The Honorable Nathaniel B Boileau was born near Hatboro, in 1763, the son of Isaac Boileau and Rachel Brittain. He died in poverty in Montgomery, Pennsylvania on 16 March 1850 aged eighty-eight years. He was graduated from Princeton College in 1789 and became prominent in public life. Auge, in "Lives of the Eminent Dead of Montgomery County" says that Mr. Boileau "was in many respects the greatest man Montgomery County ever produced". He was many years a member of the Pennsylvania Assembly, and Speaker of that body, and was Secretary of the Commonwealth throughout the war of 1812.
According to the Friends of Nathaniel Boileau Farmstead website, "When the War of 1812 broke out, he assumed, in addition to his duties as Secretary of the Commonwealth, the position of Aide to the Governor and was given the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. There being no appropriations to fully equip the militia troops, he made advances from his private resources. In fact, he mortgaged his property to procure blankets for the soldiers, which was never repaid. Most officials during the war, moved their families to Lancaster or Harrisburg for safety. The Boileau family remained in Hatboro. The last military appointment he filled was that of Acting Adjutant-General from 1816 to 1817"
He married first Hester Leech on June 3rd, 1795, and they had a son Thomas Leech Boileau. His son became a member of the Pennsylvania bar. He married second her older sister Ann Leech on July 4th 1804.
According to the Friends of Nathaniel Boileau Farmstead website, "When the War of 1812 broke out, he assumed, in addition to his duties as Secretary of the Commonwealth, the position of Aide to the Governor and was given the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. There being no appropriations to fully equip the militia troops, he made advances from his private resources. In fact, he mortgaged his property to procure blankets for the soldiers, which was never repaid. Most officials during the war, moved their families to Lancaster or Harrisburg for safety. The Boileau family remained in Hatboro. The last military appointment he filled was that of Acting Adjutant-General from 1816 to 1817"
He married first Hester Leech on June 3rd, 1795, and they had a son Thomas Leech Boileau. His son became a member of the Pennsylvania bar. He married second her older sister Ann Leech on July 4th 1804.
The Honorable Nathaniel B Boileau was born near Hatboro, in 1763, the son of Isaac Boileau and Rachel Brittain. He died in poverty in Montgomery, Pennsylvania on 16 March 1850 aged eighty-eight years. He was graduated from Princeton College in 1789 and became prominent in public life. Auge, in "Lives of the Eminent Dead of Montgomery County" says that Mr. Boileau "was in many respects the greatest man Montgomery County ever produced". He was many years a member of the Pennsylvania Assembly, and Speaker of that body, and was Secretary of the Commonwealth throughout the war of 1812.
According to the Friends of Nathaniel Boileau Farmstead website, "When the War of 1812 broke out, he assumed, in addition to his duties as Secretary of the Commonwealth, the position of Aide to the Governor and was given the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. There being no appropriations to fully equip the militia troops, he made advances from his private resources. In fact, he mortgaged his property to procure blankets for the soldiers, which was never repaid. Most officials during the war, moved their families to Lancaster or Harrisburg for safety. The Boileau family remained in Hatboro. The last military appointment he filled was that of Acting Adjutant-General from 1816 to 1817"
He married first Hester Leech on June 3rd, 1795, and they had a son Thomas Leech Boileau. His son became a member of the Pennsylvania bar. He married second her older sister Ann Leech on July 4th 1804.
According to the Friends of Nathaniel Boileau Farmstead website, "When the War of 1812 broke out, he assumed, in addition to his duties as Secretary of the Commonwealth, the position of Aide to the Governor and was given the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. There being no appropriations to fully equip the militia troops, he made advances from his private resources. In fact, he mortgaged his property to procure blankets for the soldiers, which was never repaid. Most officials during the war, moved their families to Lancaster or Harrisburg for safety. The Boileau family remained in Hatboro. The last military appointment he filled was that of Acting Adjutant-General from 1816 to 1817"
He married first Hester Leech on June 3rd, 1795, and they had a son Thomas Leech Boileau. His son became a member of the Pennsylvania bar. He married second her older sister Ann Leech on July 4th 1804.
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some information from Chronicles of the Yerkes Family by Josiah Granville Leech
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