596327 - Danforth, Nicholas

Events

Event	Date	Place	Sources
Birth [E255741]	1589	Framlingham, Eng	3 1b 2b
Death [E255742]	1638-04-00	Cambridge, MA	3 1c 2c
_FA6 [E255743]	1635	Cambridge, MA	1d 2d
_FA7 [E255744]	1635	Selectman	1e 2e
_FA8 [E255745]	1636	Representative	1f 2f
Burial [E255746]	1638	Cambridge, MA	1g 2g
Christening [E255747]	1588/9-03-01 (Julian)	Framlingham, Eng	1h 2h

Families

Family of Danforth, Nicholas and , Elizabeth [F51474]

Married

Wife

, Elizabeth [I105228] ( * before 1606 + WFT 1630-1700 )

Event	Date	Place	Description	Notes	Sources
Marriage [E348102]	before 1619	Framlingham ?, Eng			1i 2i

Children

Name	Birth Date	Death Date
Danforth, Elizabeth [I167140]	1619	1680-06-26
Danforth, Mary [I166925]	1621	WFT 1622-1715
Danforth, Anna [I167137]	1622	1704-12-02
Danforth, Thomas [I167144]	1623	1699-11-05
Danforth, Lydia [I167139]	1625	WFT 1639-1719
Danforth, Samuel [I105225]	1626-10-17	1674
Danforth, Jonathan [I167145]	1627/8-02-27 (Julian)	1712-09-07

Narrative

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ref:Hist.of Cambridge: is listed as resident of Cambridge 1635, prob.a member of Mr. Shepard's Co. On 23 Nov 1635 chosen as one of selectmen; ordered on 7 Dec 1635 to see to the building of a bridge down to the water this side of the river and a ladder on the other. The first person allowed to sell wine and strong water in Cambridge, 12 Mar 1637/8, was Mr. Nicholas Danforth, a selectman, a rep.of the Gen. Court and one of the most active and honored citizens. He resided on the northerly side of Bow St., near Plympton St. and died about a month after the date of his license.
ref:Pioneers of Mass by Charles Henry Pope, 1977:
p.130: Mr. Nicholas Danforth, yeoman, came in 1634 from Framlingham, Eng.; settled in Cambridge; propr. & selectman 23 Nov 1635; freeman 3 Mar 1635/6; town officer, deputy. A citizen of excellent qualities & efficincy.
see History of Billerica, MA
children: Martha m. Richard French and sold land with him inherited from her father 1654; Elizabeth m. Andrew Belcher; Thomas, asst.dep-Gove and judge; Anna m. Matthew Bridge; Lydia m. Wm. Beamans; Samuel b. ca. 1627 minister who d. 19 (9) 1674; Jonathan who dep. in 1677 aged about 50

Pedigree

1. Danforth, Nicholas
  1. , Elizabeth [I105228]

Source References

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History of Cambridge, MA [S15017]

Birth Name	Danforth, Nicholas 1a 2a
Gramps ID	I166103
Gender	male
Age at Death	49 years, 3 months