Nathaniel Ladd, Jr.

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Nathaniel Ladd, Jr.

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States
Death: July 22, 1763 (84)
Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States
Place of Burial: Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Nathaniel Ladd and Elizabeth Wadleigh
Husband of Catherine Ladd; Rachel Gilman Ladd and Mercy Hall Ladd
Father of Nathaniel Ladd; Daniel Ladd; Edward Ladd, I; Josiah Ladd; Elias Ladd, I and 4 others
Brother of Elizabeth Glidden; Mary Gilman; Lydia Runlett; Capt. Daniel Ladd; John Ladd and 1 other
Half brother of Sarah Scribner; Abigail Magoon; Joseph Wadleigh; Martha Philbrick; Benjamin Wadleigh and 1 other

Occupation: Millwright and a dealer in land
Managed by: Gene Daniell
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About Nathaniel Ladd, Jr.

Nathaniel Ladd was the son of Nathaniel Ladd and Elizabeth Gilman. His grandfather, Daniel Ladd, was born in Deal, County Kent, England and came over to the British Colonies on the Mary and John.

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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Nathaniel Ladd, Jr.'s Timeline

1679
April 6, 1679
Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States
1697
1697
Exeter, Rockingham County, NH, United States
1705
1705
1707
June 22, 1707
Exeter, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States
1709
1709
Exeter, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States
1713
May 29, 1713
Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States
1718
March 6, 1718
March 6, 1718
New Hampshire, United States
1720
1720
1722
1722