Nathan Hale 
Nathan was born on June 6th, 1755 in Coventry,Tolland,CT. Nathan's father was Richard Hale Deacon and his mother was Elizabeth Strong. His paternal grandparents were Samuel Hale and Apphia Moody; his maternal grandparents were Joseph Strong and Elizabeth Strong. He had eight brothers and three sisters, named Samuel, John, Enoch, Richard, Billy, David, Jonathan, Joseph, Joanna, Susannah and Elizabeth. He died at the age of 21 on September 22nd, 1776 in New York,NY. He was buried in Coventry Cemetary,Coventry,CT.General Notes
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2 PLAC Executed patriot
Hale, Nathan, 1755—76, American soldier, hero of the American Revolution, b. Coventry, Conn. A young school teacher when the Revolution broke out, he was commissioned an officer in the Connecticut militia, served in the siege of Boston, then went to take part in operations in New York. He volunteered for the dangerous mission of getting information about the British forces on Long Island, where he went in the natural disguise of a schoolmaster. He was discovered, captured, and hanged without trial. He is remembered especially for the statement he is said to have uttered on the gallows, "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country."
See biography by H. P. Johnston (1914); M. Pennypacker, General Washington's Spies on Long Island and in New York (1939).
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.~ 1589 in ,Kent,england d.UNKNOWN
- b.15 Sep 1609 in Kent,England d.19 Jul 1659 in Charlestown,Middlesex,MA
- b.03 Jun 1636 in Charlestown,Middlesex,MA d.15 May 1700 in Beverly,Essex,MA
- b.1575 in Of New-Castle-Upon-Tyne,Northumberland,,England d.<08 Apr 1637 in New-Castle,Tyne,Northumberland,England
- b.1617 in London,Newcastle,Northamptonshire,England d.28 Nov 1679 in Ipswich,Essex,MA
- b.1575 in Of New-Castle-Upon-Tyne,Northumberland,,England d.10 JAN 1663/1664 in Cambridge,Massachusetts Bay,Middlesex,MA
- b.13 Aug 1687 in Beverly,Essex,MA d.1724 in Newbury,Essex,MA
- b.25 Mar 1656 in Newbury,Essex,MA d.20 May 1695 in Beverly,Essex,MA
- b.28 FEB 1716/1717 in Newbury,Essex Co.,MA d.01 Jun 1802 in Coventry,Tolland,CT
- b.01 Apr 1663 in Newbury,Essex,MA d.5 MAR 1736/1737 in Newbury,Essex,MA
- b.23 Jun 1693 in Newbury,Essex,MA d.02 Feb 1753 in Newbury,Essex,MA
- b.23 Oct 1665 in Newbury,Essex,MA d.11 Aug 1719 in Newbury,Essex,MA
- b.06 Jun 1755 in Coventry,Tolland,CT d.22 Sep 1776 in New York,NY
- b.~ 1609 in Chard/Taunton,Somersetshire,England d.14 Apr 1699 in Northampton,Hampshire,MA
- b.~ 1638 in Northampton,Hampshire,MA d.03 Oct 1689 in Northampton,Hampshire,MA
- b.08 Oct 1619 in Bridgeport,Dorsetshire,England d.06 Jul 1688 in Northampton,Hampshire,MA
- b.02 Dec 1672 in Northampton,Hampshire,MA d.13 Jul 1763 in Coventry,Tolland,CT
- b.28 Apr 1610 in Winston Manor,Near Ipswich,Suffolk,England d.12 Aug 1691 in Northampton,Hampshire,MA
- b.1645 in Northampton,Hampshire,MA d.1714 in Madison,CT
- b.1612 in Hartford,Hartford,CT d.16 Nov 1691 in Northampton,Hampshire,MA
- b.25 Jul 1701 in Northampton,Hampshire,MA d.09 Apr 1773 in Coventry,Tolland,CT
- b.22 Aug 1672 in Northampton,Hampshire,MA d.Sep 1724 in Northampton,Hampshire,MA
- b.2 FEB 1726/1727 in Coventry,Tolland,CT d.21 Apr 1767
- b.~ 1609 in Chard/Taunton,Somersetshire,England d.14 Apr 1699 in Northampton,Hampshire,MA
- b.07 May 1637 in Windsor,Hartford,CT d.22 May 1733 in Coventry,Tolland,CT
- b.08 Oct 1619 in Bridgeport,Dorsetshire,England d.06 Jul 1688 in Northampton,Hampshire,MA
- b.29 Mar 1680 in Northhampton,Hampshire,MA d.26 Sep 1765 in Coventry,Tolland,CT
- b.22 May 1607 in North Woolton,Lancanshire,England d.09 Apr 1685 in Northampton,Hampshire,MA
- b.Jul 1642 in Dorchester,Suffolk,MA d.17 May 1681
- b.~ 1608 in Lowton,,England d.13 Aug 1690 in Northampton,Hampshire,MA
- b.27 Sep 1704 in Northampton,Hampshire,MA d.01 May 1792 in Coventry,Tolland,CT
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- b.1620 d.08 Aug 1690
- b.1677 in Farmington,Hartford,CT d.23 Jun 1750 in Coventry,Tolland,CT
- b.25 JAN 1601/1602 d.19 Sep
- b.1628 d.10 Oct 1710 in Northampton,Hampshire,CT
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