucy settled in Rindge on the farm that was of their family for several generations. Jeremiah and Lucy had seven children. In the Revolution Jeremiah was a member of Capt. Nathan Hale's company of Minutemen in 1775, he was a signatory of the "Association Test" in Rindge in 1776, and served in Col. Enoch Hale's Regiment in the Rhode Island expedition. He was constable in 1781. Jeremiah died of spotted fever December 1, 1811, aged 67 years.

Children, incomplete information

David, married, Mar. 8,1795 Lucretia Chaplin
Daniel, b. 1780
Lucy, married, Peter Welton, Bradford VT
Sally, married, ___ Farr, Bradford VT
Phebe, married, Mar. 9, 1795, Luther Darling
Nancy, married, Feb. 6, 1804, John Darling
Jeremiah, b. 1791, d. Nov. 25, 1811, spotted fever
Minuteman, Revolutionary Soldier

Jeremiah Norcross was born February 15, 1743 or 1744 in Lunenburg, MA, the son of Jeremiah and Faith (Page) Norcross and brother of Lieut. Page Norcross. He married, November 23, 1769, Lucy Chaplin, the daughter of Ebenezer Chaplin. Jeremiah and Lucy settled in Rindge on the farm that was of their family for several generations. Jeremiah and Lucy had seven children. In the Revolution Jeremiah was a member of Capt. Nathan Hale's company of Minutemen in 1775, he was a signatory of the "Association Test" in Rindge in 1776, and served in Col. Enoch Hale's Regiment in the Rhode Island expedition. He was constable in 1781. Jeremiah died of spotted fever December 1, 1811, aged 67 years.

Children, incomplete information

David, married, Mar. 8,1795 Lucretia Chaplin
Daniel, b. 1780
Lucy, married, Peter Welton, Bradford VT
Sally, married, ___ Farr, Bradford VT
Phebe, married, Mar. 9, 1795, Luther Darling
Nancy, married, Feb. 6, 1804, John Darling
Jeremiah, b. 1791, d. Nov. 25, 1811, spotted fever


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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/88209101/jeremiah-norcross: accessed ), memorial page for Jeremiah Norcross (15 Feb 1743–1 Dec 1811), Find a Grave Memorial ID 88209101, citing Meeting House Cemetery, Rindge, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, USA; Maintained by CapnKen (contributor 47729617).