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Gershom Nelson 1672–1727 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 July 1672

Birth Location: Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 15 September 1727

Death Location: Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Thomas III

Mother: Ann Lambert

Spouse(s): Abigail Elithorpe

Children(s): Sarah Nelson

Gershom Nelson was born in 1672 in Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, the child of Thomas 2 Nelson Iii And Ann Lambert. Gershom Nelson married Abigail Elithorpe, and had children including Sarah Nelson. Gershom Nelson passed away in 1727 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • Gershom Nelson was born in 1672 in Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, the child of Thomas 2 Nelson Iii And Ann Lambert.
  • Gershom Nelson married Abigail Elithorpe, and had children including Sarah Nelson.
  • Gershom Nelson passed away in 1727 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas III
1635–1712
Birth Location: Cottingham, Yorkshire, England
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Ann Lambert
1638–1678
Birth Location: Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
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Spouses(s)

Abigail Elithorpe
1678–1765
Birth Location: Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
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Children(s)

Sarah Nelson
1707–1791
Birth Location: Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
SN

Gershom Nelson's Ancestors

Self
Gershom Nelson
1672–1727
Birth Place: Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
Thomas 2 Nelson III
1635–1712
Cottingham, Yorkshire, England
Ann Lambert
1638–1678
Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Dorothy Stapleton
1608–1637
Pannal, North Yorkshire, England
Jane Barker
1600–1659
Birstall, St. Peter, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Philip Stapleton
1576–1618
Matthew Barker
1576–1640
Mary Chorley
1579–1635
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Stapleton.
1548–1606
Katherine Constable
1552–1580
John 13GGF
1540–1588
Joanna Cox
1556–1604

Gershom Nelson's Descendants

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Gershom Nelson (11 July 1672–15 September 1727) m. Abigail Elithorpe (16 March 1678/79–25 December 1765)
  1. 1. Sarah Nelson 1707–1791 m. Moses Gage 1705–1774
    1. 1. Daniel (Gage) Lt 1734–1810 m. Priscilla Jones 1738–1809
      1. 1. Moses (Merrill) Gage 1778–1851 m. Nancy Beard 1781–1858
        1. 1. Orrison Gage 1814–1852 m. Elvira Baker 1816–1853

Gershom Nelson's Timeline

2 Records

1672
11 July 1672
Birth of Gershom Nelson in Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
1727
15 September 1727
Age 55
Death of Gershom Nelson in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 July 1672
    Event Place: Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 September 1727
    Event Place: Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
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