Middlesex County, Massachusetts was created on May 10, 1643. The county originally included Charlestown, Cambridge, Watertown, Sudbury, Concord, Woburn, Medford, Wayland, and Reading.
Nathaniel Fiske was born on May 12, 1653 or July 12, 1653 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. He was the son of Nathan and Susannah Fiske. Nathaniel was a weaver.
He married Mary Warren Child in Watertown on April 13, 1677. She was born November 29, 1651 in Watertown. She was the daughter of Daniel Warren and Mary Barron and the widow of John Child. John died on October 15, 1676.
Mary already had four children:
Mary Child (1663),
John Child (1669, married Hannah French),
Eliza Child (1670), and
Daniel Child (1677, married Beriah Bemis).
Nathaniel and Mary's children included:
Nathaniel Fiske (1678, married Hannah Adams),
Hannah Fiske Bigelow (1680, married Joshua Bigelow),
John Fiske (1683, married Lydia Adams),
Sarah Fiske Hastings (1684, married John Hastings),
Lydia Fiske Warren (1687, married John Warren),
Mary Fiske Knapp (1690, married James Knapp),
Elizabeth Fiske Flagg (1692, married Benjamin Flagg) and
Abigail Fiske Flagg (1698, married Allen Flagg).
Mary died May 12, 1734 and Nathaniel died on September 23, 1735.
Old Style Calendar
Before 1752 the year began on Lady Day, March 25th,. Dates between January 1st and March 24th were at the end of the year. Old Style (O.S.) and New Style (N.S.) are used to indicate whether the year has been adjusted. Often both dates are used.
Watertown was settled in 1630 by English Puritans in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
1677 Map of New England
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Coverlets (Coverlid) are woven bedcovers, used as the topmost covering on a bed.
King Philip’s War was a bloody and costly series of raids and skirmishes in 1675 and 1676 between the Native American people and the colonials. King Philip was the Native American leader Metacom.
