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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

1789 marked the beginning of Peter Nelson's life in Denmark, to parents George Nelson and Ann Woost. Eventually, Peter Nelson married Elizabeth Stillman, and they welcomed Gaius Lewis Nelson, George I Nelson, Ann Nelson, Elizabeth Nelson, Joseph Oxley Nelson and Mary Jane Bostack Nelson. Peter Nelson passed in 1839 at Maccan, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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PN

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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

Sources

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

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

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

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