Biography
Nathan Tufts of Medford supported the war with money rather than a musket, lending toward the bounties paid to enlisting men in 1776.
Service Record
Town: Medford · Dates: 1741 – 1784
Born 5 Oct. 1741 in Medford; died 12 June 1784; lent money for bounty in 1776. (Tufts Kinsmen, Vol. I, p. 120, family no. 15-7)
Family Connection
Family number 15-7 in Tufts Kinsmen, Vol. I. Parents are not named in the extract seen.
Spouse(s)
Not found in the sources checked (Brooks 1855 Register of Families; Wild; Find a Grave data on file; Tufts Kinsmen Vol. I extract).
Authoritative IDs / Index Numbers
| Source | ID / status |
|---|---|
| Perseus person index (auth=) | auth=tufts,nathan. This is a name-level key shared by every Nathan Tufts in Perseus, not a personal ID. Use it with the passages cited on this page. |
| Find a Grave memorial | Uncertain: probable 26891997, not accepted. Flagged; not used. |
| Brooks, History of Medford (1855) register no. | Checked, no entry confidently matched |
| Tufts Kinsmen, Vol. I family no. | 15-7 |
| Mass. Soldiers and Sailors | Not yet checked for this page |
| DAR ancestor no. | Note: Pending further work. |
| FamilySearch ID | Note: Pending further work. |
| Geni profile | Note: Pending further work. |
| WikiTree ID | Note: Pending further work. |
| Town / vital records | Medford VRs not yet checked by volume and page |
Only IDs confirmed against dates and family are given as matches. “Not yet checked” means the source has not been searched; “Checked, not found” means it was searched without a match.
⚑ Unverified
Financial support only; no military service recorded in the extract. No other source on this site has yet been checked for this man.
Links and Resources
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