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Catherine Aurilla Nellis 1788–1869 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1788

Birth Location: Oneida Castle, New York, USA

Death Date: Jun 1869

Death Location: Oneida Reservation, Brown, Wisconsin, United States

Father: John Nellis

Mother: Nancy Nellis

Spouse(s): "Chief" Denny

Children(s): Mary Denny, Mary Denny, Amos Denny, Dolly Denny, Abraham Denny, Moses Denny, Martin Denny, Louisa Denny, John Denny, Margaret Denny, Phoebe Denny

Catherine Aurilla Nellis was born in 1788 in Oneida Castle, New York, USA, the child of John P Nellis And Nancy Nellis. Catherine Aurilla Nellis married Chief Abraham Denny, and had children including Abraham Jr Denny, Amos Denny, Dolly Denny, John Denny, Louisa Denny, Margaret Denny, Martin Denny, Mary Ann Denny, Mary Catherine Denny, Moses Denny, Phoebe Denny. Catherine Aurilla Nellis passed away in 1869 in Oneida Reservation, Brown, Wisconsin, United States.

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Biography

  • Catherine Aurilla Nellis was born in 1788 in Oneida Castle, New York, USA, the child of John P Nellis And Nancy Nellis.
  • Catherine Aurilla Nellis married Chief Abraham Denny, and had children including Abraham Jr Denny, Amos Denny, Dolly Denny, John Denny, Louisa Denny, Margaret Denny, Martin Denny, Mary Ann Denny, Mary Catherine Denny, Moses Denny, Phoebe Denny.
  • Catherine Aurilla Nellis passed away in 1869 in Oneida Reservation, Brown, Wisconsin, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Nellis
1759–1834
Birth Location: German Flatts, Montgomery, New York, United States
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Nancy Nellis
1761–1850
Birth Location: German Flats, Herkimer, Ny.
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Spouses(s)

"Chief" Denny
1789–1832
Birth Location: German Flats, Montgomery, New York, USA
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Children(s)

Mary Denny
1816–1899
Birth Location: Oneida Castle, Onieda, New York, USA
MD
Mary Denny
1812–1894
Birth Location: <Oneida Castle, New York, USA>
MD
Amos Denny
1818–1845
Birth Location: <Oneida Castle, New York, USA>
AD
Dolly Denny
1820–
Birth Location: <Oneida Castle, New York, USA>
DD
Abraham Denny
1822–
Birth Location: <Oneida Castle, New York, USA>
AD
Moses Denny
1822–1895
Birth Location: Oneida Castle, Oneida, New York
MD
Martin Denny
1824–
Birth Location: <Oneida Castle, New York, USA>
MD
Louisa Denny
1826–
Birth Location: <Oneida Castle, New York, USA>
LD
John Denny
1826–1898
Birth Location: Oneida Castle, Onieda, New York, USA
JD
Margaret Denny
1810–
Birth Location: Oneida Castle, Onieda, New York, USA
MD
Phoebe Denny
1828–
Birth Location: <Oneida Castle, New York, USA>
PD

Catherine Nellis's Ancestors

Self
Catherine Nellis
1788–1869
Birth Place: Oneida Castle, New York, USA
Parents
John P Nellis
1759–1834
German Flatts, Montgomery, New York, United States
Nancy Nellis
1761–1850
German Flats, Herkimer, Ny.
Grandparents
Johannes Nellis
1727–1811
Stone Arabia, Montgomery, New York, United States
Maria Tuba
1741–1779
Palatine, Herkimer, New York, United States
Great-Grandparents
Johann Nellis
1694–1778
Ana Dygert
1697–1785
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Catherine Nellis's Descendants

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Catherine (Aurilla) Nellis (1788–Jun 1869) m. "Chief" (Abraham) Denny (4 Dec 1789–1832)
  1. 1. Mary (Ann) Denny 1816–1899 m. Benjamin (Franklin) Welch 1816–1904
    1. 1. Lucinda (Amity (Lydia)) Welch 1848–1916 m. Francis (Hamilton) Degroat 1848–1917
      1. 1. Millie (Mathilda) Degroat 1880–1955 m. Leroy (A.) Welch 1872–1961
        1. 1. Marion (Andy) Welch 1910–1978 m. Lora (Katy) Ford 1911–1999
        2. 2. Leroy (Alfonso Jr. Welch) Jr 1903–1962 m. Harriet (Helen) Ritt 1910–1948
        3. 3. Harry (Benjamin) Welch 1904–1968 m. Louise (Agnes) Beach 1910–1987
        4. 4. Henrietta (Alice (Betsy)) Welch 1905–1993 m. Edward (Leo) Welsh 1906–1984 m. Joseph Anton 1910–1995
        5. 5. Inez (Amity) Welch 1906–1984 m. William (John) Knadel 1907–1984
        6. 6. Elva (Jane) Welch 1912–1935 m. Harry Gramentz 1909–
        7. 7. Cyrus (Hamilton) Welch 1919–2007 m. Laura (Mae) Kooy 1923–
        8. 8. Leona (Margaret) Welch 1921–1989 m. Kenneth (Donald) DeGroat 1916–1953 m. Charles (Thomas(Jackson)) Leith 1918–1962
        9. 9. Agnes (Rachel Charlotte) Welch 1914–2001 m. Oliver (Monroe) Lyle 1913–1992 m. Bernard (Martin) Lavin 1910–1974
        10. 10. Clarence (Lester) Welch 1918–1983 m. Violet (Delores) Blue 1923–1980
        11. 11. Leo (Morris) Welch 1908–2004 m. Lillian Welch 1909–1982 m. Mildred (Josephine) Johnson 1917–2000
      2. 2. Francis (Isaiah) Degroat 1882– m. Anna Degroat 1888–
      3. 3. Harry (Harrison) Degroat 1888–1961 m. Emma (Augusta) Blank 1887–1990 m. Jennie DeGroat 1890–
        1. 1. Alfred (Milton) DeGroat 1910–1985 m. Gertrude (Marie) Lindsey 1917–2004
        2. 2. Eleanor (Jeanette) DeGroat 1913–1988 m. Floyd (Hamilton) Degroat 1904–1965 m. Orvel (B) Solmon 1912–1998
        3. 3. Harriet DeGroat 1915–
        4. 4. Norman (Frederick) DeGroat 1917–1987 m. Alice (Mae Von) Mosch 1926–2001
        5. 5. Frieda DeGroat 1919–
        6. 6. Willard (Garfield) DeGroat 1926–2008
        7. 7. John DeGroat 1921–1945
        8. 8. Imogene DeGroat 1924–
        9. 9. Frieda (Earnestine) DeGroat 1919–1928
        10. 10. Imogene (Viola) Degroat 1923–1991
      4. 4. Lydia (Lavina) Degroat 1884–1906
      5. 5. John (Morris) Degroat 1878–1927 m. Ida (Mae) Welch 1879–1936
        1. 1. Francis Degroat 1911–
        2. 2. Harold (Adelerg(Had)) Degroat 1902–
        3. 3. Helen (Elizabeth) Degroat 1904–
        4. 4. Florence (Matilda) Degroat 1900–
        5. 5. Alice Degroat 1908–
        6. 6. Mildred (Grace) Degroat 1912–
      6. 6. Willard (W.) Degroat 1873–1936 m. Mary (Ema) Reading 1873–1905
        1. 1. Jesse (Francis) Degroat 1895–1965 m. Mary Royce –1945
        2. 2. Wilard (Wilson) Degroat 1897–1897
        3. 3. Clarence Degroat 1898–1903
        4. 4. Glen (H.) Degroat 1899–1903
        5. 5. Floyd (Hamilton) Degroat 1904–1965 m. Eleanor (Jeanette) DeGroat 1913–1988
        6. 6. Ralph Degroat 1901–1903
      7. 7. Willis (Brinton) Degroat 1871–1939 m. Minnie (Almira de) Groat 1884–1952 m. Alice (B.) Welch 1874–1898
        1. 1. Pearl (May) Degroat 1894–1905
        2. 2. Luthera (Alice) Degroat 1896–1949
        3. 3. Stanley (Hamilton) Degroat 1897–1898
        4. 4. Wilbur (Brinton) Degroat 1903–1963
        5. 5. Ethyl Degroat 1905–1905
        6. 6. Bernice Degroat 1906–1910
        7. 7. Sammy (Hamilton) Degroat 1908–1910
        8. 8. Carl (Gordon) Degroat 1910–1910
        9. 9. Lyle (Emerson) Degroat 1913–1959
        10. 10. Michael (Warner) Degroat 1916–1973
        11. 11. Hazel (Dolores) Degroat 1914–1946
        12. 12. Katherine Degroat 1919–1937
        13. 13. Matilda (Orzal) Degroat 1920–1987
        14. 14. Carl (Gordon) Degroat 1923–1944
      8. 8. Cora (Ann) Degroat 1869–1926 m. Bertrom (V.) Hammer 1867–1947
    2. 2. Amos Welch 1852–1908 m. Angeline Doxtator 1860–1889
    3. 3. Cyrenes (or Cyrus) Welch 1841–1877 m. Harriet Welch 1841–
    4. 4. Jeanette (or Jenetta) Welch 1845–1897 m. Hiera (or Hira) Welch 1822–1887
      1. 1. Emma (Marie) Welch 1855–1887 m. Truman Doxtator 1851–1933
      2. 2. Abby (Jane) Welch 1864–1930 m. Frank (Emery) Degroat 1854–1901
        1. 1. Zoa (E.) Degroat 1879–1901
        2. 2. Nellie (Jane) Degroat 1881–1925
        3. 3. Fred (Byron) Degroat 1883–1955 m. Effie (Belvilla) Jackson 1886–1972
        4. 4. Louisa (Jeanette) Degroat 1887–1964
        5. 5. Doris (Lila) Degroat 1901–1968
      3. 3. Matilda (Ann) Welch 1866–1937 m. Austin (James) Welch 1878–
      4. 4. Dora (Lillian) Welch 1869–1920 m. Zebulon Welch 1864–1945
        1. 1. Flora (Rose) Welch 1884–1951
        2. 2. Elmer (Charles) Welch 1886–1976
        3. 3. Emma (Calista) Welch 1889–1967
        4. 4. Jossey Welch 1901–
    5. 5. Oscar (Nathaniel) Welch 1856–1930 m. Alice (Jane) Baldwin 1856–1920
    6. 6. Benjamin (Franklin Jr.) Welch 1851–1926 m. Mary (Edith) Degroat 1856–1914 m. Clara (A.) Dick 1854–1922
      1. 1. Clifford Welch 1874–1947 m. Ida (Bell) Kimble 1872–
        1. 1. Mable (Ruth) Welch 1898–
        2. 2. infant Welch 1900–1900
      2. 2. Glen (Haden) Welch 1883–1955
      3. 3. Ralph (A.) Welch 1885–1984
      4. 4. Guy (Ben) Welch 1892–1968
      5. 5. Jay (Wilkes) Welch 1881–1914 m. Ethel (Ernestine) Cronkite 1893–1987
        1. 1. Irma (Violet) Welch 1913–2017 m. Wilson (Sharpe) Lambert 1916–1995
    7. 7. Horace Welch 1843–1904 m. Mary (Catherine) Modlin 1846–1895 m. Harriet Davis 1874–
      1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Welch 1865–1874
      2. 2. Lillian (Dora) Welch 1867–1940 m. Ernest (Bernard) Quinney 1875–1916
        1. 1. Vera (Martha) Quinney 1907–1997
      3. 3. Edward (Churchill) Welch 1870–1940 m. Claribel (Augusta) Baldwin 1880–1933
        1. 1. Harry Welch 1906–
        2. 2. Kenneth Welch 1907–
        3. 3. Elva Welch 1910–
        4. 4. Thelma Welch 1913–
      4. 4. Maurice (Dermot) Welch 1873–1933
      5. 5. Effie (Jane) Welch 1878–1945 m. Andrew (J.) Whittaker 1874–1945
        1. 1. Mary (Catherine) Whittaker 1902–1916
        2. 2. James (Horace) Whittaker 1905–1962 m. Veronica Heimmermann 1905–
        3. 3. Laura (Josephine) Whittaker 1908–1989
        4. 4. Josephine (Elvina) Whittaker 1913–
        5. 5. Lillian (May) Whittaker 1917– m. William (Paul) Voights 1918–
    8. 8. Mary (Ann) Welch 1859–1915 m. Albert Welch 1853–1918
      1. 1. Maggie (M.) Welch 1874–1918
      2. 2. Lillie (Josephine) Welch 1876–1895
      3. 3. Ellen Welch 1878–1943 m. Charles Mathers 1871–1953
      4. 4. Garfield Welch 1881–1943
      5. 5. Harold Welch 1883–1915
      6. 6. Zaluna (or Gloria) Welch 1885–1902
      7. 7. Levi Welch 1887–1940
      8. 8. Myrtle Welch 1889–1893
      9. 9. Daid (B.) Welch 1892–1943
    9. 9. Tillie Welch 1861–1903
  2. 2. Mary (Catherine) Denny 1812–1894 m. Jacob (L. W.) Dockstader 1803–1883
    1. 1. Truman Doxtator 1851–1933 m. Emma (Marie) Welch 1855–1887 m. Lydia Webster 1873–1892 m. Sarah Swamp 1849– m. Sophia Webster 1860–
      1. 1. Melissa Doxtator 1874–1887
      2. 2. Hira Doxtator 1875–1956
      3. 3. Charles Doxtator 1877–
      4. 4. Abigail Doxtator 1879–1957 m. Jonas Schuyler 1874–
      5. 5. Truman Doxtator 1881–1956
      6. 6. Opelia Doxtator 1882–
      7. 7. Reuben (Alonzo) Doxtator 1884– m. Minnie Skenandorp 1890– m. Gladys Reed 1912–
        1. 1. Valeria (V.) Doxtator 1913–
        2. 2. Velma (V.) Doxtator 1915–
        3. 3. Vernon (V.) Doxtator 1917–
        4. 4. Vermilda (V.) Doxtator 1920–
        5. 5. Vera (V.) Doxtator 1923–
        6. 6. Vermillia (Cecillia) Doxtator 1923–
      8. 8. Frederick Doxtator 1886–1928
      9. 9. Jacob (Harrison) Doxtator 1890–
      10. 10. Sopia (Webster) Doxtator 1890–
      11. 11. Truman (Webster) Doxtator 1892–1892
      12. 12. Frank (Webster) Doxtator 1895–
      13. 13. McKinley (Webster) Doxtator 1897–
      14. 14. Clarence (webster) Doxtator 1899–
      15. 15. Martin (Webster) Doxtator 1902–
      16. 16. Frederick Doxtator 1903–
      17. 17. George Doxtator 1904–
  3. 3. Amos Denny 1818–1845 m. Mariah Babcock 1818–1869
    1. 1. Abram (Allison) Denny 1841–1923 m. Lutherance Degroat 1851–1883
  4. 4. Dolly Denny 1820–
  5. 5. Abraham (Jr.) Denny 1822–
  6. 6. Moses Denny 1822–1895 m. Temperance Hodge 1825–1854
  7. 7. Martin Denny 1824–
  8. 8. Louisa Denny 1826–
  9. 9. John Denny 1826–1898 m. Lovina Coe 1833–1921
  10. 10. Margaret Denny 1810– m. Henry Powless 1806–1884
  11. 11. Phoebe Denny 1828–

Catherine Nellis's Timeline

2 Records

1788
1788
Birth of Catherine Aurilla Nellis in Oneida Castle, New York, USA
Oneida Castle, New York, USA
1869
Jun 1869
Age 81
Death of Catherine Aurilla Nellis in Oneida Reservation, Brown, Wisconsin, United States
Oneida Reservation, Brown, Wisconsin, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1788
    Event Place: Oneida Castle, New York, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jun 1869
    Event Place: Oneida Reservation, Brown, Wisconsin, United States
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