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Ezra Nelson 1777–1835 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1777

Birth Location: Massachusetts, United States of America

Death Date: 19 October 1835

Death Location: Milford, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Josiah Nelson

Mother: Elizabeth Thayer

Spouse(s): Polly Parkhurst

Children(s): Ezra Nelson, James Nelson, Caroline Nelson, George Nelson

Ezra Nelson was born in 1777 in Massachusetts, United States of America, the child of Josiah Nelson And Elizabeth Thayer. In 1600, Ezra Nelson resided in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. Ezra Nelson married Polly Parkhurst, and had children including Caroline Nelson, Ezra Thayer Nelson, George Clinton Nelson, James Madison Nelson, Mary Marilla Nelson. Ezra Nelson passed away in 1835 in Milford, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Ezra Nelson was born in 1777 in Massachusetts, United States of America, the child of Josiah Nelson And Elizabeth Thayer.
  • In 1600, Ezra Nelson resided in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Ezra Nelson married Polly Parkhurst, and had children including Caroline Nelson, Ezra Thayer Nelson, George Clinton Nelson, James Madison Nelson, Mary Marilla Nelson.
  • Ezra Nelson passed away in 1835 in Milford, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ezra Nelson's Ancestors

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Ezra Nelson
1777–1835
Birth Place: Massachusetts, United States of America
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

Ezra Nelson's Descendants

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Ezra Nelson (1777–19 October 1835) m. Polly Parkhurst (1776–1826)
  1. 1. Ezra (Thayer) Nelson 1823–1914 m. Augusta (Maria) Nelson 1824–1899
    1. 1. Annie (Valentine) Nelson 1849–1911
    2. 2. Isabel (Augusta) Nelson 1854–1939
  2. 2. James (Madison) Nelson 1809–1883 m. Anna (M) Nelson 1824–1872
    1. 1. Sarah (Stearns Stevens) Nelson 1841–1899
    2. 2. Abbie (Rebecca) Nelson 1843–1890
    3. 3. Caroline (B) Nelson 1845–1890
    4. 4. Charlotte (A) Nelson 1848–1915
  3. 3. Caroline Nelson 1807–1833
  4. 4. George (Clinton) Nelson 1812–1906 m. Mary (E.) Nelson 1818–1906

Ezra Nelson's Timeline

5 Records

1600
1600-1881
Ezra Nelson resided here in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
1777
8 May 1777
Birth of Ezra Nelson in Milford, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, USA
Milford, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, USA
1777
1777
Birth of Ezra Nelson in Massachusetts, United States of America
Massachusetts, United States of America
1835
19 Oct 1835
Age 58
Death of Ezra Nelson in Milford, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Milford, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1835
19 October 1835
Age 58
Death of Ezra Nelson in Milford, Massachusetts, USA
Milford, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 May 1777
    Event Place: Milford, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Michigan, U.S., Death Records, 1867-1952, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, Michigan; Death Records
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1777
    Event Place: Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Michigan, U.S., Death Records, 1867-1952, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, Michigan; Death Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1600-1881
    Event Place: Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: History of the town of Milford, Worcester County, Massachusetts : from its first settlement to 1881

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 19 Oct 1835
    Event Place: Milford, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Findagrave, CPT Ezra Nelson 19 Oct 1835

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Oct 1835
    Event Place: Milford, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 October 1835
    Event Place: Milford, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Milford, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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