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Samuel Nelson 1760–1823 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 September 1760

Birth Location: Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Death Date: 18 February 1823

Death Location: Sutton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Gershom Nelson

Mother: Mercy Puffer

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Samuel Nelson was born in 1760 in Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America, the child of Gershom Nelson And Mercy Puffer. Samuel Nelson passed away in 1823 in Sutton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Samuel Nelson was born in 1760 in Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America, the child of Gershom Nelson And Mercy Puffer.
  • Samuel Nelson passed away in 1823 in Sutton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Samuel Nelson's Ancestors

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Samuel Nelson
1760–1823
Birth Place: Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Parents
Gershom Nelson
1729–1813
Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Mercy Puffer
1729–1790
Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Grandparents
Nathaniel Nelson
1701–1783
Rowley, Essex Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
Deborah Chapin
1704–1777
Mendon, Worcester Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Seth Chapin
1668–1746
Bethiah Thurston
1671–1744
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Josiah Chapin
1634–1726
Mary King
1639–1676

Samuel Nelson's Timeline

2 Records

1760
21 September 1760
Birth of Samuel Nelson in Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1823
18 February 1823
Age 63
Death of Samuel Nelson in Sutton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Sutton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 September 1760
    Event Place: Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 18 Feb 1823
    Event Place: Sutton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Findagrave, Col Samuel Nelson 18 Feb 1823

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 February 1823
    Event Place: Sutton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Sutton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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