Nathaniel Church, 1756–

Name
Nathaniel Church
Given names
Nathaniel
Surname
Church
Birth November 16, 1756 40 34
Christening February 20, 1757 40 34 (aged 3 months)
Birth of a sisterElizabeth Church
about 1757 (aged 0)
Death of a grandfatherNathaniel Porter
May 28, 1758 (aged 1 year)
Birth of a sisterAmee Church
July 16, 1759 (aged 2 years)
Death of a fatherSamuel Church
December 1, 1760 (aged 4 years)
Death of a sisterJerusha Church
before 1761 (aged 4 years)
Marriage of a parentDaniel Bradley — Sarah Porter — View this family
June 12, 1762 (aged 5 years)
MarriageLois Ensign — View this family
about 1784 (aged 27 years)

Birth of a sonEnsign Church
about 1784 (aged 27 years)
Birth of a sonSamuel Church
February 4, 1785 (aged 28 years)
Death of a wifeLois Ensign
February 19, 1785 (aged 28 years)
Birth of a sonLeman Church
about 1786 (aged 29 years)
Death of a brotherJoshua Church
March 8, 1802 (aged 45 years)
Marriage of a childSamuel Church — Cynthia Newell — View this family
November 1, 1806 (aged 49 years)
Death of a motherSarah Porter
November 21, 1806 (aged 50 years)
Death of a brotherSamuel Church
May 18, 1817 (aged 60 years)
Death
LDS baptism August 30, 1887 (aged 130 years)

LDS endowment January 23, 1895 (aged 138 years)

LDS spouse sealingLois Ensign — View this family
May 23, 1956 (aged 199 years)

LDS temple: Mesa, Arizona, United States

LDS child sealing October 9, 2007 (aged 250 years)

LDS temple: Bountiful, Utah, United States

Unique identifier
DD70DE77322E480899268DA4042A96DAE0E1

Last change March 5, 2019

Family with parents
father
1716–1760
Birth: September 16, 1716 — Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Death: December 1, 1760 — Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
mother
1722–1806
Birth: February 27, 1722 29 29 — Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Death: November 21, 1806 — Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Marriage
Marriage: June 2, 1740 — Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
17 months
elder sister
1741–
Christening: November 8, 1741 25 19 — Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Death:
12 months
elder sister
1742–
Birth: November 6, 1742 26 20 — Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Death:
17 months
elder brother
1744–1802
Christening: April 8, 1744 27 22 — Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Death: March 8, 1802 — Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
12 months
elder brother
1745–1752
Birth: April 6, 1745 28 23 — Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Death: before August 1752 — Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
18 months
elder sister
1746–
Birth: October 1, 1746 30 24 — Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Death:
2 months
elder sister
1746–1761
Christening: November 23, 1746 30 24 — Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Death: before 1761 — Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
20 months
elder sister
1748–
Birth: July 3, 1748 31 26 — Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Death:
2 years
elder sister
1750–1750
Birth: July 23, 1750 33 28 — Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Death: July 23, 1750
2 years
elder brother
1752–1817
Birth: August 8, 1752 35 30 — Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Death: May 18, 1817 — Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
2 years
elder brother
1754–
Birth: August 19, 1754 37 32 — Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Death:
2 years
himself
1756–
Birth: November 16, 1756 40 34 — Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Death: Of Salisbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
14 months
younger sister
1757–
Birth: about 1757 40 34 — Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Death:
3 years
younger sister
1759–
Birth: July 16, 1759 42 37 — Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Death:
Mother’s family with Daniel Bradley
step-father
1710–1793
Birth: October 15, 1710 36 32 — Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Death: August 16, 1793 — Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
mother
1722–1806
Birth: February 27, 1722 29 29 — Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Death: November 21, 1806 — Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Marriage
Marriage: June 12, 1762 — Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Family with Lois Ensign
himself
1756–
Birth: November 16, 1756 40 34 — Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Death: Of Salisbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
wife
1764–1785
Birth: 1764 — Of Salisbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Death: February 19, 1785 — Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Marriage
Marriage: about 1784 —
12 months
son
1784–
Birth: about 1784 27 20 — Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Death:
13 months
son
1785–1854
Birth: February 4, 1785 28 21 — Salisbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Death: September 13, 1854 — Newtown, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
23 months
son
1786–1849
Birth: about 1786 29 22 — Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Death: July 9, 1849
son
son
son
son
Note

BIRTH: Barbour Collection of Woodbry Vital Records, FHL book 974.6 V2wL, vo. 53, p. 140. "Nathaniel son Samuel and Sarah Church b. Nov. 16, 1756, Woodbury V.R. 1:24) Original Records at the Town Clerk’s Office, Connecticut, Births, Marriages and Deaths, Vol. 1 p. 23: "Nathaniel ye son of Samuel Church by his wife Sarah was b. Nov. ye 16th, 1756.” Also found in Congregational Church Records of Bethlehem Connecticut, Vol. 1, p. 17: "Nathaniel son of Samuel Church baptized Feb. 20, 1757." (FHL film 3803, item 1, p. 17.) In Vol. 5:43 he is named in his father’s probate. FAMILY: His family listed in Elmer Shepherd Genealogies and Family Group Records Collection, FHL film 1684312, item 18, last card. Samuel Church born April 2, 1785 is the son of Nathaniel of Salisbury and Lois. Nathaniel is the son of Samuel of Bethlehem and Mary (Actually it was Sarah) Porter." He was named in his father's probate: "Nathaniel youngest son..." (Connecticut Probate Records, Woodbury District, 1720-1880, FHL Film 1032812, June 19, 1761) HISTORY: "Nathaniel, youngest son of Samuel, was but three yearsold when his father died. He was bound an apprentice to a weaver...His master was a hard-hearted man, and at about the age of 18, he left him and enlisted into the Revolutionary army. He was severely wounded at the battle of White Plains, by a grape-shot larger than a hickory nut, which is now in the possession of his son, Chief Justice Samuel Church, of Litchfield. He married Lois, second daughter of John Ensign, Esq., of Canaan, and settled in Salisbury, Conn." William Cothren, History of Ancient Woodbury, p. 527. Children were named and a short history given of each on the same page. ORDINANCES: FHL film 458512

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SEALING: FHL film 458512

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