Getchell, Nehemiah

1744 - 1818  (74 years)

• Name	Getchell, Nehemiah
  Birth	1744	Berwick, ME   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	19-JUN-1818	Winslow, ME   [2]
  Notes	Nehemiah was Benedict Arnold's chief guide up the Kennebec River as far as Canada in 1775. He is also said to have built the first dam across the Kennebec at Waterville in 1801.
  Person ID	I707	Waterville
  Last Modified	4 Jan 1980

  
  

  Father	Getchell, Samuel
  Mother	Dorcas
  Family ID	F1149	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Bragg, Mrs. Hannah 'Annie',   b. 17-MAR-1747/8, Attleboro, MA d. 27-DEC-1809, Waterville, ME
  Marriage	23-JUN-1768	Hallowell, ME   [3]
  Children	1. Getchell, Mary 'Polly',   b. 17-SEP-1770, Vassalboro, ME d. 8-DEC-1804, Waterville, ME (Age 34 years)   2. Getchell, Susanna,   b. 17-SEP-1776, Vassalboro, ME   3. Getchell, David,   b. 1-MAR-1779, Vassalboro, ME   4. Getchell, Nehemiah   d. 14-DEC-1780, Vassalboro, ME   5. Getchell, Nehemiah,   b. 12-MAY-1781, Berwick, ME d. 12-APR-1861, Waterville, ME (Age 80 years)   6. Getchell, James,   b. 20-NOV-1783, Vassalboro, ME   7. Getchell, William,   b. 12-NOV-1785, Vassalboro, ME d. 14-FEB-1876 (Age 91 years) + 8. Getchell, Asa,   b. 14-JUN-1787, Vassalboro, ME d. 1-NOV-1873, Winslow, ME (Age 86 years)   9. Getchell, Silas,   b. 8-NOV-1789, Vassalboro, ME d. 23-MAY-1791, Vassalboro, ME (Age 2 years)
  Family ID	F85	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Williams, Hannah Clifford,   b. C 1754   d. 1-JAN-1810 (Age 56 years)
  Marriage	30-JUL-1800	Winslow, ME   [4]
  Family ID	F86	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 3	Dudley, Ann (Thorn),   b. c 1750   d. 1-MAR-1814, Winslow, ME (Age 64 years)
  Marriage	11-NOV-1810	Winslow, ME   [5]
  Family ID	F87	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S7] The Centennial History of Waterville by Rev. Edwin Carey Whittemore 1902, 133. [S380] Soldiers, Sailors, and Patriots of the Revolutionary War - Maine, 288. [S1213] Vital Records of Hallowell Maine to the Year 1892 V.II Marriages Editor Mabel Goodwin Hall, 48. [S148] Winslow Our Town Our People by Hope Braley Horne 1991, 122. [S63] Vital Records of Winslow, Maine to the Year 1892 Births, Marriages and Deaths Editor Sara Drummond Lang 1937, 163.