Jeremiah Atwater

DAR A 003657, Civil service, patriotic service, manufactured gun powder, CT

Birth: Dec. 5, 1734 New Haven County Connecticut, USA Death: Nov. 12, 1811

REVOLUTIONARY WAR VETERAN, aged 77 years

Jeremiah Atwater, of New Haven, son of Jonathan, was for many years Steward of Yale College. He married Anna Mix, April 20, 1757; Catherine Gale, of Killingworth, April 6, 1780; and Mary Saltonstall, Dec. 19, 1797. He died Nov. 12, 1811.

Children: 1. Stephen, b. July 27, 1758; married (first) to Rebecca Gorham, who died January 28, 1791. He married (second) Elizabeth Gorham, sister of his first wife. 2. Lydia, b. April 4, 1761; d. April 14, 1761. 3. Lydia, 2d, b. Aug. 9, 1762; d. Sept. 28, 1763. 4. Anna, b. Sept. 28, 1764; m. Jeremiah Townsend. 5. Jeremiah M., b. Feb. 15, 1767. 6. Joseph, b. May 27, 1770. 7. William, b. Aug. 9, 1772; d. Aug. 21, 1776. 8. Rebecca Lydia, b. March 4, 1778. 9. William, b. June 14, 1782; d. Sept. 11, 1784.

~A Genealogical Register of the Descendants in the Male Line of David Atwater: One of the Original Planters of New Haven, Conn., to the Sixth Generation; pg. 19; Edward Elias Atwater; Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor, 1873.

- Thank you to "Richard H. L. Chichester, III" for sharing most of the above.

+++++++ HE IS BEING CONFUSED WITH JEREMIAH ATWATER WHO PASSED ON DEC 19,1812..... THESE ARE TWO SEPARATE MEN, LINKED INCORRECTLY +++++++++++++++++

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Parents:

 Jonathan Atwater (1690 - 1760)

Spouses:

 Anna Mix Atwater (1735 - 1778)

 Catherine Gale Atwater (1742 - 1797)

 Mary Saltonstall Atwater (1734 - 1820)*

Children:

 Stephen Atwater (1758 - 1815)*

 Lydia Atwater (1761 - 1761)*

 Lydia Atwater (1762 - 1763)*

 Anna Atwater Townsend (1764 - 1852)*

 Jeremiah M Atwater (1767 - 1832)*

 Joseph Atwater (1770 - 1805)*

 William Atwater (1772 - 1776)*

 Rebecca Lydia Atwater Murdock (1778 - 1832)*

 William Atwater (1782 - 1784)*

Siblings:

 Phebe Atwater Hotchkiss (1714 - 1795)*

 Abraham Atwater (1716 - 1786)*

 Isaac Atwater (1718 - 1770)*

 Jacob Atwater (1720 - 1799)*

 Jonathan Atwater (1721 - 1795)*

 Lydia Atwater (1721 - 1764)*

 Joel Atwater (1728 - 1794)*

 Abigail Atwater Ball (1731 - 1800)*

 Jeremiah Atwater (1734 - 1811)

*Calculated relationship

Note: Memorial # 13055526 MAY also for him.... Jan Franco & I have communicated, links to him were made by other contributors and may not be correct..

Burial: Grove Street Cemetery New Haven New Haven County Connecticut, USA Plot: 20 Maple Ave West GPS (lat/lon): 41.31289, -72.92625

Created by: L Evans Record added: Jun 11, 2014 Find A Grave Memorial# 131213685