Norman Fairlie Nelson, Jr. [ii] ^

1899 - 1990  (91 years)

• Name	Norman Fairlie Nelson  [1, 2]
  Suffix	Jr. [ii] ^
  Birth	30 Jul 1899	Flushing, Queens, NY   [1, 3, 4, 5]
  Baptism	28 Jan 1900	Flushing, Queens, NY   [6]
  Gender	Male
  Death	1 Aug 1990	Peconic Bay, Long Island, NY   [1, 4, 7]
  	He died at age 90 while sailing in a race on the Peconic Bay, L.I., with his nephew Norman and his great-nephew Peter Nelson (son on Norman).. His last words were "Norman, take the helm." His ashes were scattered on Robin's Island in Peconic Bay.
  Person ID	I5636	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	17 Sep 2023

  
  

  Father	Norman Fairlie Nelson, Sr. [i] ^,   b. 22 Jun 1862, Ravenswood, Long Island City, Queens, NY d. 13 Jul 1954, Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY (Age 92 years)
  Mother	Matilda Mitchel Von Faas, ^,   b. 21 Oct 1875, Sweden d. 22 Mar 1959, Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	4 Aug 1898	New York, NY   [2, 3, 5, 8, 9]
  Family ID	F2709	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Norman never married. He lived with his parents in Brookhaven. When his mother died in 1959, he sold the house (that he designed) on Mott's Lane and moved to Wading River, NY.

  
  

• Sources

  [S546] 2013. [S772] . [S115] Census Place: Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York; Roll: 1650; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 39; Image: 420.0. [S112] 079-10-2336. [S774] p. 277. [S546] 2013. His baptism was officiated by the Rev. Samuel W. Sayre, Rector of St. John's Church, Far Rockaway, NY. The Rector of St. George's Church was the Rev. Waller. His Godparents were: Allan Campbell Nelson (brother of his father Norman), Vireginia Ogden (known as Aunt Ginny, she was a sister of Norman's grandmother Emily Fairlie Ogden Nelson. She lived with the Nelsons in Flushing for many years. She died in 1917, age 67), Charlotte A. Nelson (wife of Horatio Ogden Nelson, a brother of his father, Norman). [S779] 17 Nov 2004. [S31] Census Place: Queens Ward 3, Queens, New York; Roll: T623 1149; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 661. [S546] 2013. Samuel W. Sayres, Rector of St. John's Church in Far Rockaway, performed the Episcopal Rites. Witnesses were: Thomas Rainey and Grace Priscilla Ogden Rainey. Grace was a sister of Emily Fairlie Ogden Nelson, mother of Norman.