Nathaniel Pigott

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Born: 1725.

Place of Birth: Whitton, Middlesex.

Died: 1804, 4th June, York, Yorkshire.

Parents: Ralph and Alathea Pigott, nee Fairfax.

Marriages: Anna Mathurine de Beriol, September 1749 in Brussels, Belgium.

Children: Edward 1753, Charles Gregory 1760 and Mathurina 1761.

Occupation: Astronomer.

Notes: Nathaniel spent some years in Caen, France, having his children educated and working on astronomical projects. He counted several notable scientist of the day as friends, This included Sir William Herschel and Alexander Pope. He was a member of the Royal Society, London and the Paris Academy of Sciences.

Nathaniel's wife Anna, was born 1727 in Louvain-la-Neuve, Brabant Wallon, Belgium. She died in 1792.