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George Washington Nelson 1861 – 1890 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Feb 1861

Birth Location: Stockholm, Pepin, Wisconsin, USA

Death Date: 13 Jul 1890

Death Location: Drowned on the Sea Wing Excursion Boat in storm, Red Wing, Goodhue, Minnesota, USA

Father: Frank Nelson

Mother: Carolina Larsdotter

Spouse(s): Anna Erickson

Children(s): Victor Marchessault, George Marchessault

George Washington Nelson was born in Stockholm, Pepin, Wisconsin, USA in 1861, to Frank Nelson and Carolina Larsdotter. Later in life, George Washington Nelson married Anna Erickson; among their children were Victor Quentin Marchessault and George Washington Marchessault. George Washington Nelson died in Drowned on the Sea Wing Excursion Boat in storm, Red Wing, Goodhue, Minnesota, USA, 1890.

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Parents

Frank Nelson
1822 – 1910
Birth Location: Karlskoga, Örebro län, Sweden
FN
Carolina Larsdotter
1829 – 1900
Birth Location: Bjurtjarn, Storfors kommun, Värmlands län, Sweden
CL

Spouses(s)

Anna Erickson
1868 – 1922
Birth Location: Wisconsin, United States of America
AE

Children(s)

Victor Marchessault
1886 – 1958
Birth Location: Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minnesota, United States of America
VM
George Marchessault
1888 – 1966
Birth Location: Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minnesota, United States of America
GM

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: Feb 1861
    Event Place: Stockholm, Pepin, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, 1880 United States Federal Census, Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Year: 1880; Census Place: Stockholm, Pepin, Wisconsin; Roll: 1441; Family History Film: 1255441; Page: 24C; Enumeration District: 104, Year: 1870; Census Place: Stockholm, Pepin, Wisconsin; Roll: M593_1731; Page: 245B

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1870
    Event Place: Stockholm, Pepin, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Stockholm, Pepin, Wisconsin; Roll: M593_1731; Page: 245B

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1880
    Event Place: Stockholm, Pepin, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Stockholm, Pepin, Wisconsin; Roll: 1441; Family History Film: 1255441; Page: 24C; Enumeration District: 104

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 13 Jul 1890
    Event Place: Drowned on the Sea Wing Excursion Boat in storm, Red Wing, Goodhue, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current, Minnesota Cemetery Inscription Index, Select Counties, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minnesota, United States of America
    Record Source: Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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