Nathaniel Rochester

Nathaniel Rochester
Portrait of Rochester by John Audubon, 1824
Member of the Maryland General Assembly
Member of the North Carolina General Assembly
In office 1777–1777
Personal details
Born	February 21, 1752 Westmoreland County, Virginia
Died	May 17, 1831(1831-05-17) (aged 79) Rochester, New York
Resting place	Mount Hope Cemetery
Spouse	Sophia Beatty ​ (m. 1788)​
Children	12, including William, Thomas
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Nathaniel Rochester (February 21, 1752, – May 17, 1831) was an American Revolutionary War soldier and land speculator, most noted for founding the settlement which would become Rochester, New York.