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Nelson Cook Borden 1835–1892 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Apr 1835

Birth Location: Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts

Death Date: 5 Jan 1892

Death Location: Wrentham, Norfolk, Massachusetts

Father: Richard III

Mother: Lucy Cook

Spouse(s): Mary Lake, Ellen Durfee

Children(s): Lucy Borden, Jessie Borden, Ellen Borden, Male Borden

The story of Nelson Cook Borden began in 1835 in Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts. Nelson Cook Borden married Ellen Elizabeth Durfee, Mary Ellen Lake, and had children including Ellen Louisa Borden, Jessie May Borden, Lucy Lake Borden, Male Infant Borden. Nelson Cook Borden passed away in 1892 in Wrentham, Norfolk, Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • The story of Nelson Cook Borden began in 1835 in Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts.
  • Nelson Cook Borden married Ellen Elizabeth Durfee, Mary Ellen Lake, and had children including Ellen Louisa Borden, Jessie May Borden, Lucy Lake Borden, Male Infant Borden.
  • Nelson Cook Borden passed away in 1892 in Wrentham, Norfolk, Massachusetts.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard III
1805–1872
Birth Location: Fall River, Bristol County, Massachusetts
RI
Lucy Cook
1802–1870
Birth Location: Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island
LC

Spouses(s)

Mary Lake
1849–1937
Birth Location: Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
ML
Ellen Durfee
1836–1870
Birth Location: Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
ED

Children(s)

Lucy Borden
1886–1978
Birth Location: Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
LB
Jessie Borden
1881–1968
Birth Location: Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
JB
Ellen Borden
1878–1958
Birth Location: Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
EB
Male Borden
1874–1874
Birth Location: –
MB

Nelson Borden's Ancestors

Self
Nelson Borden
1835–1892
Birth Place: Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts
Parents
Richard Borden III
1805–1872
Fall River, Bristol County, Massachusetts
Lucy (J) Cook
1802–1870
Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island
Grandparents
Richard (Borden (paternal 1x great grandfather of Lizzie) Borden)
1769–1824
Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Martha ("Patty") Bowen
1777–1827
Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Richard Borden)
1722–1795
Hope Cook
1726–1791
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Borden)
1697–1740
Mary Borden)
1695–1741

Nelson Borden's Descendants

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Nelson (Cook) Borden (15 Apr 1835–5 Jan 1892) m. Mary (Ellen) Lake (21 Dec 1849–31 Jul 1937) m. Ellen (Elizabeth) Durfee (15 Aug 1836–29 Mar 1870)
  1. 1. Lucy (Lake) Borden 1886–1978
  2. 2. Jessie (May) Borden 1881–1968
  3. 3. Ellen (Louisa) Borden 1878–1958
  4. 4. Male (Infant) Borden 1874–1874

Nelson Borden's Timeline

2 Records

1835
15 Apr 1835
Birth of Nelson Cook Borden in Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts
Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts
1892
5 Jan 1892
Age 57
Death of Nelson Cook Borden in Wrentham, Norfolk, Massachusetts
Wrentham, Norfolk, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Apr 1835
    Event Place: Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Jan 1892
    Event Place: Wrentham, Norfolk, Massachusetts
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