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Henry Clay Nelson 1838 – 1909 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Jul 1838

Birth Location: Bedford, Westchester, New York, USA

Death Date: 17 Apr 1909

Death Location: Ossining, Westchester New York, USA

Father: Isaac Nelson

Mother: Mary Delanoy

Spouse(s): Araminta Merritt

Children(s):

Henry Clay Nelson was born in 1838 in Bedford, Westchester, New York, USA, the child of Isaac Nelson and Mary Ann Delanoy. Henry Clay Nelson married Araminta Minerva Merritt. Henry Clay Nelson passed away in 1909 in Ossining, Westchester New York, USA.

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Biography

  • Henry Clay Nelson was born in 1838 in Bedford, Westchester, New York, USA, the child of Isaac Nelson and Mary Ann Delanoy.
  • Henry Clay Nelson married Araminta Minerva Merritt.
  • Henry Clay Nelson passed away in 1909 in Ossining, Westchester New York, USA.

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Henry Nelson's Ancestors

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Henry Nelson
1838 – 1909
Birth Place: Bedford, Westchester, New York, USA
Parents
Isaac Nelson
1805 – 1890
Fishkill, Dutchess, New York, USA
Mary (Ann) Delanoy
1815 – 1879
New York, USA
Grandparents
John Delanoy
Emma Dean
1785 – 1862
Westchester, New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
Gilbert Dean
1735 – 1810
Effie Drake
1749 – 1823
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Isaac Dean
1695 – 1784
Amy Weeks
1699 – 1752

Henry Nelson's Timeline

2 Records

1838
29 Jul 1838
Birth of Henry Clay Nelson in Bedford, Westchester, New York, USA
Bedford, Westchester, New York, USA
1909
17 Apr 1909
Age 71
Death of Henry Clay Nelson in Ossining, Westchester New York, USA
Ossining, Westchester New York, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Jul 1838
    Event Place: Bedford, Westchester, New York, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Apr 1909
    Event Place: Ossining, Westchester New York, USA

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