Location:
Prospect Hill Cemetery
Section no: WW
Memorial no: 70-3a
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See map of this cemetery: https://cemeteries.nha.org/prospect-hill-cemetery/
Personal Information
Name: Nathaniel Barney
Gender: Male
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Birth: December 31 1792
Death: September 2 1869
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NATHANIEL BARNEY
BORN
12 Mo. 31 1792
DIED
9 Mo. 2. 1869
ELIZA BARNEY
BORN
4 mo. 9. 1802
DIED
3 mo. 18. 1889
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Biographical notes: He is the son of Jonathan Barney and Abial Coffin Barney. He married Eliza Starbuck on May 18, 1820. Nathaniel went into partnership with his cousin William Hadwen as purveyors and manufacturers of oil and candles in the building that now houses the NHA Whaling Museum. He was deeply involved in both the women’s suffrage and the antislavery movements.
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Date data collected: 4/4/2007
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Citation source:
Field recorder: Georgen Gilliam Charnes
Data input by: Georgen Gilliam Charnes
Reviewed by: Automatic