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Eli Merchant Nelson 1795–1868 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 October 1795

Birth Location: Milford, Penobscot County, Maine, United States of America

Death Date: 18 Feb 1868

Death Location: Newagen, Lincoln County, Maine, United States of America

Father: Jeramaiah Nelson

Mother: Elizabeth Plumer

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Floretta Nelson

Eli Merchant Nelson was born in 1795 in Milford, Penobscot County, Maine, United States of America, the child of Jeramaiah Nelson And Elizabeth Plumer. Eli Merchant Nelson had children including Floretta Flora Nelson. Eli Merchant Nelson passed away in 1868 in Newagen, Lincoln County, Maine, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Eli Merchant Nelson was born in 1795 in Milford, Penobscot County, Maine, United States of America, the child of Jeramaiah Nelson And Elizabeth Plumer.
  • Eli Merchant Nelson had children including Floretta Flora Nelson.
  • Eli Merchant Nelson passed away in 1868 in Newagen, Lincoln County, Maine, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Eli Nelson's Ancestors

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Eli Nelson
1795–1868
Birth Place: Milford, Penobscot County, Maine, United States of America
Parents
Jeramaiah Nelson
1768–1830
Rowley, Essex Co., Massachusetts, USA
Elizabeth Plumer
1770–1842
Pownalbro, Maine, USA
Grandparents
Solomon (Nelson) Jr
1742–1821
Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Elizabeth Mighill
1742–1777
Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
Solomon Nelson
1703–1781
Mercy Chaplin
1705–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Capt Chaplin
1680–1765
Ann Kilbourne
1680–1751

Eli Nelson's Descendants

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Eli (Merchant) Nelson (13 October 1795–18 Feb 1868)
  1. 1. Floretta ("Flora") Nelson 1850–1927 m. Francis Burrows 1844–1926
    1. 1. Lawrence (Manley (Manly)) Burrows 1884–1956 m. Bessie (Alberta) Pinkham 1886–1968
      1. 1. Louise (Floretta) Burrows 1913–1994 m. Jules (E.) Zachow 1913–1990
        1. 1. Diane (Mae) Zachow 1937–2014

Eli Nelson's Timeline

5 Records

1795
13 October 1795
Birth of Eli Merchant Nelson in Alna, Lincoln, Maine, USA
Alna, Lincoln, Maine, USA
1795
13 October 1795
Birth of Eli Merchant Nelson in Milford, Penobscot County, Maine, United States of America
Milford, Penobscot County, Maine, United States of America
1828
20 Jul 1828
Age 33
Eli Merchant Nelson was married in Boothbay, Lincoln, Maine, USA
Boothbay, Lincoln, Maine, USA
1835
20 Sep 1835
Age 40
Eli Merchant Nelson was married in Boothbay, Lincoln, Maine, USA
Boothbay, Lincoln, Maine, USA
1868
18 Feb 1868
Age 73
Death of Eli Merchant Nelson in Newagen, Lincoln County, Maine, United States of America
Newagen, Lincoln County, Maine, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 October 1795
    Event Place: Alna, Lincoln, Maine, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 October 1795
    Event Place: Milford, Penobscot County, Maine, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 20 Jul 1828
    Event Place: Boothbay, Lincoln, Maine, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 20 Sep 1835
    Event Place: Boothbay, Lincoln, Maine, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Feb 1868
    Event Place: Newagen, Lincoln County, Maine, United States of America

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