Name |
Jesse CONVERSE |
Birth |
31 Dec 1741 |
, Dunstable, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, (USA),, 42.681095,-71.489301 [1, 2, 3] |
- The NEHGS Register 1939, page 231, has his birthplace as Merrimack, New Hampshire, and birth date as 12 December 1741. In her book "Planters and Pioneers" Esther Clark Wright has Jesse born in Dunstable, Massachusetts. His tombstone records that he was from Massachusetts.
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Gender |
Male |
Milit-Serv |
Between 1754 and 1763 |
,, Massachusetts [4] |
- Jesse was a soldier in the French & Indian War. He rose to the rank of Captain in Col. Nehemiah Lovewell's company of Col. John Hart's regiment in 1758.
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Census |
1770 |
,, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia [5] |
- Jesse was listed in this census as single (although his daughter was born 2 years previously), Protestant and American.
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Land Grant |
12 May 1789 |
, Hopewell Parish, Westmorland County, New Brunswick [6] |
- acreage was 13,906, shared with a Robert Dickson.
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Note |
- The administrators of Jesse's estate were Converse Richardson, grandnephew, and Philip Palmer, son of Gideon Palmer of Dorchester. "Est. Jesse Convarse (sic), Hopewell, Albert Co.; Admin.: Convarse Richardson, Philip Palmer."
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Death |
22 Aug 1822 |
New Brunswick, Canada [8, 9] |
- Converse Richardson (Jesse's grandnephew) was administrator of Jesse's estate after he died intestate in 1822 in Westmorland County, New Brunswick.
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Burial |
, the Jolicure Old Presbyterian Cemetery, Jolicure, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada, 45.93590,-64.23386 [10] |
- Inscription: Here lies / the remains of / Jesse Converse / a native of Massachusetts & / one of the first settlers / of this place, / who died / Aug.22, 1822. / Aged 82 Years.
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Person ID |
I9280 |
Ancestral Trails |
Last Modified |
12 Jun 2024 |
Father |
Joshua CONVERSE, b. 3 Jun 1704, , Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts,, 42.487960,-71.152235 d. 1744, , Litchfield, New Hampshire,, 42.847111,-71.465556 (Age 39 years) |
Mother |
Rachel BLANCHARD, b. 20 Mar 1712, , Dunstable, New Hampshire d. 26 Jan 1801, , Bedford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (Age 88 years) |
Marriage |
21 Jul 1729 |
, Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts [4, 11] |
- both of Dunstable, Nassachusetts. They later lived in Merrimack.
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Family ID |
F8640 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |