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John Nelson 1647 – 1697 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Jun 1647

Birth Location: Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 29 Apr 1697

Death Location: Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Father: William Cows"

Mother: Martha (Nelson)

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Children(s):

John Nelson Sr. was born in 1647 in Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA, the child of William Boswell Nelson "Keeper of the Cows" and Martha Forde (Nelson). John Nelson Sr. passed away in 1697 in Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • John Nelson Sr. was born in 1647 in Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA, the child of William Boswell Nelson "Keeper of the Cows" and Martha Forde (Nelson).
  • John Nelson Sr. passed away in 1697 in Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.

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John Nelson's Ancestors

Self
John Nelson
1647 – 1697
Birth Place: Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
William Boswell Nelson "Keeper of the Cows"
1615 – 1679
Humber, Lincolnshire, , England
Martha (Forde) (Nelson)
1619 – 1683
Surrey, England
Grandparents
William Forde
1562 – 1621
St Olave Parish, Surrey, England
Martha (? (Forde)) (Brown)
1580 – 1630
England
Great-Grandparents
John Forde
1530 – 1590
Elizabeth (Forde)
1542 – 1562
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Forde
1470 – 1530
Anna (Forde)
1474 – 1530
Barnard Kemp
1511 – 1592

John Nelson's Timeline

2 Records

1647
8 Jun 1647
Birth of John Nelson Sr. in Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
1697
29 Apr 1697
Age 50
Death of John Nelson Sr. in Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Jun 1647
    Event Place: Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Apr 1697
    Event Place: Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

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