Lindell-Herndon Genealogy
Genealogy of the Lindell, Herndon, Bonnell, and Fairbanks families.

Nehemiah Cole[1]

Male 1810 - 1856  (46 years)


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  • Name Nehemiah Cole  [2] 
    Birth 31 May 1810  Wellfleet, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Residence Nov 1829  Wellfleet, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Census 29 Aug 1850  Town of Wellfleet, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Cause of Death Heart disease  [3] 
    Death 11 Jun 1856  Wellfleet, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Burial Aft 11 Jun 1856  Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Wellfleet, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Person ID I1136  Lindell-Herndon Genealogy
    Last Modified 26 Nov 2016 

    Father Daniel Cole,   b. 2 Aug 1783, Wellfleet, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Jan 1864, Truro, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Mother Polly Atwood Snow,   b. 29 Jun 1785, Wellfleet, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 May 1836, (unknown) Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 50 years) 
    Marriage Intention 22 Feb 1805  Wellfleet, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Marriage 19 May 1805  Wellfleet, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Notes 
    • In the marriage intention recorded by the Clerk of Barnstable County, Polly Atwood is listed as “Polly Atwood Snow”. Due to her age at the time of her marriage to Daniel Cole, this would seem to cast doubt that her maiden name was actually Atwood. [7]
    Family ID F816  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sabra Doane Pierce,   b. 1 Jul 1810, Wellfleet, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Jul 1874, Wellfleet, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years) 
    Marriage Intention 7 Nov 1829  Wellfleet, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Marriage 4 May 1830  Wellfleet, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Children 
     1. Rachel Young Cole,   b. 12 Jan 1832, Wellfleet, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Jan 1916, Exeter, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)
     2. Elisa Ann Cole,   b. 6 Aug 1833, Wellfleet, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1837, (unknown) Find all individuals with events at this location (Age < 3 years)
     3. Solomon Atkins Cole,   b. 4 Aug 1835, Wellfleet, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Oct 1910, Chelsea, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)
     4. Elisa Ann Cole,   b. 22 Aug 1837, Wellfleet, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. ?, (unknown) Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. John Young Cole,   b. 29 Jul 1839, Wellfleet, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. ?, (unknown) Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Harriet Ellen Cole,   b. 31 Jul 1843, Wellfleet, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. ?, (unknown) Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. Daniel Cole,   b. 26 Mar 1844, Wellfleet, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. ?, (unknown) Find all individuals with events at this location
     8. Emerly Ann Cole,   b. 18 Aug 1846, Wellfleet, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef Jul 1860, (unknown) Find all individuals with events at this location (Age < 13 years)
     9. Sabra Doane Cole,   b. 25 Jun 1850, Wellfleet, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Apr 1877, Wellfleet, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 26 years)
     10. Nehemiah Cole,   b. 9 May 1854, Wellfleet, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. ?, (unknown) Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F805  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 26 Nov 2016 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 31 May 1810 - Wellfleet, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Nov 1829 - Wellfleet, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage Intention - 7 Nov 1829 - Wellfleet, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 4 May 1830 - Wellfleet, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 29 Aug 1850 - Town of Wellfleet, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 11 Jun 1856 - Wellfleet, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - Aft 11 Jun 1856 - Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Wellfleet, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • [Pleasant-Hill-1856a] lists Nehemiah Cole’s death date as 5 June 1856. [6]

  • Reference  Herndon, William Robert. "Nehemiah Cole", Lindell-Herndon Genealogy. [Online]. Available: https://lindell-herndon.org/getperson.php?personID=I1136&tree=LindellHerndon. [Accessed: 08-May-2026].

  • Sources 
    1. [S315] [Herndon-2025] Herndon, William Robert, Lindell-Herndon Genealogy, Wauwatosa, Wisconsin: By the author, 2025.

    2. [S1379] [Holbrook-1806a] Holbrook, Jay Mack and Delene, "The Children of Daniel and Polly Cole," Massachusetts Vital and Town Records: Wellfleet Births, Marriages, Deaths 1763 - 1844, Volume 1 (Wellfleet Town Clerk Transcription, 1865), Provo, Utah: Holbrook Research Institute, 2011, page 100.

    3. [S1022] [NEHGS-1856a] "Death Entry - Nehemiah Cole," Massachusetts Vital Records, 1840 – 1911: Deaths Registered in the Town of Wellfleet for the Year 1856, Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, volume 102, page 18, entry 23.

    4. [S1024] [Holbrook-1829a] "Marriage Intention Entry for Nehemiah Cole and Sabra Doane Pierce," Massachusetts Vital and Town Records: Wellfleet Births, Marriages, Deaths, 1763 - 1844, Volume I (Wellfleet Town Clerk Transcription, 1865), Provo, Utah: Holbrook Research Institute, page 394.

    5. [S1023] [US-1850-1s] "Town of Wellfleet, Barnstable County, Massachusetts," Seventh Census of the United States, 1850,
      Washington, District of Columbia: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), publication M432, roll 303, sheet 78B.

    6. [S1016] [Pleasant-Hill-1856a] "Gravesite of Nehemiah Cole," Interment Records of Pleasant Hill Cemetery (Barnstable County, Massachusetts), Find A Grave (findagrave.com), 2015.

    7. [S1387] [Holbrook-1805b] Holbrook, Jay Mack and Delene, "Marriage Intention of Daniel Cole and Polly Atwood Snow," Massachusetts Vital and Town Records: Wellfleet Births, Marriages, Deaths 1763 - 1844, Volume 1 (Wellfleet Town Clerk Transcription, 1865), Provo, Utah: Holbrook Research Institute, 2011, page 346, entry 9.

    8. [S1386] [Holbrook-1805a] Holbrook, Jay Mack and Delene, "Marriage Entry for Daniel Cole and Polly Atwood," Massachusetts Vital and Town Records, Wellfleet Births, Marriages, Deaths 1763 - 1844, Volume 1 (Wellfleet Town Clerk Transcription, 1865), Provo, Utah: Holbrook Research Institute, 2011, page 556, entry 11.

    9. [S1381] [Holbrook-1830a] Holbrook, Jay Mack and Delene, "Marriage Entry for Nehemiah Cole + Sabra D Pierce," Massachusetts Vital and Town Records: Wellfleet Births, Marriages, Deaths 1763 - 1844, Volume 1 (Wellfleet Town Clerk Transcription, 1865), Provo, Utah: Holbrook Research Institute, 2011, page 584, entry 3.


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