Nathaniel Messer (1813 - 1873)

Born 31 Jan 1813 in Marlow, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Sylvia (Booth) Messer — married Nov 1843 in Sullivan County, New Hampshire, United States

Descendants

Died 17 Feb 1873 at age 60 in Alstead, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States

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Biography

Birth

Nathaniel Messer was born on 31 Jan 1813 at Marlow, New Hampshire, the son of Alpheus Messer and Betsey (Mason) Messer.^[1]

Marriage

Nathaniel Messer married Sylvia Booth, probably on 13 Nov 1843 at either Lempster or Goshen, New Hampshire. See the Research Note below.

In 1850, Nathaniel Messer, 37, farmer, and Sylvia Messer, 24, were living at Lempster with Charles F. Messer, 5, George A. Messer, 2 months, and Nathaniel French, 21, farmer.^[2]

In 1860, Nathaniel Messer, 47, farmer, and Sylvia Messer, 34, were living at Alstead, New Hampshire, with Geo. A. Messer, 10, Ella M. Messer, 4, and Daniel Gassett, 19, laborer.^[3]

In 1870, Nathaniel Messer, 56, farmer, and Sylvia Messer, 43, were living at Alstead with George Messer, 20, Ella Messer, 13, and Fred W. Messer, 3.^[4]

Death

Nathaniel Messer died from typhoid fever on 17 Feb 1873 at Alstead, New Hampshire, with his age recorded as 60 years, 17 days.^[5] His gravestone at the Woodland Cemetery in Keene, New Hampshire, is inscribed with the dates 31 Jan 1813 and 17 Feb 1873.^[6]

Research Note

There are two transcriptions in the records reporting that marriage of Nathaniel Messer and Sylvia Booth. One says that they were both of Lempster, Hampshire, and were married by Rev. Wait at Goshen, New Hampshire, in November 1843,^[7] the other that they were both of Lempster and married by Rev. Wait at Lempster on 13 Nov 1845.^[8] Their first child, Charles F. Messer, was born at Lempster on 13 Feb 1845,^[9] this establishing the 1843 date as the correct one, but whether the marriage occurred at Goshen or at Lempster remains unknown. (Research Note by WikiTree contributor Stu Bloom, 1 Apr 2024)

Sources

1. ↑ Transcription made in 1906 by the town clerk of Marlow, New Hampshire, of the birth record of Nathaniel Messer, in New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900, database with images, FamilySearch > Index to births, early to 1900 > Morse to Mitchell > FHL film #004244268 > image 3040 of 4840; Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord.
2. ↑ Nathaniel Messer family, in United States Census, 1850, database with images, FamilySearch > New Hampshire > Sullivan > Lempster > household 122 > family 130 > image 15 of 22; citing NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ Nathaniel Messer family, in United States Census, 1860, database with images, FamilySearch > New Hampshire > Cheshire > Alstead > household 202 > family 202 > image 23 of 33; citing NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
4. ↑ Nathaniel Messer family, in United States Census, 1870, database with images, FamilySearch > New Hampshire > Cheshire > Alstead > household 49 > family 45 > image 6 of 32; citing NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
5. ↑ Transcription of the death record of Nathaniel Messer, in New Hampshire Death Records, 1654-1947, database with images, FamilySearch > Index to deaths, early to 1900 > Morse to Nichols > FHL film #004243765 > image 1940 of 5079; Bureau Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord.
6. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #202846563 for Nathaniel Messer, with photo of Messer family gravestone
7. ↑ Transcription of the marriage record of Nathaniel Messer and Sylvia Booth at Goshen, New Hampshire, in November 1843, in New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947, database, FamilySearch > FHL film #004243066 > images 559-560 of 4899; Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord.
8. ↑ Transcription of the marriage record of Nathaniel Messer and Sylvia Booth at Lempster, New Hampshire, in November 1845, in New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947, database, FamilySearch > FHL film #004243066 > images 557-558 of 4899; Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord.
9. ↑ Transcription of the birth record of Charles F. Messer, in New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900, database with images, FamilySearch > FHL film #004244268 > image 2877 of 4840; Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord.