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Cordelia Sophia VanDresser Petrie Nelson 1846–1889 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1846

Birth Location: Cedar Creek, Indiana, USA

Death Date: December 20, 1889

Death Location: Iowa City, Indian Village Twp., Wright, Iowa, United States

Father: Gilbert Dresser

Mother: Nancy VanDresser

Spouse(s): Sylvester Petrie

Children(s): Arthur Petrie

Cordelia Sophia VanDresser Petrie Nelson was born in 1846 in Cedar Creek, Indiana, USA, the child of Gilbert Van Dresser And Nancy Dickerman Vandresser. Cordelia Sophia VanDresser Petrie Nelson married Sylvester Noble Petrie, and had children including Arthur Parkerson Petrie. Cordelia Sophia VanDresser Petrie Nelson passed away in 1889 in Iowa City, Indian Village Twp., Wright, Iowa, United States.

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Biography

  • Cordelia Sophia VanDresser Petrie Nelson was born in 1846 in Cedar Creek, Indiana, USA, the child of Gilbert Van Dresser And Nancy Dickerman Vandresser.
  • Cordelia Sophia VanDresser Petrie Nelson married Sylvester Noble Petrie, and had children including Arthur Parkerson Petrie.
  • Cordelia Sophia VanDresser Petrie Nelson passed away in 1889 in Iowa City, Indian Village Twp., Wright, Iowa, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Gilbert Dresser
1816–1850
Birth Location: Cobleskill, Albany County, New York USA
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Nancy VanDresser
1818–1850
Birth Location: New York
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Spouses(s)

Sylvester Petrie
1836–1907
Birth Location: Van Buren, Onondaga, New York, United States
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Children(s)

Arthur Petrie
1878–1969
Birth Location: Dekalb, Illinois, USA
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Cordelia Nelson's Ancestors

Self
Cordelia Nelson
1846–1889
Birth Place: Cedar Creek, Indiana, USA
Parents
Gilbert Van Dresser
1816–1850
Cobleskill, Albany County, New York USA
Nancy (Dickerman) VanDresser
1818–1850
New York
Grandparents
William (Van Dresser\Van) Drieser
1776–1829
Newtown, Albany County, New York, USA
Jane -
1782–1850
Ireland
Great-Grandparents
James Deusen)
1750–1837
Hannah Earl
1752–1790
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Earl\Arrel
1730–
Catherine Ostrum
1730–

Cordelia Nelson's Descendants

1.
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Cordelia (Sophia VanDresser Petrie) Nelson (1846–December 20, 1889) m. Sylvester (Noble) Petrie (Aug 1836–14 Sep 1907)
  1. 1. Arthur (Parkerson) Petrie 1878–1969 m. Mabel (Hortense) Orvis 1890–1968
    1. 1. Gretchen (L) Petrie 1915–1995 m. Floyd Chase 1912–1980
      1. 1. Beverly (Jane) Chase 1937–1989
      2. 2. Joanne Chase 1935–1936

Cordelia Nelson's Timeline

2 Records

1846
1846
Birth of Cordelia Sophia VanDresser Petrie Nelson in Cedar Creek, Indiana, USA
Cedar Creek, Indiana, USA
1889
December 20, 1889
Age 43
Death of Cordelia Sophia VanDresser Petrie Nelson in Iowa City, Indian Village Twp., Wright, Iowa, United States
Iowa City, Indian Village Twp., Wright, Iowa, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1846
    Event Place: Cedar Creek, Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: December 20, 1889
    Event Place: Iowa City, Indian Village Twp., Wright, Iowa, United States
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