Nathan Hale (1755 - 1776)

Born 6 Jun 1755 in Coventry, Tolland, Connecticut

Ancestors

Died 22 Sep 1776 at age 21 in New York, New York, United States

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Biography

Captain Nathan Hale served with Knowlton's Rangers, Continental Army during the American Revolution.

Nathan Hale is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: P-172588
Rank: Captain, Spy

Nathan Hale is Notable.

Nathan Hale was a soldier for the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. He volunteered for an intelligence-gathering mission in New York City but was captured by the British and executed. He is probably best remembered for his purported last words before being hanged: "I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country." Hale has long been considered an American hero and, in 1985, he was officially designated the state hero of Connecticut.

Sources

• Births, Marriages, Baptisms, and Deaths of Coventry, Conn. (Link)
• Wikipedia Link, accessed Aug 26, 2017
• Glogster Biographical Information, accessed Aug 26, 2017
• Nathan Hale-A True American Martyr
• Revolutionary War Graves Register. Clovis H. Brakebill, compiler. 672pp. SAR. 1993. Also SAR Revolutionary War Graves Register CD. Progeny Publishing Co: Buffalo, NY. 1998
• Pease, John Chauncey & Niles, John Milton. A Gazetteer of the States of Connecticut and Rhode-Island (William S. Marsh, 1819) Page 292
• Johnston, Henry P. (editor).Knowlton's Rangers. The Record of Connecticut Men in the Military and Naval Service during the War of the Revolution 1775-1783. Hartford, 1889.
• "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (Link: 3 December 2014), Nathan Hale, 06 Jun 1755; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
• "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934," database, FamilySearch (Link: 3 December 2014), Nathan Hale, 22 Sep 1776; citing New York City, reference p 66; FHL microfilm 3,331.
• Find A Grave: Memorial #2306 Retrieved Aug 26, 2017. , possible burial site