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Elizabeth Mary "Bessie" Nurse 1859–1894 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 February 1859

Birth Location: Carlton Colville, Suffolk, , England,

Death Date: 17 Feb 1894

Death Location: San Diego, California

Father: Henry Nurse**

Mother: Rebecca Devereux**

Spouse(s): Charles Milligan

Children(s): Harry Milligan, Lillie Milligan

Elizabeth Mary "Bessie" Nurse was born in 1859 in Carlton Colville, Suffolk, , England,, the child of Henry Knights Nurse And Rebecca Devereux. Elizabeth Mary "Bessie" Nurse married Charles John Milligan, and had children including Harry Ward Milligan, Lillie Pearl Milligan. Elizabeth Mary "Bessie" Nurse passed away in 1894 in San Diego, California.

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Biography

  • Elizabeth Mary "Bessie" Nurse was born in 1859 in Carlton Colville, Suffolk, , England,, the child of Henry Knights Nurse And Rebecca Devereux.
  • Elizabeth Mary "Bessie" Nurse married Charles John Milligan, and had children including Harry Ward Milligan, Lillie Pearl Milligan.
  • Elizabeth Mary "Bessie" Nurse passed away in 1894 in San Diego, California.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Nurse**
1823–1911
Birth Location: Topcroft, Norfolk, England
HN
Rebecca Devereux**
1823–1899
Birth Location: Harleston, Mendham, Norfolk, England
RD

Spouses(s)

Charles Milligan
1856–1925
Birth Location: Hanover, Illinois
CM

Children(s)

Harry Milligan
1890–
Birth Location: Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska
HM
Lillie Milligan
1885–1886
Birth Location: Iowa, United States of America
LM

Elizabeth Nurse's Ancestors

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Elizabeth Nurse
1859–1894
Birth Place: Carlton Colville, Suffolk, , England,
Parents
Henry Knights Nurse**
1823–1911
Topcroft, Norfolk, England
Rebecca Devereux**
1823–1899
Harleston, Mendham, Norfolk, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elizabeth Nurse's Descendants

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Elizabeth (Mary "Bessie") Nurse (16 February 1859–17 Feb 1894) m. Charles (John) Milligan (18 May 1856–7 May 1925)
  1. 1. Harry (Ward) Milligan 1890–
  2. 2. Lillie (Pearl) Milligan 1885–1886

Elizabeth Nurse's Timeline

2 Records

1859
16 February 1859
Birth of Elizabeth Mary "Bessie" Nurse in Carlton Colville, Suffolk, , England,
Carlton Colville, Suffolk, , England,
1894
17 Feb 1894
Age 35
Death of Elizabeth Mary "Bessie" Nurse in San Diego, California
San Diego, California

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 February 1859
    Event Place: Carlton Colville, Suffolk, , England,
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Feb 1894
    Event Place: San Diego, California
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
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