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Peter Nelson 1789 – 1839 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1789

Birth Location: Denmark

Death Date: 1839

Death Location: Maccan, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: George Nelson

Mother: Ann Woost

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Stillman

Children(s): Gaius Nelson, George Nelson, Ann Nelson, Elizabeth Nelson, Joseph Nelson, Mary Nelson

Peter Nelson was born in 1789 in Denmark, the child of George Nelson and Ann Woost. In 1827, Peter Nelson established residence. Peter Nelson married Elizabeth Stillman, and had children including Gaius Lewis Nelson, George I Nelson, Ann Nelson, Elizabeth Nelson, Joseph Oxley Nelson, Mary Jane Bostack Nelson. Peter Nelson passed away in 1839 in Maccan, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Biography

  • Peter Nelson was born in 1789 in Denmark, the child of George Nelson and Ann Woost.
  • In 1827, Peter Nelson established residence.
  • Peter Nelson married Elizabeth Stillman, and had children including Gaius Lewis Nelson, George I Nelson, Ann Nelson, Elizabeth Nelson, Joseph Oxley Nelson, Mary Jane Bostack Nelson.
  • Peter Nelson passed away in 1839 in Maccan, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Nelson
1750 –
Birth Location: Denmark
GN
Ann Woost
1754 –
Birth Location: Denmark
AW

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Stillman
1790 – 1840
Birth Location: Parrsboro, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
ES

Children(s)

Gaius Nelson
1816 – 1901
Birth Location: Maccan Mountain, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
GN
George Nelson
1818 –
Birth Location: Maccan Mountain, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
GN
Ann Nelson
1822 – 1886
Birth Location: Maccan Mountain, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
AN
Elizabeth Nelson
1825 –
Birth Location: Maccan Mountain, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
EN
Joseph Nelson
1833 – 1902
Birth Location: Maccan Mountain, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
JN
Mary Nelson
Birth Location: Maccan Mountain, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
MN

Peter Nelson's Ancestors

Self
Peter Nelson
1789 – 1839
Birth Place: Denmark
Parents
George Nelson
1750 –
Denmark
Ann Woost
1754 –
Denmark
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Peter Nelson's Descendants

1.
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Peter Nelson (1789 – 1839) m. Elizabeth Stillman (1790 – May 1840)
  1. 1. Gaius (Lewis) Nelson (15 Mar 1816 – 5 Jun 1901) m. Dorcas Gilroy (19 Mar 1818 – 8 Mar 1896)
    1. 1. John Nelson (29 Mar 1840 – 1908)
    2. 2. Elizabeth Nelson (10 Jan 1842 – 7 Jul 1922)
    3. 3. Peter Nelson (23 Apr 1844 – 1913)
    4. 4. Mary (Jane) Nelson (6 Aug 1846 – 1 Jan 1944) m. Hugh (Gallagher) Fawcett (5 Apr 1844 – 13 Feb 1927)
      1. 1. Robert (Ellsworth) Fawcett (16 Oct 1868 – 31 Jan 1944) m. Elizabeth (Ann) Hayward (23 Jul 1881 – 19 Mar 1962)
        1. 1. Leolla (Alberta) Fawcett (17 May 1904 – 4 Sep 1904)
        2. 2. Robert (Haliburton) Fawcett (13 Oct 1905 – )
        3. 3. Lillian Fawcett (Jul 1908 – )
        4. 4. Shirley (Elizabeth) Fawcett (abt 1920 – )
      2. 2. Francis (Aubrey) Fawcett (8 Jan 1870 – 12 Jun 1957) m. Emma (Delia) Wry (14 Oct 1870 – 17 May 1933)
        1. 1. Laurie (Ormand) Fawcett (7 Oct 1899 – 21 APR 1974) m. Evelyn (Lydia) Hicks (16 Dec 1900 – )
        2. 2. Boy Fawcett (7 Oct 1899 – 7 Oct 1899)
        3. 3. Carmen (Louise) Fawcett (9 Jun 1905 – ) m. Archibald (Robert) Turner
        4. 4. Richard (G) Fawcett (1909 – Oct 1909)
        5. 5. Madelyn (A) Fawcett (17 Sep 1912 – 11 Mar 1934)
      3. 3. William (Albion) Fawcett (7 Jul 1872 – 9 Dec 1946) m. Edith (May) Bishop (Nov 1871 – 1951)
      4. 4. Mary (Amelia) Fawcett (15 Jan 1874 – 30 Sep 1953) m. Arthur (Reynolds) Blakney (Jan 1873 – 25 Sep 1947)
        1. 1. Robert (Reynolds) Blakney (Dec 1902 – )
        2. 2. Hugh (W) Blakney (Mar 1904 – Aug 1905)
        3. 3. Arline (M) Blakney (23 Dec 1905 – 1 May 1994) m. Norman (T) Copland (abt 1906 – )
        4. 4. Gertrude (Evelyn) Blakney (Apr 1908 – ) m. Henry (Joseph) Drew
        5. 5. Paul (Benjamin) Blakney (13 Jul 1911 – 20 Oct 2003) m. Phyllis (Annie) Hicks (18 Jul 1927 – 26 Oct 2011)
      5. 5. Annie (Florence) Fawcett (abt 1879 – Oct 1963) m. William (Knapp) Best (29 Mar 1874 – Aft. 1916)
        1. 1. Dorothy (Josephine) Best (22 Jul 1903 – ) m. Atkinson
        2. 2. Thornton (Fawcett) Best (11 Apr 1905 – )
        3. 3. Florence (W) Best (July 1906 – 1971) m. Roland (E) Ingraham (1909 – 1972)
        4. 4. Frederick (Eugene) Best (16 Apr 1909 – 4 Sep 1936)
        5. 5. Charles (William) Best (Mar 1910 – 1985) m. Josephine (Margaret) Fitzpatrick (abt 1918 – 1972)
        6. 6. Hugh (Egbert) Best (1911 – 1980) m. Elizabeth Fagan (1913 – )
        7. 7. Elizabeth (M) Best (1913 – 2001) m. Ervin (G) Cosman (abt 1902 – 1991)
        8. 8. Thomas (Kitchner) Best (1915 – ) m. Edna (Louise) Cook (abt 1916 – )
        9. 9. Helena (P) Best (1916 – 1967) m. Douglas (Alexander) Hacquoil (1916 – 2000)
      6. 6. Gaius (Edgar) Fawcett (abt 1877 – 31 Jan 1961) m. Eva (May) Lowerison (9 May 1881 – 4 Jan 1952)
        1. 1. William Fawcett (13 Apr 1904 – )
        2. 2. Ronald (Thayer) Fawcett (27 Mar 1905 – 30 Apr 1941)
        3. 3. Kenneth (Dixon) Fawcett (19 Feb 1907 – 8 Dec 1986) m. Florence (Ann) Lees (25 Aug 1907 – 10 Jun 2005)
      7. 7. Ada (Elizabeth) Fawcett (18 Jun 1883 – 27 Jun 1952) m. Grover (Carlisle) Lewis (19 Nov 1885 – 1 Aug 1945)
        1. 1. Edwin (Parker) Lewis (28 Jul 1913 – 20 Dec 1972) m. Bernice (Phyllis) Lamb (6 Feb 1914 – 7 Mar 2003)
        2. 2. Gaius (Fawcett) Lewis (17 Apr 1916 – 25 Dec 1983) m. Margaret (Kathleen) Wilkins (24 Apr 1906 – 17 Jun 2000)
    5. 5. George Nelson (10 May 1849 – Apr 1931)
    6. 6. Unice Nelson (1851 – 11 Oct 1856)
    7. 7. James (Barry) Nelson (1854 – 1933)
    8. 8. David Nelson (1856 – Aug 1884)
    9. 9. Gaius Nelson (24 Aug 1860 – )
    10. 10. Dorcas (Emilia) Nelson (15 Mar 1861 – 5 Jun 1879)
    11. 11. Amelia Nelson
  2. 2. George (I) Nelson (28 Feb 1818 – ) m. Jane Herrot
    1. 1. Albert Nelson (1846 – )
    2. 2. Almira Nelson (Nov 1847 – 6 Nov 1923) m. William Mckone (Jun 1840 – )
      1. 1. Edward (Herbert) McKone (5 May 1886 – ) m. Margret (A) Johnston (Jan 1871 – )
    3. 3. Mary (June) Nelson (12 Apr 1853 – 21 Apr 1933)
    4. 4. Anna Nelson (Jun 1863 – ) m. Henry Talbot (Oct 1853 – )
      1. 1. Norman Talbot (1886 – )
      2. 2. Ida Talbot (Jul 1888 – )
      3. 3. Harold Talbot (Jul 1890 – )
      4. 4. Helena Talbot (Dec 1891 – )
      5. 5. Henrietta Talbot (Oct 1893 – )
  3. 3. Ann Nelson (29 Jul 1822 – 27 Aug 1886)
  4. 4. Elizabeth Nelson (1825 – )
  5. 5. Joseph (Oxley) Nelson (18 Mar 1833 – 4 Dec 1902) m. Catharine Quinn m. Sarah A (1836 – )
    1. 1. Bradford Nelson (14 Jul 1859 – 1934) m. Ella (abt 1870 – )
      1. 1. Bertha (C) Nelson (abt 1891 – )
  6. 6. Mary (Jane Bostack) Nelson

Peter Nelson's Timeline

3 Records

1789
1789
Birth of Peter Nelson in Denmark
Denmark
1827
1827
Age 38
Peter Nelson resided here
None
1839
1839
Age 50
Death of Peter Nelson in Maccan, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
Maccan, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1789
    Event Place: Denmark

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1827
    Record Source: Canadian Genealogy Index, 1600s-1900s

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1839
    Event Place: Maccan, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
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