Individual Details
Nathaniel Bailey Dowd
(15 May 1748 - 12 May 1821)
"The descendants of Henry Doude, who came from England in 1639"
NATHANIEL B. was a man of a good degree of prominence, of strong character, and exerted a good deal of influence in Berk- shire County, Mass. His liberality, kind-heartedness, and Chris- tian bearing, won for him the esteem and affection of ail who knew him. In early days, his family were once in need of bread. He walked twenty miles, mowed all day, received a bushel of corn for pay, then shouldered it, and walked home the same night. He was never sick a day. Was a carpenter by trade. On the day of his death was chopping wood; he raised the axe for a blow, but fell dead before the axe descended.
NATHANIEL B. was a man of a good degree of prominence, of strong character, and exerted a good deal of influence in Berk- shire County, Mass. His liberality, kind-heartedness, and Chris- tian bearing, won for him the esteem and affection of ail who knew him. In early days, his family were once in need of bread. He walked twenty miles, mowed all day, received a bushel of corn for pay, then shouldered it, and walked home the same night. He was never sick a day. Was a carpenter by trade. On the day of his death was chopping wood; he raised the axe for a blow, but fell dead before the axe descended.
Events
| Birth | 15 May 1748 | Tyringham, Berkshire County, Massachusetts | |||
| Marriage | 13 Jul 1769 | Beulah Merrill | |||
| Death | 12 May 1821 | West Otis, Berkshire County, Massachusetts | |||
| Burial | Free Meeting House Cemetery, Otis, Berkshire County, Massachusetts |  |  |
Families
| Spouse | Beulah Merrill (1749 - 1836) |
| Child | Zerah Dowd (1782 - 1834) |
| Child | Truman Dowd (1791 - 1864) |
Notes
Burial
AE 73 Yrs" Revolutionary War MarkerEndnotes
1. Find A Grave Memorial# 39285415.