Desmond Nelson, ^

1869 - 1958  (88 years)

• Name	Desmond Nelson  [1, 2, 3]
  Suffix	^
  Birth	21 Nov 1869	4th Ave   [3, 4, 5, 6]
  Baptism	New York, New York, NY   [7]
  Gender	Male
  Name	Dem
  Death	28 Feb 1958	East Patchogue (Brookhaven Memorial Hospital), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [8, 9, 10, 11]
  Burial	Bellport (Woodland Cemetery), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [11, 12]
  Person ID	I5638	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	17 Sep 2023

  
  

  Father	Alfred Nelson, ^,   b. 21 Dec 1837, New York, New York, NY d. 25 Mar 1922, {Flushing, Queens, NY} (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Emily Fairlie Ogden, >,   b. 1 Oct 1838, Philadelphia, PA d. 3 Aug 1923, Flushing, Queens, NY (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	21 Aug 1860	Ravenswood, Long Island City, Queens, NY   [1, 3, 6, 13, 14]
  Family ID	F2710	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ethel Morris, ^,   b. Jun 1878, New Jersey, United States d. 7 May 1966, Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1917  [5, 12]
  Family ID	F2712	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 May 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S772] . [S773] . [S774] p. 277. [S546] 2013. Birth at house, west side of 4th Ave, second house north of 92nd Street, New York City. [S115] Census Place: Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York; Roll: 1650; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 39; Image: 422.0; FHL microfilm: 2341384. [S31] Census Place: Queens Ward 3, Queens, New York; Roll: T623 1149; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 661. [S546] 2013. Sponsors: Allen Campbell and Blaize R. Harsell. [S49] 6 Mar 1958, p. 6. Desmond Nelson, 88, of South Country road, Brookhaven, died Friday at Brookhaven Memorial Hospital. Born in New York city, he lived in Brookhaven for 51 years. He was a retired farmer and member of St. James Episcopal church in Brookhaven. Formerly, for 18 years, he was trreasurer of St. James church. He leaves his wife, Mrs. Ethel Nelson of Brookhaven; two nephews, Norman F. Nelson and Alfred Nelson, both of Brookhaven; and two nieces. Services were held at 2 p.m. at St. James Episcopal church, Brookhaven, with theRev. Richard Gray, rector, officiating. Interment was in Woodland cemetery, Bellport. Funeral arrangements were made by C.W. Ruland Sons of Patchogue. [S546] 2013. His residence in 1958 was Brookhaven, NY. [S49] 20 Mar 1958, p. 31. Ethel M. Nelson of South Country road is designated as the sole legatee and executrix by the will of her husband, Desmond Nelson who died February 28, leaving less than $500 in personal and less that $15,000 in real property. [S42] . [S546] 2013. [S41] http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/10891741/person/-562086790. [S546] 2013. Alfred and Emily were married 21 August 1860 at St. Thomas Church, Ravenswood, Queens, Long Island by the Rev S.W, Sayres. Witness: William Nelson, father of Alfred. The Holy Bible, London ca. 1856, was a wedding present given to Emily by her God-mother, Mary Grace Raoul, daughter of Mary Fairlie (her aunt) and Thomas Abthorpe Cooper.