An historical sketch of Troy [] and her inhabitants, from the first settlement of the town, in 1764, to 1855 . mself as a merchant. He is a descendant ofDea. David Nurse, who married Rachel Barrett of Con-cord, Mass., and who was a recruiting officer for theAmerican army in the Revolutionary war, and the Cap-tain of a company of minute men which he called out onthe alarm being given, that the British were at Concord;but having some twelve or fourteen miles to march, hearrived too late for action, the British having Nurse—a farmer—and eldest son of Dea. David,was born Oct. 1,
An historical sketch of Troy [] and her inhabitants, from the first settlement of the town, in 1764, to 1855 . mself as a merchant. He is a descendant ofDea. David Nurse, who married Rachel Barrett of Con-cord, Mass., and who was a recruiting officer for theAmerican army in the Revolutionary war, and the Cap-tain of a company of minute men which he called out onthe alarm being given, that the British were at Concord;but having some twelve or fourteen miles to march, hearrived too late for action, the British having Nurse—a farmer—and eldest son of Dea. David,was born Oct. 1, 1762, married Lois Brown, Dec. 14,1793, and located in Harvard. He was called out inthe Shays insurrection, and was offered the post of Aidto the commanding officer, which he declined, preferringthat of the soldier. He endured some hardships on ac-count of the severe cold, while in pursuit of Capt. Shaysand his party, but came to no engagement. BrownNurse, the fourth son of David, was born at Harvard,June 24, 1804, came to Troy in August, 1829, stoppedabout ten months, taught school in District No. three,. g Yt^Ji^u ^e^U^&^f*
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