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An American Family History

Jeremiah Powers

 
"He was a man of prominence during the
French and Indian and Revolutionary Wars."
 

Littleton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts was first settled in 1686 by English settlers and was the the location of the Native American village called Nashoba Plantation

Quabbin was also called Quaker Plain and Narragansett. Quabbin is now under the Quabbin reservoir.

Jeremiah Powers was born about 1710 in Littleton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. He was the son of Thomas Powers and Mary Harwood.

He married Hannah Fiske in 1730. Their children and life together are described in detail in the section on Jeremiah and Hannah Powers.

He died on June 2, 1801 in Greenwich. He was buried in Quabbin Park Cemetery with his wife Hannah

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Children of Jeremiah Powers
and Hannah Fiske
  • Hannah Powers White
  • Captain Jeremiah Powers, II
  • Eunice Powers Bridges
  • Captain Isaac Powers
  • Aaron Powers
  • Esther Powers Gibbs
  • Elizabeth Powers Davis Griswold
  • Nathan Powers
  • Susannah Powers Hinds
  • Colonel Thomas Powers
  • 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.

    Children of Thomas Powers
    and Elizabeth
  • Joseph Powers
  • Elizabeth Powers Farr
  • and Mary Harwood
  • Phineas Powers
  • Ephraim Powers
  • Jane Powers Davis
  • James Powers
  • Jeremiah Powers
  • Greenwich, Hampshire County, Massachusetts was incorporated in 1749 and dissolved in 1938. It was renamed from Quabbin in 1754 .
     

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