Jeremiah Colegrove, who became a captain during the American Revolution, was the grandson of Stephen Colegrove, Esq., an early leader in the town of Foster, Rhode Island. Jeremiah married Lydia Waterman and had at least one recorded son, Jeremiah Colegrove Jr., also of North Adams, Massachusetts, who would follow his father into the armed forces and become a General. General Jeremiah Jr. lived and died in a mansion on Main Street.
"The real prosperity of the Town had its birth in the introduction of the first machinery for carding wool, in 1801, when one carding-machine was put into Jeremiah Colegrove’s Grist-mill… Captain Colegrove erected a two-story mill on the east bank of the south branch, where the Phoenix mill now stands, for wool carding, cloth fulling, and cloth dressing; and he successfully carried on the business for fifteen years, despite the energetic competition of David Estes, who succeeded Roger Wing in the River Street mill..."
Captain Jeremiah Colegrove, along with others including Benjamin Sibley, formed "The Adams North Village Cotton & Woollen Manufacturing Company".
The History and Genealogy of the COLEGROVE FAMILY in America, 1894, by William Colegrove
January 01, 1970
jeremiah, colegrove, july, 1758, august, 1836, born, william, colegrove, scituate, rhode, island, giant, stature, both, physically, community, prominent, farmer, manufacturer, england, jeremiah, served, american, revolution, helped, found, city, north, adams, . Jeremiah Colegrove 31 July 1758 26 August 1836 was born to William Colegrove in Scituate Rhode Island A man of giant stature both physically and in the community he was a prominent farmer and manufacturer in New England Jeremiah served in the American Revolution and helped to found the city of North Adams Massachusetts Jeremiah ColegroveBorn 1758 07 31 July 31 1758Scituate Colony of Rhode Island and Providence PlantationsDiedAugust 26 1836 1836 08 26 aged 78 Occupation s Farmer ManufacturerKnown forHelped found the city of North Adams Massachusetts Contents 1 Family 2 North Adams 3 See also 4 ReferencesFamily editJeremiah Colegrove who became a captain during the American Revolution was the grandson of Stephen Colegrove Esq an early leader in the town of Foster Rhode Island Jeremiah married Lydia Waterman and had at least one recorded son Jeremiah Colegrove Jr also of North Adams Massachusetts who would follow his father into the armed forces and become a General General Jeremiah Jr lived and died in a mansion on Main Street North Adams editJeremiah Colegrove moved to what became the manufacturing town of North Adams Massachusetts in 1780 The Daily News of Troy New York said of North Adams in 1890 The real prosperity of the Town had its birth in the introduction of the first machinery for carding wool in 1801 when one carding machine was put into Jeremiah Colegrove s Grist mill Captain Colegrove erected a two story mill on the east bank of the south branch where the Phoenix mill now stands for wool carding cloth fulling and cloth dressing and he successfully carried on the business for fifteen years despite the energetic competition of David Estes who succeeded Roger Wing in the River Street mill Captain Jeremiah Colegrove along with others including Benjamin Sibley formed The Adams North Village Cotton amp Woollen Manufacturing Company See also editColegrove surname Stephen Colegrove Francis ColegroveReferences editThe History and Genealogy of the COLEGROVE FAMILY in America 1894 by William Colegrove Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jeremiah Colegrove amp oldid 1192711293, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
