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Henry Nelles Captain 1788–1841 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Dec 1788

Birth Location: Jarvis, Haldimand Co., Upper Canada (now Ontario, Canada)

Death Date: 22 July 1841

Death Location: Grimsby, Lincoln, Canada West (Ontario), Canada

Father: Robert Col

Mother: ELIZABETH Moore

Spouse(s): Sarah Fanning

Children(s): Henry Nelles, Robert Nelles, Elizabeth Nelles, Clara Nelles, Harriett Nelles, Julia Nelles, Sarah Nelles, Jane Nelles, Mary Nelles

The story of Henry Nelles Captain began in 1788 in Jarvis, Haldimand Co., Upper Canada (now Ontario, Canada). Henry Nelles Captain married Sarah Fanning, and had children including Clara Alicia Nelles, Elizabeth Augusta Nelles, Harriett Isabelle Nelles, Henry Edward Hamilton Nelles, Jane Margaret Sophia Nelles, Julia Emma Nelles, Mary Olivia Nelles, Robert Fanning Nelles, Sarah Fanning Nelles. Henry Nelles Captain passed away in 1841 in Grimsby, Lincoln, Canada West (Ontario), Canada.

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Biography

  • The story of Henry Nelles Captain began in 1788 in Jarvis, Haldimand Co., Upper Canada (now Ontario, Canada).
  • Henry Nelles Captain married Sarah Fanning, and had children including Clara Alicia Nelles, Elizabeth Augusta Nelles, Harriett Isabelle Nelles, Henry Edward Hamilton Nelles, Jane Margaret Sophia Nelles, Julia Emma Nelles, Mary Olivia Nelles, Robert Fanning Nelles, Sarah Fanning Nelles.
  • Henry Nelles Captain passed away in 1841 in Grimsby, Lincoln, Canada West (Ontario), Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Col
1761–1842
Birth Location: Canajohaire, Albany Co., New York, British North America
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ELIZABETH Moore
1769–1813
Birth Location: Phillipsburg, Sussex, New Jersey, USA
EM

Spouses(s)

Sarah Fanning
1798–1840
Birth Location: Willoughby, Welland, Ontario, Canada
SF

Children(s)

Henry Nelles
1835–1892
Birth Location: Grimsby, Niagara Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada
HN
Robert Nelles
1815–1879
Birth Location: Grimsby, Lincoln, Ontario, Canada
RN
Elizabeth Nelles
1817–1843
Birth Location: Grimsby, Niagara Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada
EN
Clara Nelles
1830–1885
Birth Location: Grimsby, Lincoln, Ontario, Canada
CN
Harriett Nelles
1825–1897
Birth Location: Grimsby, Lincoln, Ontario, Canada
HN
Julia Nelles
1827–1843
Birth Location: Grimsby, Lincoln, Ontario, Canada
JN
Sarah Nelles
1838–1911
Birth Location: Grimsby, Lincoln, Ontario, Canada
SN
Jane Nelles
1822–1893
Birth Location: Grimsby, Lincoln, Ontario, Canada
JN
Mary Nelles
1820–1849
Birth Location: Grimsby, Lincoln, Ontario, Canada
MN

Henry Captain's Ancestors

Self
Henry Captain
1788–1841
Birth Place: Jarvis, Haldimand Co., Upper Canada (now Ontario, Canada)
Parents
Robert Nelles Col
1761–1842
Canajohaire, Albany Co., New York, British North America
ELIZABETH Moore
1769–1813
Phillipsburg, Sussex, New Jersey, USA
Grandparents
Hendrick ("Henry" Wilhelm Nelles) Capt.
1735–1791
Near Stone Arabia, Tryon Co., New York, British North America
Anna (Margretha) Dillenbach
1741–1778
Stone Arabia, Tryon Co., New York, British North America
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Henry Captain's Descendants

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Henry (Nelles) Captain (22 Dec 1788–22 July 1841) m. Sarah Fanning (1 Jan 1798–2 Jan 1840)
  1. 1. Henry (Edward Hamilton) Nelles 1835–1892
  2. 2. Robert (Fanning) Nelles 1815–1879
  3. 3. Elizabeth (Augusta) Nelles 1817–1843
  4. 4. Clara (Alicia) Nelles 1830–1885
  5. 5. Harriett (Isabelle) Nelles 1825–1897
  6. 6. Julia (Emma) Nelles 1827–1843
  7. 7. Sarah (Fanning) Nelles 1838–1911
  8. 8. Jane (Margaret Sophia) Nelles 1822–1893 m. John (Wesley) Willson 1819–1889
    1. 1. Julia (Elvira Fanning) Willson 1847–1897
    2. 2. Arthur (Bowlby) Willson 1847–1917
    3. 3. John (H) Willson 1854–
    4. 4. Robert (J) Willson 1854–1918
    5. 5. Maude (Sophia) Willson 1859–1945
    6. 6. Emma (Augusta) Willson 1844–1899
    7. 7. Dora (Louisa) Willson 1848–1922 m. Thomas (Ramsey) Dinnis –1903 m. Frederick Guggisberg 1839–1873
      1. 1. Dora (Ramsey) Dinnis 1886–1890
      2. 2. Frederick (Gordon) Guggisberg 1869–1930 m. Ethel (Emily Hamilton) Way 1876–1922
        1. 1. Nancy (Florence Ethel Violet) Guggisberg 1898–1989
        2. 2. Silvia (Rowena Gordon) Guggisberg 1899–1979
  9. 9. Mary (Olivia) Nelles 1820–1849

Henry Captain's Timeline

2 Records

1788
22 Dec 1788
Birth of Henry Nelles Captain in Jarvis, Haldimand Co., Upper Canada (now Ontario, Canada)
Jarvis, Haldimand Co., Upper Canada (now Ontario, Canada)
1841
22 July 1841
Age 53
Death of Henry Nelles Captain in Grimsby, Lincoln, Canada West (Ontario), Canada
Grimsby, Lincoln, Canada West (Ontario), Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Dec 1788
    Event Place: Jarvis, Haldimand Co., Upper Canada (now Ontario, Canada)

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 July 1841
    Event Place: Grimsby, Lincoln, Canada West (Ontario), Canada
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