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Deborah Nelson 1765–1817 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Apr 1765

Birth Location: Milford, Massachusetts

Death Date: 15 September 1817

Death Location: Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Josiah Nelson

Mother: Elizabeth Thayer

Spouse(s): Jonathan Jr

Children(s): Jonathan Jones

The story of Deborah Nelson began in 1765 in Milford, Massachusetts. Deborah Nelson married Jonathan Jones Jr, and had children including Jonathan Jones. Deborah Nelson passed away in 1817 in Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Deborah Nelson began in 1765 in Milford, Massachusetts.
  • Deborah Nelson married Jonathan Jones Jr, and had children including Jonathan Jones.
  • Deborah Nelson passed away in 1817 in Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Josiah Nelson
1732–1806
Birth Location: Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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Elizabeth Thayer
1735–1807
Birth Location: Bellingham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
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Spouses(s)

Jonathan Jr
1748–1754
Birth Location: Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
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Children(s)

Jonathan Jones
1773–1816
Birth Location: Leverett, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA
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Deborah Nelson's Ancestors

Self
Deborah Nelson
1765–1817
Birth Place: Milford, Massachusetts
Parents
Josiah Nelson
1732–1806
Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Elizabeth Thayer
1735–1807
Bellingham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Nathaniel Nelson
1701–1783
Rowley, Essex Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
Deborah Chapin
1704–1777
Mendon, Worcester Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
Jonathan Thayer
1702–1746
Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Seth Chapin
1668–1746
Bethiah Thurston
1671–1744
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Josiah Chapin
1634–1726
Mary King
1639–1676

Deborah Nelson's Descendants

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Deborah Nelson (14 Apr 1765–15 September 1817) m. Jonathan (Jones) Jr (13 Dec 1748–3 Dec 1754)
  1. 1. Jonathan Jones 1773–1816 m. Polly Norton 1775–1847
    1. 1. Minerva Jones 1803–1886 m. Mowry (S.) Potter 1799–1892
      1. 1. Pauline Potter 1838–1917
      2. 2. Ann Potter 1837–1916 m. William Crockett 1828–1919
        1. 1. Ida (May) Crockett 1867–1917
        2. 2. Eldora (Lucinda) Crockett 1861–1947
        3. 3. Almond (Potter) Crockett 1857–1885
        4. 4. Pliny (Dane) Crockett 1873–
      3. 3. Caleb (D.) Potter 1831–1859
      4. 4. James (Edgar) Potter 1834–1887 m. Ora (Saphronia) Granger 1840–1930
        1. 1. Abbie (L) Potter 1859–1943 m. William (Henry Harrison) Fuller 1849–1929
        2. 2. Alta (Letitia) Potter 1880–1947 m. Arthur (B) Feeback 1880–1937
        3. 3. Burnie (Ford) Potter 1870–1948
        4. 4. Annie (P.) Potter 1862–1884
        5. 5. Charlie Potter 1864–
        6. 6. Rhoda Potter 1874–
        7. 7. Arvey (G) Potter 1864–
        8. 8. Edna (Ann) Potter 1877–1912 m. W. (F.) Myers 1877–
        9. 9. Jamie Potter 1868–
      5. 5. Mary (Ann) Potter 1829–1919 m. Nathaniel (Bonaparte) Packard 1817–1901
        1. 1. Helen (Ermina) Sawyer 1850–1924
        2. 2. Russell (E.) Packard 1852–1926
        3. 3. Mary (Amanda) Robertson 1848–1931
      6. 6. Miranda (Fuller) Potter 1827–1914 m. Henry (Harrison) Fuller 1821–1861
        1. 1. William (Henry Harrison) Fuller 1849–1929 m. Josephine (A) Bliss 1854–1901 m. Abbie (L) Potter 1859–1943
        2. 2. Ervin (Abram (or Allen)) Fuller 1846–1915 m. Edith (Ann) Ford 1871–1941 m. Martha (Sarah) Powers 1844–1918
        3. 3. Julia Fuller 1851–1928 m. Dwight Washburn 1854–1930
        4. 4. Mary (E.) Fuller 1854–1938 m. Charles (S) Drake 1843–
        5. 5. Edgar (D.) Fuller 1859–1946 m. Mary (K) Kerwer 1863–
      7. 7. John (H) Potter 1834–1905 m. Mary Potter 1837–1937
        1. 1. Sarah (Loretta) Lathrop 1871–1963
        2. 2. Emma (Ann) Peebles 1864–1908
        3. 3. Mary (Helen) Dewey 1861–1946
      8. 8. Calvin (Hawley) Potter 1822–1908 m. Eliza (M) Fuller 1824–1865
        1. 1. Orange (S.) Potter 1859–1930
        2. 2. Eva Davoll 1853–1908
        3. 3. Emery (James) Potter 1857–1925
      9. 9. Tabitha Potter 1820–1910 m. Lyman (Briggs) Jefferson 1816–1865
        1. 1. Frances (Victoria) Damron 1842–1913
        2. 2. Sydney (Jay) Jefferson 1849–1915
        3. 3. Addison (P.) Jefferson 1846–1916
      10. 10. Samuel (H) Potter 1853–1865
      11. 11. Samuel (H.) Potter 1824–1865
    2. 2. Richard Jones 1807–1892
    3. 3. Jonathon (W) Jones 1807–1812
    4. 4. Benjamin Jones 1812–1853
    5. 5. Attai Jones 1813–1885

Deborah Nelson's Timeline

2 Records

1765
14 Apr 1765
Birth of Deborah Nelson in Milford, Massachusetts
Milford, Massachusetts
1817
15 September 1817
Age 52
Death of Deborah Nelson in Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Apr 1765
    Event Place: Milford, Massachusetts
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 15 Sep 1817
    Event Place: Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Findagrave, Deborah Nelson Jones 15 Sep 1817

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 September 1817
    Event Place: Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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