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Raleigh Eugene Nelson 1889–1973 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 JAN 1889

Birth Location: Ryegate, Caledonia Co., VT, US

Death Date: SEP 1973

Death Location: Bridgeport, Fairfield Co., CT, US

Father: John Nelson

Mother: Annette Abbott

Spouse(s): Margaret Leary

Children(s): Raleigh Jr., Mary Nelson, John Nelson, Margaret Nelson

The story of Raleigh Eugene Nelson began in 1889 in Ryegate, Caledonia Co., VT, US. Raleigh Eugene Nelson married Margaret Loretta Leary, and had children including Barbara Jean Nelson, John Hamilton Nelson, Margaret Anne Nelson, Mary Elizabeth Nelson, Raleigh Eugene Nelson Jr. Raleigh Eugene Nelson passed away in 1973 in Bridgeport, Fairfield Co., CT, US.

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Biography

  • The story of Raleigh Eugene Nelson began in 1889 in Ryegate, Caledonia Co., VT, US.
  • Raleigh Eugene Nelson married Margaret Loretta Leary, and had children including Barbara Jean Nelson, John Hamilton Nelson, Margaret Anne Nelson, Mary Elizabeth Nelson, Raleigh Eugene Nelson Jr.
  • Raleigh Eugene Nelson passed away in 1973 in Bridgeport, Fairfield Co., CT, US.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Nelson
1853–1925
Birth Location: Ryegate, Caledonia Co., VT, US
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Annette Abbott
1861–1943
Birth Location: Ryegate, Caledonia Co., VT, US
AA

Spouses(s)

Margaret Leary
1887–1971
Birth Location: Great Barrington, Berkshire Co., MA, US
ML

Children(s)

Raleigh Jr.
1913–
Birth Location: Pittsfield, Berkshire Co., MA, US
RJ
Mary Nelson
1914–
Birth Location: Pittsfield, Berkshire Co., MA, US
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John Nelson
1916–1931
Birth Location: Bridgeport, Fairfield Co., CT, US
JN
Margaret Nelson
1926–
Birth Location: Bridgeport, Fairfield Co., CT, US
MN

Raleigh Nelson's Ancestors

Self
Raleigh Nelson
1889–1973
Birth Place: Ryegate, Caledonia Co., VT, US
Parents
John Alexander Hamilton Nelson
1853–1925
Ryegate, Caledonia Co., VT, US
Annette (Emily) Abbott
1861–1943
Ryegate, Caledonia Co., VT, US
Grandparents
John (Findley) Nelson
1821–1892
Ryegate, Caledonia Co., VT
Mary (Gardner) Gibson
1823–1896
Ryegate, Caledonia Co., VT
Great-Grandparents
John Nelson
1776–1854
Mary Findley
1784–1865
Alexander Gibson
1788–1869
Jane Gardner
1791–1853
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Neilson
1742–1831
Jean Stewart
1737–1835
William Gibson
1754–1844
Margaret Aitken
1755–1844
Hugh Gardner
1750–
Mary Nelson
1772–1825

Raleigh Nelson's Descendants

1.
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Raleigh (Eugene) Nelson (23 JAN 1889–SEP 1973) m. Margaret (Loretta) Leary (13 AUG 1887–JUN 1971)
  1. 1. Raleigh (Eugene Nelson) Jr. 1913–
  2. 2. Mary (Elizabeth) Nelson 1914– m. Angus (Peter Thorne) II 1914–1941 m. George (Leo) McAndrew 1916–
  3. 3. John (Hamilton) Nelson 1916–1931
  4. 4. Margaret (Anne) Nelson 1926– m. Charles (Louis) Stone 1917–
    1. 1. Deborah Stone 1950–1994

Raleigh Nelson's Timeline

2 Records

1889
23 JAN 1889
Birth of Raleigh Eugene Nelson in Ryegate, Caledonia Co., VT, US
Ryegate, Caledonia Co., VT, US
1973
SEP 1973
Age 84
Death of Raleigh Eugene Nelson in Glastonbury, Hartford Co., CT, US
Glastonbury, Hartford Co., CT, US

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 JAN 1889
    Event Place: Ryegate, Caledonia Co., VT, US

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: SEP 1973
    Event Place: Glastonbury, Hartford Co., CT, US

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bridgeport, Fairfield Co., CT, US
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