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Aaron Burr Nelson 1815–1888 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Nov 1815

Birth Location: Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana, USA

Death Date: 20 Sep 1888

Death Location: Prescott, Nevada, Arkansas, United States

Father: George Nelson

Mother: Elizabeth Sweat

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In 1815, Aaron Burr Nelson entered the world in Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana, USA, born to George Aaron Nelson And Elizabeth Sweat. Aaron Burr Nelson passed away in 1888 in Prescott, Nevada, Arkansas, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1815, Aaron Burr Nelson entered the world in Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana, USA, born to George Aaron Nelson And Elizabeth Sweat.
  • Aaron Burr Nelson passed away in 1888 in Prescott, Nevada, Arkansas, United States.

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Aaron Nelson's Ancestors

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Aaron Nelson
1815–1888
Birth Place: Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana, USA
Parents
George Aaron Nelson
1771–1832
Guilford, North Carolina
Elizabeth Sweat
1793–1826
Burke, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
James (Alexander) Nelson
1740–1790
Yorktown, York, Virginia
Jean McQuiston
1748–1822
Luce Bay, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Ephraim Sweatt
1750–1830
Burke, North Carolina
Olive Perkins
1760–1805
Burke, North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
William Nelson
1711–1772
Elizabeth Burwell
1718–1772
John McQuiston
1729–
Catherine Walker
1730–
Robert Sweatt
1730–1805
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1729–1761
Joshua Perkins
1730–1810
Mary Black
1734–1842
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Nelson
1677–1745
Margaret Reade
1677–1719
Nathaniel Burwell
1680–1721
Elizabeth Carter
1692–1734
William Sweatt
1675–1711
Richard Perkins
1689–1772
Mary Sherrill
1693–1772

Aaron Nelson's Timeline

2 Records

1815
6 Nov 1815
Birth of Aaron Burr Nelson in Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana, USA
Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana, USA
1888
20 Sep 1888
Age 73
Death of Aaron Burr Nelson in Prescott, Nevada, Arkansas, United States
Prescott, Nevada, Arkansas, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Nov 1815
    Event Place: Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Sep 1888
    Event Place: Prescott, Nevada, Arkansas, United States

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